They may own a Wii but they are certainly not using it

Five people I kno very well own a Wii. Not one of those people use it. They would rather play on one of their other owned systems whether it would be the 360 or the PS3. The prime reason for this that I often hear is "Not enough games". I seem to be in the same situation. The thickness of the dust could be measured with a yard stick.

I have read many posts here pertaining to the same problem as well.

The bottom line: Nintendo is selling/has sold many of their Wii's. Too bad nobody is using them. It seems as time goes on, many will realized they have been "duped" by a gimmick controller and less-than-spectacular hardware. Great for Nintendo, bad for gamers.

and you're saying the PS3 is doing any better? Enjoy your 360 ports!!!hamstergeddon

and you're saying the Wii is doing any better? Enjoy your PS2 ports!!!

and you're saying the PS3 is doing any better? Enjoy your 360 ports!!!hamstergeddon

Once again, the common misconception where if one talks negative about the Wii, the must own a PS3 or 360.

Not me.

I'm using mine. I play it everyday. That's probably because I own 20 VC games. :PSvarthek

VC games are cool. I play them too sometimes.

I play them on my NES, SNES and N64.

[QUOTE="Svarthek"]I'm using mine. I play it everyday. That's probably because I own 20 VC games. :PIronMaidenLives

VC games are cool. I play them too sometimes.

I play them on my NES, SNES and N64.

[QUOTE="IronMaidenLives"]

[QUOTE="Svarthek"]I'm using mine. I play it everyday. That's probably because I own 20 VC games. :PSvarthek

VC games are cool. I play them too sometimes.

I play them on my NES, SNES and N64.

Not many people owned a Turbo, so yeah, the VC is good for that.

you have your speculation.

everyone else can look at attachrates and software sales.

It's 6 months after the Wii came out... if it's the same situation in a year from now though, then I'll be the first one to bash the Wii for lack of games.Funkyhamster

Wii's software attach ratio is much higher than the PS3's and comparitively higher than the 360'swhen the 360 was only on the market for 8 months.

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I never really got the whole "thickness of dust" thing. Isn't a console collecting a lot of dust even if you DO use it a lot, because i use my Wii and 360 all the time, but I never touch/move them because everything is wireless. NATATO

[QUOTE="NATATO"]I never really got the whole "thickness of dust" thing. Isn't a console collecting a lot of dust even if you DO use it a lot, because i use my Wii and 360 all the time, but I never touch/move them because everything is wireless. Nintendo_Ownes7

and you're saying the PS3 is doing any better? Enjoy your 360 ports!!!hamstergeddon

That doesn't make the games any less great than they were for the 360

Wii's software attach ratio is much higher than the PS3's and comparitively higher than the 360'swhen the 360 was only on the market for 8 months.

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jedigemini

I always love it when someone uses the highly unoriginal "/thread" just to see that the thread never ends when they think it should.

/your account

[QUOTE="jedigemini"]

Wii's software attach ratio is much higher than the PS3's and comparitively higher than the 360'swhen the 360 was only on the market for 8 months.

/thread

IronMaidenLives

I always love it when someone uses the highly unoriginal "/thread" just to see that the thread never ends when they think it should.

/your account

And yet, he has a very good point. More games are being sold per console for the Wii than for both the PS3 and the 360. Concrete evidence hold more weight than personal anecdotes

I'll be the first to admit the Wii is in a drought, but so is the PS3, and so is the 360. It's just that, for the 360, it's had a year to build up its library. Besides that, it's released only a few more desirable games than the Wii over the past couple of months.

That was actually true for me until RE4 came out..I've been playing it everyday since..I just bought Ocarina of time on the VC becasue I had some points left over, but I'm not big on the VC stuff, I've already play a lot of those games and feel it would have been nice if Ninty put some workupdating them a bitlike what XBLA does..heretrix

yeah, I just picked upa Wii and got RE4 Wii and I'm about to hop on the VC and pick up Super Mario 64 I think. I like it so far.

[QUOTE="IronMaidenLives"][QUOTE="jedigemini"]

Wii's software attach ratio is much higher than the PS3's and comparitively higher than the 360'swhen the 360 was only on the market for 8 months.

/thread

mjarantilla

I always love it when someone uses the highly unoriginal "/thread" just to see that the thread never ends when they think it should.

/your account

And yet, he has a very good point. More games are being sold per console for the Wii than for both the PS3 and the 360. Concrete evidence hold more weight than personal anecdotes

I'll be the first to admit the Wii is in a drought, but so is the PS3, and so is the 360. It's just that, for the 360, it's had a year to build up its library. Besides that, it's released only a few more desirable games than the Wii over the past couple of months.

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="IronMaidenLives"][QUOTE="jedigemini"]

Wii's software attach ratio is much higher than the PS3's and comparitively higher than the 360'swhen the 360 was only on the market for 8 months.

/thread

heretrix

I always love it when someone uses the highly unoriginal "/thread" just to see that the thread never ends when they think it should.

/your account

And yet, he has a very good point. More games are being sold per console for the Wii than for both the PS3 and the 360. Concrete evidence hold more weight than personal anecdotes

I'll be the first to admit the Wii is in a drought, but so is the PS3, and so is the 360. It's just that, for the 360, it's had a year to build up its library. Besides that, it's released only a few more desirable games than the Wii over the past couple of months.

Nintendo's end of the year financial statement. It was posted all over the boards back in April. The Wii had a software-to-hardware attach ratio of 6.1 in the US, 5.6 in Europe, and about 3.4 in Japan. And that's EXCLUDING all software that's bundled with hardware, i.e. no WiiPlay and no WiiSports. The 360, by comparison, has an attach ratio of about 5.3.

EDIT:

Found the link:
http://www.nintendo.com/corp/report/FY07FinancialResults.pdf

[QUOTE="heretrix"]That was actually true for me until RE4 came out..I've been playing it everyday since..I just bought Ocarina of time on the VC becasue I had some points left over, but I'm not big on the VC stuff, I've already play a lot of those games and feel it would have been nice if Ninty put some workupdating them a bitlike what XBLA does..MikeE21286

yeah, I just picked upa Wii and got RE4 Wii and I'm about to hop on the VC and pick up Super Mario 64 I think. I like it so far.

Resident Evil 4 is amazing, you'll love it. I bought Super Mario 64 off the VC and for some reason its just addicting, I find myself playing it every day, even if im just getting a couple stars a day.

Five people I kno very well own a Wii. Not one of those people use it. They would rather play on one of their other owned systems whether it would be the 360 or the PS3. The prime reason for this that I often hear is "Not enough games". I seem to be in the same situation. The thickness of the dust could be measured with a yard stick.

I have read many posts here pertaining to the same problem as well.

The bottom line: Nintendo is selling/has sold many of their Wii's. Too bad nobody is using them. It seems as time goes on, many will realized they have been "duped" by a gimmick controller and less-than-spectacular hardware. Great for Nintendo, bad for gamers.

IronMaidenLives

Al you game us was anecdotal evidence, and that isn't real evidence. A thread like this just makes you look scared

Five people I kno very well own a Wii. Not one of those people use it. They would rather play on one of their other owned systems whether it would be the 360 or the PS3. The prime reason for this that I often hear is "Not enough games". I seem to be in the same situation. The thickness of the dust could be measured with a yard stick.

I have read many posts here pertaining to the same problem as well.

The bottom line: Nintendo is selling/has sold many of their Wii's. Too bad nobody is using them. It seems as time goes on, many will realized they have been "duped" by a gimmick controller and less-than-spectacular hardware. Great for Nintendo, bad for gamers.

IronMaidenLives

First:five people =/= approx. 7mil. people. Just because five Wii owners do not like it DOESN'T mean that the remaining 7mil. or so Wii owners don't like it, as well.

Second:different people have different tastes. Just because I'm a HUGE fan of the MYST franchise DOESN'T mean that you and everyone else on the planet likes it, too. Conversely, just because games like Geist didn't garner very good ratings doesn't mean that everyone hates them. To bring this point full center, while "T3H H4RDC0R3" gamers might consider the majority of games on the Wii to be sub-par, consumers who are not as immersed or tuned into the gaming culture will most likely enjoy those games.

Third: who's to say against the possibility that some people might be posting on Gamespot using their Wii? :P

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Nevertheless, I DO agree with you that there should be a balance between Wii games aimed towards casuals and Wii games with more depth, developed with the hardcore gaming community in mind. I also agree with you that developers should be more creative in the ways their games incorporate the Wii remote, and use the hardware that the Wii DOES have to its fullest.

...and that's about it.

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]and you're saying the PS3 is doing any better? Enjoy your 360 ports!!!MikeE21286

That doesn't make the games any less great than they were for the 360

[QUOTE="IronMaidenLives"]

Five people I kno very well own a Wii. Not one of those people use it. They would rather play on one of their other owned systems whether it would be the 360 or the PS3. The prime reason for this that I often hear is "Not enough games". I seem to be in the same situation. The thickness of the dust could be measured with a yard stick.

I have read many posts here pertaining to the same problem as well.

The bottom line: Nintendo is selling/has sold many of their Wii's. Too bad nobody is using them. It seems as time goes on, many will realized they have been "duped" by a gimmick controller and less-than-spectacular hardware. Great for Nintendo, bad for gamers.

BuryMe

Al you game us was anecdotal evidence, and that isn't real evidence. A thread like this just makes you look scared

Scared? On a message board? Yeah, OK.

And would you prefer me lying and tell you I know 65 people?

I'm going by my own experience. That's all.

Attachment rate of 6.

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You need to get your facts straight. The Wii attach rate on games is WORSE than the 360.

[QUOTE="IronMaidenLives"][QUOTE="jedigemini"]

Wii's software attach ratio is much higher than the PS3's and comparitively higher than the 360'swhen the 360 was only on the market for 8 months.

/thread

mjarantilla

I always love it when someone uses the highly unoriginal "/thread" just to see that the thread never ends when they think it should.

/your account

And yet, he has a very good point. More games are being sold per console for the Wii than for both the PS3 and the 360. Concrete evidence hold more weight than personal anecdotes

I'll be the first to admit the Wii is in a drought, but so is the PS3, and so is the 360. It's just that, for the 360, it's had a year to build up its library. Besides that, it's released only a few more desirable games than the Wii over the past couple of months.

[QUOTE="BuryMe"][QUOTE="IronMaidenLives"]

Five people I kno very well own a Wii. Not one of those people use it. They would rather play on one of their other owned systems whether it would be the 360 or the PS3. The prime reason for this that I often hear is "Not enough games". I seem to be in the same situation. The thickness of the dust could be measured with a yard stick.

I have read many posts here pertaining to the same problem as well.

The bottom line: Nintendo is selling/has sold many of their Wii's. Too bad nobody is using them. It seems as time goes on, many will realized they have been "duped" by a gimmick controller and less-than-spectacular hardware. Great for Nintendo, bad for gamers.

IronMaidenLives

Al you game us was anecdotal evidence, and that isn't real evidence. A thread like this just makes you look scared

Scared? On a message board? Yeah, OK.

And would you prefer me lying and tell you I know 65 people?

I'm going by my own experience. That's all.

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]and you're saying the PS3 is doing any better? Enjoy your 360 ports!!!metroidprimegmr

That doesn't make the games any less great than they were for the 360

Wii games that are ports (like TP) get bashed because they're ports of last gen games on a next gen system.

[QUOTE="metroidprimegmr"][QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]and you're saying the PS3 is doing any better? Enjoy your 360 ports!!!MikeE21286

That doesn't make the games any less great than they were for the 360

Wii games that are ports (like TP) get bashed because they're ports of last gen games on a next gen system.

[QUOTE="metroidprimegmr"][QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]and you're saying the PS3 is doing any better? Enjoy your 360 ports!!!MikeE21286

That doesn't make the games any less great than they were for the 360

Wii games that are ports (like TP) get bashed because they're ports of last gen games on a next gen system.

And the sad thing is that they're usually better than the PS3 ports :?.

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"][QUOTE="metroidprimegmr"][QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]and you're saying the PS3 is doing any better? Enjoy your 360 ports!!!Video_Game_King

That doesn't make the games any less great than they were for the 360

Wii games that are ports (like TP) get bashed because they're ports of last gen games on a next gen system.

And the sad thing is that they're usually better than the PS3 ports :?.

Opinion of course.....but I was just answering the man's question.