Why is the wii the laughing stock of the gaming industry?

[QUOTE="kansasdude2009"] everything here is legitimate except "lacking in genres." That's a joke. The Wii has so many genres, it's ridiculous.opex07

no, the people who bought the wii are the laughing stock of the gaming industry. theres a total of like 3 games i would ever want to play on the wii so far. the fact that at toyrus they have their own aisle directly devoted to wii peripherals to attach to the wiimote (a frisbee? pom poms? magic wand? really!!!??) makes it look even more stupid.mtradr43

no, the people who bought the wii are the laughing stock of the gaming industry. theres a total of like 3 games i would ever want to play on the wii so far. the fact that at toyrus they have their own aisle directly devoted to wii peripherals to attach to the wiimote (a frisbee? pom poms? magic wand? really!!!??) makes it look even more stupid.mtradr43

So because people decided to buy the system that meet their need, they're the laughing stock huh. Can't argue with that then. Let me just say the only game that I really liked on the ps3 was Warhawk.

BROFORCE BRO!

tagyhag

I instinctively started reading that comic from right to left..bro. =P

[QUOTE="Pices"][QUOTE="nmaharg"]

The wii is a solid system. I'll never get one though. Consoles should have graphical updating imo. If they don't whats the point?

nmaharg

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

Its not the laughing stock of the gaming industry. Its the laughing stock of the 18-35 year old bro gamer demographic . . . wait a minute, that is essentially who runs the industry. Well that's a problem. Eh, to be honest, 18-35 year old males have the most shallow predictable gaming habits ever. The Wii is the laughing stock of the industry because it doesn't cater to this demographic, not because there is anything legitimately wrong with the system.

ActicEdge

finally something i can agree on :P

[QUOTE="nmaharg"]

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

Willy105

In terms of hardware, the Wii is basically a slightlyenhanced GameCube. There are a number of titles from last generation that can stand on par with most Wii games.

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="nmaharg"]

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

Sky-

In terms of hardware, the Wii is basically a slightlyenhanced GameCube. There are a number of titles from last generation that can stand on par with most Wii games.

[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

Its not the laughing stock of the gaming industry. Its the laughing stock of the 18-35 year old bro gamer demographic . . . wait a minute, that is essentially who runs the industry. Well that's a problem. Eh, to be honest, 18-35 year old males have the most shallow predictable gaming habits ever. The Wii is the laughing stock of the industry because it doesn't cater to this demographic, not because there is anything legitimately wrong with the system.

opex07

Having a poor online infrastructure, very little quality 3rd party support, behind graphically, lacking in genres, and periods of droughts, etc.. all couldn't be a reason on why the Wii is looked down upon to a degree, everyone is just a "bro gamer" and none of these things matter when looking at the system objectively.

im going to agree on artic on this one because online really isnt that important if you have many friends, and you should take out lack of genres because it has much variety

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="nmaharg"]

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

Sky-

In terms of hardware, the Wii is basically a slightlyenhanced GameCube. There are a number of titles from last generation that can stand on par with most Wii games.

and in terms of demographic, controller, games, and everything else except hardware, the ps3 is a slightly downgraded version from the ps2. The ps2 was more popular by any type of gamer then the ps3 is, the sixaxis failed together with lair, in fact, most people dont even want to talk about it, the only thing the ps3 did better then the ps2 was the hardware, and thats an upgrade that happens each gen .___.

[QUOTE="TheDogout"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Constantly pumping out AAE-AAAE games you say? I agree on the AAE side but you do realize that the Wii has not had a AAAE here on GS in 2 years. that is pretty laughable if I say so myself

BPoole96

2 years is more than a slump

what slump?if yall take three letters on a freaking game so serious and thus consider a console having a drought i feel sorry for all of you.

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

[QUOTE="Willy105"] By that logic the PS3 = PS2 in HD. Actually less, it's the same as PS2, because you didn't count graphical advancement. You ignore all the advancements except the controller, it's going to be the same as the last gen.Half-Way

In terms of hardware, the Wii is basically a slightlyenhanced GameCube. There are a number of titles from last generation that can stand on par with most Wii games.

and in terms of demographic, controller, games, and everything else except hardware, the ps3 is a slightly downgraded version from the ps2. The ps2 was more popular by any type of gamer then the ps3 is, the sixaxis failed together with lair, in fact, most people dont even want to talk about it, the only thing the ps3 did better then the ps2 was the hardware, and thats an upgrade that happens each gen .___.

[QUOTE="Half-Way"]

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

In terms of hardware, the Wii is basically a slightlyenhanced GameCube. There are a number of titles from last generation that can stand on par with most Wii games.

Willy105

and in terms of demographic, controller, games, and everything else except hardware, the ps3 is a slightly downgraded version from the ps2. The ps2 was more popular by any type of gamer then the ps3 is, the sixaxis failed together with lair, in fact, most people dont even want to talk about it, the only thing the ps3 did better then the ps2 was the hardware, and thats an upgrade that happens each gen .___.

i think will wright says it best - "The only next gen system I've seen is the Wii– the PS3 and the Xbox 360 feel like better versions of the last, but pretty much the same game with incremental improvement. But the Wii feels like a major jump– not that the graphics are more powerful, but that it hits a completely different demographic."

It's not. If anything it's closer to making the game industry a big joke. vashkey

you sound very ignorant a slumping industry thats now larger then life with a great effect from the wii.you probably wont be having halo reach if the wii didnt make an impact like it did

It has worse tech than its competition.

Yet it is still able to achieve 1st in sales.

And pump out loads of AAE-AAAE games.

So what if it has casual garbage.

Considering its standing point. It is an achievement that it is what it is today.

TheDogout

Im back. I went to sleep last night.

I saw that broforce comic

Awesome stuff.

[QUOTE="Pices"][QUOTE="RPG-explorer"]

The Wii has been laughed at and poked fun at by most hardcore gamers and quite a few developers, but it does have a lot of great first party titles and really good party and exercise games.

It's just not geared towards the hardcore crowd, it's better suited for the casual gamer, and that's fine, but it will always suffer from not receiving the massive multiplatform hits such as RE-5, Call of Duty MW-2, Bayonetta, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Ninja Gaiden series, and the list goes on.

So is it for the hardcore gamer ? NO, but it does have a place in the market for the casual player.

As far as it's sales go, well between Nintendo having the so called " shortage " the first year of Wii's release, it created a curious mystique about the new motion control system, and peoples frantic curiosity got the better of them, and between that and it being the lowest costing system, with the largest amount of E rated titles, it quickly became the most kid friendly system.

So all those combos put it in the number one selling spot, but it will never be a system taken seriously by the hardcore market.

RPG-explorer

wth is a hardcore gamer?

[QUOTE="Pices"][QUOTE="nmaharg"]

The wii is a solid system. I'll never get one though. Consoles should have graphical updating imo. If they don't whats the point?

nmaharg

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

so SMG dont look better then SMS?

[QUOTE="TheDogout"]

It has worse tech than its competition.

Yet it is still able to achieve 1st in sales.

And pump out loads of AAE-AAAE games.

So what if it has casual garbage.

Considering its standing point. It is an achievement that it is what it is today.

AzatiS

then you dont know your game history or knowledge...especially anybody that says the wii doesnt have good quality games

The Wii has been laughed at and poked fun at by most hardcore gamers and quite a few developers, but it does have a lot of great first party titles and really good party and exercise games.

It's just not geared towards the hardcore crowd, it's better suited for the casual gamer, and that's fine, but it will always suffer from not receiving the massive multiplatform hits such as RE-5, Call of Duty MW-2, Bayonetta, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Ninja Gaiden series, and the list goes on.

So is it for the hardcore gamer ? NO, but it does have a place in the market for the casual player.

As far as it's sales go, well between Nintendo having the so called " shortage " the first year of Wii's release, it created a curious mystique about the new motion control system, and peoples frantic curiosity got the better of them, and between that and it being the lowest costing system, with the largest amount of E rated titles, it quickly became the most kid friendly system.

So all those combos put it in the number one selling spot, but it will never be a system taken seriously by the hardcore market.

[QUOTE="nmaharg"]

[QUOTE="Pices"] Little do you know that the Wii did have a graphical updateMario1331

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

so SMG dont look better then SMS?

[QUOTE="Pices"][QUOTE="nmaharg"]

The wii is a solid system. I'll never get one though. Consoles should have graphical updating imo. If they don't whats the point?

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

[QUOTE="nmaharg"]

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

so SMG dont look better then SMS?

[QUOTE="nmaharg"]

[QUOTE="Pices"] Little do you know that the Wii did have a graphical updatePices

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

[QUOTE="nmaharg"][QUOTE="Mario1331"]

so SMG dont look better then SMS?

Pices

lol i was going to type

"so let me guess killzone 2 looks better then crysis now too?" :P

[QUOTE="nmaharg"][QUOTE="Mario1331"]

so SMG dont look better then SMS?

Pices

Weak reply. SMS vs SMG look as if they are from the same generation of console games. IMO unaccpetable.

[QUOTE="Pices"][QUOTE="nmaharg"] Nonmaharg

Weak reply. SMS vs SMG look as if they are from the same generation of console games. IMO unaccpetable.

dont act like you even played them :P

[QUOTE="Pices"][QUOTE="nmaharg"]

Please, the Wii is a gamecube with an add-on slapped on. They somehow got millions to pay for it.

nmaharg

What games? Wii sport? Boom Blox? Ninjabread man? Look at games like MArio galaxy, metroid prime 3, darkside chronicles, monster hunter 3 etc. Those games have amazing visuals. The reason why you don't see a lot of wii games with good visuals is because the wii is difficult to program graphics for. Unlike on the 360, MS supplied the devs with all the custom tools they need. In order to have a good looking wii game, they have to make their own custom lightning and custom shading programs. But the devs don't wanna waste money and time. Was the Wii even meant for raw power and ultra graphics? No

[QUOTE="Pices"][QUOTE="nmaharg"] Nonmaharg

Weak reply. SMS vs SMG look as if they are from the same generation of console games. IMO unaccpetable.

Ignorance at its finest " But the original Xbox CPU was an Intel Pentium 3, while the "Broadway" CPU of the Wii is a furthering of the already supremely efficient PowerPC series, and of the specialized chip used in the Game Cube. Look into it yourself if you don't believe it, but study after study has shown that PowerPC processors, Megahertz for Megahertz were at least THREE times more powerful than Intel's Pentium 3 series was. " "The Wii's RAM speed is 5 times that of the Game Cube's, and it's GPU has seen a jump equal to it's CPU's' " Consider the power and efficiency of the Wii's "Broadway" processor, and the fact that the console is capable of running 4 times as many Polygons per second as the original Xbox could, (over 7 times as many as the PS2), and the misnomers and misstatements are shamefully exposed for what they are. Truthfully speaking, "Two duct taped together" original Xbox's doing a Dragon Ball Z style Fusion with "two duct taped together PS2's" wouldn't be as powerful as the Wii. Let alone a GameCube and a half. " RESEARCHPices

Have you ever stopped and wondered why the Wii has 100% backwards compatibility with GameCube titles? Think that one through carefully.

[QUOTE="opex07"][QUOTE="kansasdude2009"] everything here is legitimate except "lacking in genres." That's a joke. The Wii has so many genres, it's ridiculous.Zaistev_basic

[QUOTE="Pices"]Ignorance at its finest " But the original Xbox CPU was an Intel Pentium 3, while the "Broadway" CPU of the Wii is a furthering of the already supremely efficient PowerPC series, and of the specialized chip used in the Game Cube. Look into it yourself if you don't believe it, but study after study has shown that PowerPC processors, Megahertz for Megahertz were at least THREE times more powerful than Intel's Pentium 3 series was. " "The Wii's RAM speed is 5 times that of the Game Cube's, and it's GPU has seen a jump equal to it's CPU's' " Consider the power and efficiency of the Wii's "Broadway" processor, and the fact that the console is capable of running 4 times as many Polygons per second as the original Xbox could, (over 7 times as many as the PS2), and the misnomers and misstatements are shamefully exposed for what they are. Truthfully speaking, "Two duct taped together" original Xbox's doing a Dragon Ball Z style Fusion with "two duct taped together PS2's" wouldn't be as powerful as the Wii. Let alone a GameCube and a half. " RESEARCHSky-

Have you ever stopped and wondered why the Wii has 100% backwards compatibility with GameCube titles? Think that one through carefully.

[QUOTE="nmaharg"][QUOTE="Pices"] Ignorance at its finest " But the original Xbox CPU was an Intel Pentium 3, while the "Broadway" CPU of the Wii is a furthering of the already supremely efficient PowerPC series, and of the specialized chip used in the Game Cube. Look into it yourself if you don't believe it, but study after study has shown that PowerPC processors, Megahertz for Megahertz were at least THREE times more powerful than Intel's Pentium 3 series was. " "The Wii's RAM speed is 5 times that of the Game Cube's, and it's GPU has seen a jump equal to it's CPU's' " Consider the power and efficiency of the Wii's "Broadway" processor, and the fact that the console is capable of running 4 times as many Polygons per second as the original Xbox could, (over 7 times as many as the PS2), and the misnomers and misstatements are shamefully exposed for what they are. Truthfully speaking, "Two duct taped together" original Xbox's doing a Dragon Ball Z style Fusion with "two duct taped together PS2's" wouldn't be as powerful as the Wii. Let alone a GameCube and a half. " RESEARCHPices

What games? Wii sport? Boom Blox? Ninjabread man? Look at games like MArio galaxy, metroid prime 3, darkside chronicles, monster hunter 3 etc. Those games have amazing visuals. The reason why you don't see a lot of wii games with good visuals is because the wii is difficult to program graphics for. Unlike on the 360, MS supplied the devs with all the custom tools they need. In order to have a good looking wii game, they have to make their own custom lightning and custom shading programs. But the devs don't wanna waste money and time. Was the Wii even meant for raw power and ultra graphics? No

And thats my point. I ask the question again. Why upgrade a console if the games look the same? Give me your answer and i'll STFU. Not like I hate the Wii. I just truely don't understand. And addon would have worked just as well imo.

[QUOTE="nmaharg"]

[QUOTE="Pices"] I guess KZ2 does not look better than KZ1Pices

Weak reply. SMS vs SMG look as if they are from the same generation of console games. IMO unaccpetable.

How is my logic flawed? In fact I never used logic, I just gave my opinion.

The Wii does not have a lot of AAAEs, it has less than both 360 and PS3, I agree with everything else though.

[QUOTE="Pices"]

All fine and good, but the games still look like garbage. Should have just made an addon for the GC for $50, then maybe I would have bought it. Everyone knows the GC wasn't worth $250, and isn't worth $200. The fact you bought one simply means you were willing to be taken to the cleaners to play the games you enjoy. Same with people who use xbox live, or any overpriced service. I'm simply not willing to be overcharged ever.nmaharg

What games? Wii sport? Boom Blox? Ninjabread man? Look at games like MArio galaxy, metroid prime 3, darkside chronicles, monster hunter 3 etc. Those games have amazing visuals. The reason why you don't see a lot of wii games with good visuals is because the wii is difficult to program graphics for. Unlike on the 360, MS supplied the devs with all the custom tools they need. In order to have a good looking wii game, they have to make their own custom lightning and custom shading programs. But the devs don't wanna waste money and time. Was the Wii even meant for raw power and ultra graphics? No

And thats my point. I ask the question again. Why upgrade a console if the games look the same? Give me your answer and i'll STFU. Not like I hate the Wii. I just truely don't understand. And addon would have worked just as well imo.

[QUOTE="Pices"][QUOTE="nmaharg"]

Weak reply. SMS vs SMG look as if they are from the same generation of console games. IMO unaccpetable.

How is my logic flawed? In fact I never used logic, I just gave my opinion.

[QUOTE="Pices"]

What games? Wii sport? Boom Blox? Ninjabread man? Look at games like MArio galaxy, metroid prime 3, darkside chronicles, monster hunter 3 etc. Those games have amazing visuals. The reason why you don't see a lot of wii games with good visuals is because the wii is difficult to program graphics for. Unlike on the 360, MS supplied the devs with all the custom tools they need. In order to have a good looking wii game, they have to make their own custom lightning and custom shading programs. But the devs don't wanna waste money and time. Was the Wii even meant for raw power and ultra graphics? No

And thats my point. I ask the question again. Why upgrade a console if the games look the same? Give me your answer and i'll STFU. Not like I hate the Wii. I just truely don't understand. And addon would have worked just as well imo.

Reasons why...................... Non HD gaming(welcome to the 90's nintendo) Horrible online Motion controls needed to be optional and have a standard controller. Games, for the most part the Wii has terrible games with a few exceptions. If your 5-10 years old and like flailing your arms around the Wii is for you:)djsifer01

What does that have to do with my post?Pices

It has everything to do with your post -- mainly your insinuations that the Wii is such a big step up from last generation consoles.

[QUOTE="Pices"]What does that have to do with my post?Sky-

It has everything to do with your post -- mainly your insinuations that the Wii is such a big step up from last generation consoles.

Its an improvement from last gen, thats all I gotta say

Its an improvement from last gen, thats all I gotta say

Pices

A marginal improvement, no doubt.

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

[QUOTE="Pices"]What does that have to do with my post?Pices

It has everything to do with your post -- mainly your insinuations that the Wii is such a big step up from last generation consoles.

Its an improvement from last gen, thats all I gotta say

Reasons why...................... Non HD gaming(welcome to the 90's nintendo) Horrible online Motion controls needed to be optional and have a standard controller. Games, for the most part the Wii has terrible games with a few exceptions. If your 5-10 years old and like flailing your arms around the Wii is for you:)djsifer01

many games have the option to use either gamecube or classic controller, but this is only known by wii owners, so no wonder you didnt know :P, sony and MS are doing the opposite, by making motion controllers optional.

and those so called "terrible games" are what i call terrible taste on your side, so have to agree to disagree here.

if your a 12-30 year old american the xbox360 is the right choice for you, and if your 10-26 and dont live in america the ps3 is the right choice for you.

im going to agree on artic on this one because online really isnt that important if you have many friends, and you should take out lack of genres because it has much variety

Mario1331

I already addressed the genre thing earlier, and online is entirely your opinion, I'm going to assume your are a younger gamer because as you get older you will realize the importance of online as a way to get together with friends and families due to the increase in responsibilities you will have as an adult, making it harder to get together with friends like you would when you are younger, as well as friends and families moving away to go live their life's.

Millions of people wouldn't be playing online accross all of the systems including the Wii, if it was not important.

It's a laughing stock because it has dated tech, poor online, a poor and gimmicky controller and a more than lackluster libary compared to ps3/360.LiquidSnake1001