The Wii isn't a risk in the slightest. It was just pure obvious there was a untouched casual market out there. All they needed to do is look at the PS2 and bang it came to them. Sony had it but they where totally oblivious to it. Look how easy the Wii is selling. It's selling off basically nothing. It's cheap price and the motion sensing is just a tempting buy but it's not a risk.

FloWeN-UK

Again, I think the PC games were the greater proof of the existence of the "casual" audience, though yeah, if any console last generation had the most of this type of player, it was the PS2.

I'll also argue that the Wii was a risk, as its baby step in power and unusual controller held a high risk of alienating their fans (if you need more proof of this, then you haven't been in System Wars very long :P), and, while the price and the (usually) easier to use control scheme seemed like a good way to bring in a new audience, it was still something practically untested before then (with the DS being the only real indicator of potential success).

[QUOTE="Messiahbolical-"][QUOTE="Willy105"]The heck!?! Nintendo took the biggest risk in 20 years of the game industry!Willy105

Well actually, PCs showed us that there was, and always has been, a large "casual" audience years before the Wii came out. Making platforms designed to attract them with new control schemes though, that was a risk.

Like others here have stated, if they also add to the both the length of the game and the variety of the gameplay, then sure, why not? I haven't played it yet, but from what I recall, those were really the only 2 major criticisms of the title.

Well, if that picture-spam was a bit hard to read through, here's a more organized suggestion:

When it comes to Wii game advice, the best place here to check would be the recommendation thread, or, if you're cheap like me, the budget thread (all good-great games on the cheap). There's also the Wii Gaming thread, which is a catalogue of games coming out this year and next year that gets updated as new scores and announcements come in.

Lastly, I suggest that you get an SD Card. 4GB is probably the best, and you'll be able to store any VC or WiiWare games that are purchasable from the Wii Shop Channel. You have to be connected to the Internet first, though, to be able to buy stuff from the Wii Shop Channel.

HipYoungster42

Also, you'll need to update your Wii to be able to use any SD card larger than 2GB, so keep that in mind.

Oh, and in regards to my original post, the recommendation and gaming threads are stickies and so are always easy to find, but not the budget one. If you search "budget" though, then it should pop up near the top of the list every time.

And people wonder why Sony's PR department is the one we pick on the most. :P

I'm not sure about them putting in an update through a game, but requiring an update to pla a game is not unheard of. Super Smash Bros. Brawl caused a big stink when people bought it but couldn't play it due to some Wiis not being ale to read dual-layered discs. An update was then required to fix it.

Glad the Wii Sports thing worked out. I was going to suggest that you save your Miis to your Wiimotes (you can save several to each, if I recall correctly) and any other data on an SD card (which wouldn't be a problem since you don't have any games that feature online yet). A little late now, but something to keep in mind, esp. if your Wii ever fails for whatever reason (I had that happen, so saved my Miis to Wiimotes and all available data to my SD card.

When it comes to game advice, the best place here to check would be the recommendation thread, or, if you're cheap like me, the budget thread (all good-great games on the cheap). There's also the Wii Gaming thread, which is a catalogue of games coming out this year and next year that gets updated as new scores and announcements come in.

As for a family multiplayer game, Mario Party 8 worked wonders for me. You'll have to be careful about the minigame collection titles though as, while there's some really good ones out there, most are cheap shovelware. We'll keep ya from the crap though. :D

Oh, and about the latest update: yeah, it's uncommon, but knowing what I know now, I'd wait till the next update comes along before doing anything, just to be on the safe side.

I've been slacking on this one, but Mad World has been $20 at Walmart for a while now.

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I've seen commercials on TV recently, but no news on it. Wouldn't surprise me if Maxis is intentionally hyping it little considering the way that hype just about killed the original Spore.

starwarsjunky

I liked it too, but it was still hyped more than the Second Coming. :P And I feel that something it was missing was the whole Darwinism thing. Everybody thought that the creature evolution part was going to be a lot more complex and engrossing.