[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]I bought one... a while ago... in February I think. I love it... I just wish I had some money to buy games for it.
One could argue that there isn't much to play on it right now :)
Value is relative. You do not need component cables or extra controllers. Really? Is third party support a joke? There are 131 developers working with the Wii now. They are? Online is being released with SM Strikers. You do know that it takes anywhere from 12-18 months to make a game, don't you? You cannot just say, lets make a game and make it in the same month, it takes time, and money. The VC selection is huge, have you taken a look at it since launch? There are at least 15 excellent titles.foxhound_fox
I'd say component cables were a must on many TV's (or RGB scart if they were not availble). That number of developers SOUNDS impressive but both the quantity and quality of support right now is severely lacking. Take crapcom for example, they have a gun survivor game and a generic looking platformer called "treasure island" coming out. Hardly earth shattering and the VC selection is indeed huge, but i wants more. Give me some saturn support and some squeenix titles and i'm all set!!!
font face="georgia,palatino">Our opinions seem to be polar opposites. In my eyes, 2 games and Wii Sports would in no way justify a 250 euro purchase. Hell, 9 360 games have barely justified the purchase of my Xbox, but that's just me. Plus the future lineup has not interested me at all. Again, that's just my taste in games and in no way represents the quality of the Wii's lineup. But hey, maybe my brother will buy one and save me the money. :P RobbieH1234
My thoughts exactly. there are a handful of Wii games worth getting right now, and there wont be much more by the end of the year. In addition the level of third party support is a joke (as i said before) with only 3 or 4 third party games coming out that look genuinely exciting.
And most developers are NOT targeting the Wii for their serious titles.
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because the commited their resources to the 360/ps3 long ago (who thought the wii wouldthis successful?). they can't just abandon them just like that. they are however shifting the resources of future products that they haven't started on yet.Â
I hope to see a partial shift to the Wii pretty soon (in fact i'm counting on it). It's safe to say that many of the smarter developers will be shifting alot of resources to the Wii (so that rules out capcom)
The Wii is the biggests selling next gen console around right now. It has unparalleled momentum, has capctured the public's imagination and shows no signs of slowing down (Nintendo are selling them as fast as they make them). My question is, when do you think you'll buy one? I think most people will end up buying one because it doesn't really have any direct competition and it's pretty much assured to be the dominant platform (for the next few years anyway). But i still dont want one. The price of the console is far too high (when you take in the cost of extras such as a component cable and 3 nunchucks/remotes). Third party support is a joke (for this next year anyway) and Nintendo's plans for the functionality of the system are still up in then air. I personally think i'll get one next year. Third party support should have caught up by then and we should start seeing some Big Games from competent developers around that time (like we saw with the DS). Nintendo should also have a few games online by then (such as Battalion Wars) offering at least some sort of online experience. In addition the Wii shop channel should be up and running and the VC slection should be much greater, further burying XBox live arcade and the PSN download service.
[QUOTE="HeedleGlavin"] Yet another board member that dosen't understand the concept of an "opinion". Nice. Nothing from Konami is a "fruity afterthought" - and how do you know UC will be "crappy"? You played it? Please stop presuming that you know what you're talking about. Thanks. It may be an opinion, but it is an educated one. Take dewys adventure for example, it is a pretty standard sort of title with some interesting concepts but the (legitimate) impressions so far seem to indicate it is another title that looks like a GC game from the makers of Elebits. It'll be lucky to be AA, and will probably be forgotten by next year. As for umbrella chronicles, dont get me started. It is destined to be another travesty from crapcom and there is no way it'll come close to the titles in the main series. At the end of the day it's just a lightgun game, point and shoot nothing else. Capcom have screwed fans over by eliminated concepts such as wexploration and puzzle solving, and the rehashed content doesnt look tooa ttractive either. At the end of the day the wiimote is not a lightgun and an on rails shooter will never compare to a proper Resi game. Another nmmediocre title from a mediocre company (and one that's not exactly known for quality lightgun games).
Because it sucks It's not much cheaper than a PS3, has less power, no wi-fi, no next gen disc format and you have to pay for online. In addition it keeps failing like the original 360 (a problem that was SUPPOSED to have been fixed). Elite? more like Inferior
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