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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - My Take On Nintendo And why I Sat this Generation Out

tl;dr

This generation's been fantastic for Nintendo, they've sold millions of anything and everything, even if they're last when it comes to graphics. Clearly, it doesn't matter for most people.

... which is great, because inspiration and innovation are hard to get when games do nothing but imitating reality by throwing lots of polygons at the screen.



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I don't play/like the Wii that much ether. I fell into the hype of the console when all my friends had it and Wii sports was good but it got boring. Then the Wii hit this time ( just like the PS3 and 360 did early in their lifecycles) where nothing good came out but a bunch average/below average games. Then I got a 360 and that killed my Wii for good because when I got bored with my PS3 there was something good on the 360 (example Beat ME2, played GoW3, beat GoW3, shifted to SC:C ect) to play and vice versa plus there's good third party games and DLC when the PS3 and 360 had nothing good out ( first party wise).

Graphics played a small part because of how good the games look on the PS3 and 360 I stopped playing my PS2 games as well. Wii owners don't like to hear this but I think third party support on PS360 is leaps and bounds better then the Wii. They don't get RE5, The Lost Planet's , The Bioshocks, Batman : AA, SFIV,The Assassin's Creed's, FFXIII, Dragon Age, the Fallout's, the Elder scrolls, Dead Space, Red Dead, Borderlands, Battlefield, the Metal Gears, The GTA's ect. Thats alot of good games this gen you don't get on the Wii. Thats why I don't play it anymore.



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out of that list i'd probably buy only re5 and metal gear. maybe bioshock.

wii owners aren't interested in third party HD games, that's why they are wii owners.

likewise i can't see myself on a console without muramasa, fragile, the NMHs, Silent hill: shattered memories, TvC, the 2 house of dead, little king's story, madworld and off course the nintendo games.



 

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DarkCronos said:
out of that list i'd probably buy only re5 and metal gear. maybe bioshock.

wii owners aren't interested in third party HD games, that's why they are wii owners.

likewise i can't see myself on a console without muramasa, fragile, the NMHs, Silent hill: shattered memories, TvC, the 2 house of dead, little king's story, madworld and off course the nintendo games.

IMO the list you have doesn't hold a candle quality wise to mine ( some would say the same to mine). Gamers have different tastes.

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I hate to break the general direction of this thread, but its funny to me how graphics always seemed to matter until this gen. I understand the Wii. I understand its appeal. I understand why fans of it are fans of it.

What I dont understand is why seemingly all of a sudden, graphics are the source of everything wrong with gaming. Before this gen, we welcomed graphical advancements of any sort. We welcomed extra horsepower in the consoles (and PC.) Now its like everyone blames graphics when games suck. Games dont suck cause they look pretty, they suck because they suck. All these Wii Warriors (Im not calling anyone here out, just in general) love to talk about how the Wii is all about gameplay and graphics dont matter. As if Nintendo are the only ones who make fun games. Shit is fucking annoying.

/rant

As for the OP, its a shitty attitude to have. The Wii isnt bothering anyone, if you dont like it, dont play it. If you are all about cutting edge graphics, Ninty isnt caterig to you this gen. Try again next gen.



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Ok..I have a wii and ps3,Played the wii enjoyed,got a ps3 and now the wii is just off not even plugged in...infact noting about it has been touched since I got a ps3(HONEST TRUTH,not trolling)



JerzeeBalla said:
I hate to break the general direction of this thread, but its funny to me how graphics always seemed to matter until this gen. 

Careful with making absolutes like that. Smartasses like me will always poke holes in it by finding exceptions to the rule. <3



wii is best console for me and im not even a nintendo fan.



jarrod said:
I'd say...

1) Nintendo's 1st party Wii lineup RAPES their GCN lineup. No contest.

Agreed wholeheartedly. 



Graphics have always mattered, up to a certain point. Both Gamecube and Xbox were more powerful graphically than PS2, but the PS2 had visuals that were good enough for the majority of consumers. For that same majority of consumers, the level that was achieved last Gen is still, for the most part, good enough. Just look at the rise of Facebook games and other platforms like the Ipod. None of those offer graphic quality near that of the PS2, but that hasn't stopped them.
Graphic quality has reached a level where it is good enough for most people, that is why it's not as important this generation.