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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - why do people say Wii is a gimmick

well, you know what this is about.  i really don't think Wii is a gimmick, simply because it is selling so well.  its got great games coming for 08, for both gamers and non-gamers.  i personally think the sales will keep up. your thoughts?



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 end of generation predictions: wii 106 million Xbox 360 59 million PS3 57 million  

 

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Because it's the only thing that can help them sleep at night.



 

 

Because their insecure that their console at the "Repair Centre" may lose

or their afraid that their 4D console may lose....



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My prediction for YEARS END:

WII - 18.3 Million

Xbox 360 - 15 Million

Playstation 3 - 8.5 Million

Because they haven't played Metroid Prime 3.



Because you touch yourself at night.



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Because its not made for the hardcore



 

 2008 end of year predictions:

PS3: 22M

360: 25M

wii: 40M

its because gamers dont like exercise when playing games, sports are there for a reason.



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Becuase some games have gimmicky controls.



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because some people refuse to believe in anything thats different. for example my roommate doesn't like it simply because he doesn't want to move when he plays video games. not he of course is ignoring the fact that a lot of games you don't really have to move at all, you just move the controller around with your hand but you don't have to stand up and dance around and stuff. and it also ignores the fact that some of those games where you do have to move around are much more fun than most traditional style games, the best example being wii sports.

so i'd say its a combination of hardcore gamers already having it in their heads that nintendo is not good cuz they focus on fun games (which for some reason people refer to as kiddy) rather than just violent games, they think only good graphics can make good games, and because of what i said above. these 3 things make "hardcore" gamers who mostly only play sports, racing, and violent games think the wii is stupid and bad without giving it a chance and so therefore it is obviously terrible in their minds but its popular so this makes it a gimmick and a fad that will disolve as soon as everyone else starts thinking like they do. which won't ever happen, and that is why it is NOT a gimmick or a fad.



end of '08 predictions: wii - 43 million,  360 - 25 million, ps3 - 20 million

 

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