| Pristine20 said: Every other post on this site, you read about how much "fun" the wii is. But what is fun? Fun is an activity thats "enjoyable". That said, I'd argue that "fun" is entirely subjective and people should stop using the word as a synonym for "wii". I lost interest in the goofy character model-type games that nintendo seems to focus so much on. There's a wii in my house, it belongs to my little brother but I haven't touched it because there's nothing that interests me. I don't want to join my family playing wii sports upstairs. I'd rather go to my game room (in the basement) and try to get through the intriguing story of Legend of Dragoon. These days, it seems like I'm weird because I don't want to have "fun". But I find it relaxing and interesting playing through LOD while lying on a bed and would rather play COD4 if I wanted to play with friends. We scream when we die (in the game), laugh when we kill someone else (in the game). Even though it could get frustrating when you keep getting killed (in game), its a sweet frustration and altogether "enjoyable" experience. So my question to you is: aren't we (my friend' and I) having "fun"? If we are, isn't every console "fun" to its owner? Why do the wii crowd keep tagging the word "fun" like they are the only ones capable of having it? Is it only games with no challenge (wii music) whatsoever that are now "fun"? |
Wii owners on this site saying the Wii is better because it's "fun" are just people that lack the ability to better explain themselves. Obviously any console, genre or game can be fun to any number of people. Just because some Wii games are advertised and played to a wider margin of ages does not make them more fun to play, like a fact that can be spoken. I do enjoy my Wii as I do enjoy my 360, PS2, PSP, DS N64, Dreamcast, etc. etc. I find games on all consoles that I consider fun, because all consoles that get a certain number of games will always have something to offer to a "veteran gamer"(I really like this phrase Reggie used) like myself. Some of my most enjoyable experiences are learning how to play a difficult game and gradually getting better at it. Madden and Guilty Gear come to mind. Sometimes my most enjoyable experiences come from a simple, yet addictive experience. Space Invaders and Zuma on my cell phone come to mind in this case.
For the best clarification on what Wii owners mean when they say the Wii is "fun", look toward Happy Squirrel's reply. He did a good job clarifying it.
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