Ian said:
7. Explain to me how the software Nintendo has delivered on Wii is so different than what they delivered on Cube. Both in quality on quantity it's almost exactly the same. All they've done is add in a few tech demo/edutainment productes (Wii sports, Wiifit, and now Wiimusic) to fill in the gaps a bit. They continue to produce the same thing year after year and yet everyone acts like it's new now just because it's popular. Let me tell you someting, just because everyone is buying it up doesn't make it different or new, just better marketed and cheaper than the competition. 8. laugh all you want playing Wiimusic and Animal Crossing this fall (the equivalent of Sony only announcing Singstar and Buzz as their holiday lineup, lol). I have spent years as a Nintendo fan, have owned all of their systems, and I love their AAA stuff. But Nintendo's line up this years just plain sucks. I don't care how you spin it. Have fun waiting around for software. I'm done doing that. |
Quality being debatable, I won't deign to touch it (although if you honestly believe Metroid Prime 1+2 play like Corruption does, or that Sunshine and Galaxy are the same game, well.....
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Quantity, though, is an area you could not be more wrong about. It's been just over eighteen months since the Wii launched. Since then Nintendo has published roughly thirty games for they system. If you do the math, you'll realize that's about two per month. Does that sound like the Gamecube's release schedule to you (hint: there's only one right answer, and it is not "yes.")? Even better for Nintendo fans, many of its biggest titles are amongst those thirty (Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Kart, Smash Bros., etc.). At this point, I sincerely doubt that you actually owned a Gamecube, at least during those first two years, because I can assure you the hits did not keep coming out that quickly (or have you failed to notice that Nintendo detractors are now falsely chanting that Nintendo's already run out of franchises?).
On a slightly unrelated note, calling Wii Sports and Wii Fit just "tech demos" leaves me incredulous. "It's not targeted towards me, so I'll belittle it" is a very common attitude this generation, but it doesn't make it right. Although I'll freely grant you that high sales do not mean a game is different or new. Grand Theft Auto IV is all the proof you need of that.
As for your final coment, I won't be purchasing either of those titles. Instead, I'll be spending my money on a bunch of other quality Wii games. But I appreciate your encouragment, and hope the further delays on your games aren't too numerous this year. Oh, and I suppose since you're done with Nintendo, we won't be seeing you on the Nintendo forums anymore.
Pity.
