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Groucho on 04 August 2008
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Xeta said:
Desroko said:
Groucho said:
superchunk said:
@groucho, your entire logic is full of fallacy and it makes me question your entire story.

Sure, the bc on the Wii is a great feature and it did make me sell my gc early since I knew I could finish the gc games I wanted on the Wii, but to say that the bc is the only reason it has done well so far is just absurd.

 

Since when is my own opinion a "fallacy"? No where in my post did I state that my opinion was that of the majority. I merely posted it as an issue to consider. Also, perhaps you'd like to quote the part where I claimed the Wii's success was due to BC, rather than BC being the primary reason I purchased my own Wii, and that I knew many that had done the same.

I will suggest this, however. Sales of used GC games seem to have skyrocketed with the success of the Wii. Due to the Wii's numbers you might think "of course they have", but I would go as far to say that, as a gamer, the Wii's lineup has not yet come even remotely close to the value of the GC's lineup, and I believe that the Wii has no appealing gamer-oriented lineup on the horizon. At the same time, I don't believe that the majority of Wii purchasers are necessarily Nintendo fans of the past, as I am -- so perhaps the lack of interesting "hardcore" titles doesn't matter to most.

You can discount my opinion as you like. There are certainly reasons to do so. But claiming my opinion is "fallacy" is... out of line.

 

An opinion is not a magical shield which protects you from criticism. They can be wrong, and in your case, your opinion that "the Wii has been losing styeam ever since it passed the GC's numbers" is certainly wrong.

 

Also, if it was just a random opinion of yours, why did you suddenly decide to post such a completely irrelevant thing in this topic? That's off-topic posting, which is pretty much spamming.

 

I think the Wii's software library and future lineup are pretty relevant, so... not sure where you're coming from. Your post doesn't add anything to the discussion, so I find it pretty ironic, overall.

My coming to this thread is like trying to observe a book-burning rally with a small pocket bible/koran/whatever in my pocket, and then being searched and having the book thrown on the fire by a bunch of "True Wii-lievers".


It is my opinion that the software library of the Wii is its greatest downfall, and Nintendo's largest issue at this time. I believe that they can only throw so many gadgets at the consumer and continue their console's winning streak. Either they will need to crank out a Wii 2 by 2010, or convince a *lot* of 3rd party devs that the Wii is a viable platform, for new IPs, in the near future. The Wii *is* losing steam -- this isn't to say its doing badly. What used to be demand sell-outs, at retail, in no time flat are now approaching supply levels available. If this trend continues, the supply may well exceed demand in the near future. I am merely pointing out that Nintendo has an opening to revive the insane demand via a software route -- but they have not chosen to do so at this time, or its not apparent yet.

 

The recent loss of the gamecube controller (via lawsuit), and the relative lack of available BC games further this issue. That's all I'm trying to say -- and that does harm the Wii in its most sensitive area at this time -- available quality software. That issue seems pretty relevant to me.