Resident_Hazard on 03 September 2008
| mike_intellivision said: It is never quite clear to me if the Nintendo hate is self-imposed or imposed externally. In other words, is it people who own the Wii who want it to be all things to all who are such a pain, or those who fear the Wii because they see it becoming all things to all people who are such a pain. Wii Music is a "game" for everyone. It will have surprisingly high sales as nursing homes and nurseries buy the game. (Actually, it will appeal to those who have children and those who are older -- I am the former and often feel like the latter). Mike from Morgantown |
I generally let my 5-year-old son pick out the games he wants to play and I introduce him to things he might not have considered. I play a lot of more hardcore-ish games with him, and some arcadey titles. That said, if he picks, say, Manhunt 2 or Mortal Kombat off the shelf, I tell him that we aren't playing that together because it's no appropriate for him. He picks Lego Star Wars all the time. I hate Lego Star Wars. It's so bloody boring. I showed him Die Hard Arcade (Saturn) and Twisted Metal III (PS1) instead. They're both Teen-rated titles that really don't have any more violence than a lot of Saturday-morning cartoons. Plus, I can just turn off the blood in Die Hard Arcade. Wii Music, however, still doesn't appeal to me even if my kid might have fun. He had fun playing Atari2600 games like Combat and Outlaw with me. I'll get Wii Sports Resort (mostly for Motion Plus), and just keep playing higher quality hardcore games with him.
