| Garcian Smith said: And someone else completely misses the point of the Wii. Let me spell it out for this guy. The. Wii. Is. Not. About. Traditional. Games. The reason why there's so little in the way of established franchises on the Wii is because its revolutionary new method of control demands entirely new approaches to gaming in general. If all you're interested in playing is the same crap you've been playing since you were ten, then the Wii isn't for you. However, I, for one, will take Wario Land, Samba de Amigo, and de Blob any day over the generic laundry list of shooters he listed. |
No, the controls are not the reason for the dearth of established franchises and traditional games on the Wii. The controls could be used in established and traditional (non-mini, non exceedingly low-budget) games. Those games aren't really coming out.
I saw his gripes as those from a fan's perspective, asking, 'where are the games I want to play?' It's valid, even if Nintendo's business model and strategy are lucrative. He doesn't question those, except perhaps by implication that Nintendo itself isn't producing many good traditional games.
His game preferences are subjective. He's not questioning the business model, and no one should use Nintendo's monetary success to counter an argument that, given its success, the Wii doesn't have enough 'regular' games for many video game fans. Many former core Nintendo video game fans.
