| Loud_Hot_White_Box said:
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.
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So, wait... since when did "non-traditional games" mean "minigames and low-budget shovelware"? There's more to gaming than the traditional FPS/RPG/Action/Sports/Fighting genres, and the Wii has been providing quality games that break those moulds in droves.
What you really mean is, "Where are the new iterations of the same games I've been playing for the past decade?" Again, the Wii isn't about that, and if you don't like the new and inventive games coming out for Wii, then go play an HD console and feel comfortable in the fact that your established preconceptions won't be challenged in the slightest by the latest 1080P Halo/Final Fantasy/Ninja Gaiden clone.
"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."
-Sean Malstrom
