Analysis: First week CoD WaW Wii major flop, Medal of Honor breaks 500k

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c0rd said:

Legend11 said:
Every time someone creates a thread asking if the Wii could be a threat to the 360 and PS3 by possibly taking away their core gamers I think of sales of games like CoD: WaW and laugh.

I think people are missing the point. The Wii version is not the same as the PS3/360 versions - it's the inferior port, because for this type of game, HD graphics and better online are valued more than the motion controls. It's like comparing PC games vs ports to consoles - like The Sims, Half-Life, or even Starcraft. People didn't buy consoles for these games, so they will remain king on the PC, the platform they're designed for.

The same is true for HD consoles. An FPS designed with HD consoles (and their users) in mind will not do as well on the Wii. In that sense, these games are "safe" from the Wii, along with many others. However, this won't apply to all games. The most obvoius difference will be in the Japanese support.

I disagree. I grew up a PC gamer. Until about 3 years ago I laughed hard at you console guys. I still do sometimes when it comes to graphics. But I bought a Wii because of the controls. For RTS or FPS or anything that requires real precision the Wiimote is the most accurate duplicate of the mouse, and is some ways even surpasses it. For me the Wii covers one end of the spectrum- the controls and local multiplayer, while my PC blows the doors off the graphics of any PS360 game released for it, which most of the ones I'm interested are. Sure some day I will buy a 360, but I have yet to see a huge benefit, especially since I have a job and can never even keep up with the long list of Wii and PC games coming out.