Wii Graphics Outdated by 2011!!

[ookaze]

The Wii's graphics are outdated by 'graphics' terms, but does that matter? No I don't think so, not in the grander scheme

This doesn't make sense. Lots of people talk of the Wii graphics being outdated. This "outdated graphics" thing is just a fad from fanboys. Because it's just a matter of opinion. Yes, "outdated graphics" are not a fact, but merely an opinion. For it to be a fact, someone would have to come with a definition of "outdated graphics", and so far, noone provided one. Spotting someone saying Wii has "outdated graphics" is, for now, just an easy way to spot a fanboy, or worse, a troll or a shill. I'm waiting for the definition of "outdated graphics" though. BTW, SD is still far from outdated, it's the current gen, as TV is mostly SD in most of the world homes, and channels are not all turning HD anytime soon.

I think the Wii60 or the WiiS3 effect will be a great one[quote] This will affect only hardcore gamers though. I was going WiiPS3, but given the time I have to play, given the number of games I would like to buy this year alone, even though I won't even finish the ones I already have before 2008, it's less and less likely that I will have time to play games on another console. And I'm more on the high end of casual gamers. [quote]Nintendo is going for Nintendo Fanboys with their key titles like SMG, MP3 SSBB, Paper Mario etc while also going for 'non-gamers' which Sony and Microsoft aren't really capitalising on. There is a greater portion of 'non-gamers' than gamers in the population

That's one of the worst way to say that Nintendo is targeting a larger population. All this non-gamer talk, I can't understand it. But I know pretty well what's happening, and I hope Nintendo succeeds. I know also pretty well how hardcore gamers feel, as I've felt nearly the same once in another market. Basically, Nintendo is trying to make gaming a commodity. And, while gamers wanted more people to recognise gaming, and more people to join them, they thought all these new people would become hardcore like them. But it won't happen. People have different interests in life. The best that can be achieved, is commoditisation. You can already see this, when people talk about "watered down" games, or "simplified", "kiddy" games, all of this targeted at Nintendo. Nintendo seems to succeed in commoditizing the videogame industry. This should scare the hell out of the other players, as it means hardcore consoles will then be relegated to a niche market. Sony was participating in this strategy with their PS1 and PS2, when Nintendo derailed from it. Why did they change direction ? It's beyond me. Anyway, the Wii is back on track of commoditizing the market. Gaming will be a commodity, when everyone can buy and setup a console like they can buy and setup a TV, and have an incentive to buy a console (games they actually want to play).