Why NOW Is The Time To Abandon Ship On The Wii

[mike_intellivision]

Some thoughts on the discussion herein

First of all, people are entitled to their own opinions. It is only in this age that one person can create a website and make it look like their opinion is more important than any one else's opinion.

Second, the Wii is not for everyone. If it does not do it for you -- by all means move on. No one is stopping you.

Third, the Wii is winning by going around the "hardcore' group to a certain extent rather than catering to them. That's where the hate is coming from.

Fourth, losing consoles of previous generations had their fanatical followings. It is just that the Internet did not exist to keep things going. Why else would people still be making homebrew games for the Dreamcast or the Intellivision.

Fifth, the NES was judged to be childish by those who first saw it who grew up playing the classic machines -- at least that is my story and I am sticking to it. (Gun games -- how pong-era? Top-loading -- looks like a toaster? Those colors and graphics -- how cartoony? ROB -- Give me a break?)

Sixth, Atari sold 30M of its 2600 consoles because it had the most best games. In that time period, arcade ports were the rage and Atari usually had the money to buy what it wanted (Microsoft did not invent this). So to get the home versions of the most popular games, you had to buy the Atari console. It was the first place to bring home Defender, Centipede, Pacman, etc.

Finally, back to the OP -- this is not the time to abandon the Wii. The game lineup appears to be strengthening -- with some blood and guts games thrown in for those who like them. RPGs are appearing finally. And while the graphics are not HD -- they are not bad. Plus, motion control is only going to get better.

Mike from Morgantown