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BengaBenga on 19 January 2009
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Just2Fresh said:

@BengaBenga

Your absolutely right that this generation it has not been all about graphics...I think Nintendo has benefited from the economic state that were in at the moment as people try to entertain themselves with a cheap alternative which in turn they can also share with family and friends...and Im actually happy Nintendo has come out on top this time around as I feared if that was not the case they would go under as Sega did with the Dreamcast.

As for the 3rd party games for Wii...those same third party games you say sell well on the Wii sell better on 360 or Ps3 unless they happen to be casual games that cater to everyone. Also the Ps3 is not so far behind the 360 only about 8 Million...thats better than say last Generation when Ps2 sold something like 100 million and Xbox and Gamecube at around 20 million and 18 million something along those lines...

I am not bashing the Wii either I just hope this wont be a trend...for Gaming Companies to just release a partially updated console with a new controller each generation and a bunch of mini games along with it...Im a hardcore gamer not a casual gamer Wii doesnt fit me...Maybe for My girlfriend or my Little Brother...Imight be new to this site but I am not a NEW GAMER been gaming since I was 5 and im 22 :p

 

No, Wii was a runaway success from the launch in November 2006. Back then the economy was still good. Besides 360 is now cheaper (Arcade) than the Wii, so the price is clearly not the reason for the success. 

You can argue about what 3rd party games sell better (shooters will sell better on PS360, I'm sure) but it's clearly a mistake to assume that only minigames sell. Shaun White, Tiger Woods are examples of Sports games that sell better on Wii. Platformers, lightgun, point & click, puzzlers all sell better on Wii. You might not like these genres, but they're definitely core-games.

But again: most important is that 3rd parties do earn a lot of money on Wii and that for 2009 the 3rd party offerings on Wii have increased dramatically and we'll only see more, especially from Japan. Do expect 80% of the console JRPGs this gen to be on Wii.

For someone that already games for 17 years you have quite a narrowminded view on gaming. If you were a REAL hardcore gamer you would definitely like the Wii WITH one of the HD consoles, since it has a lot of (exclusive) games that a real gamer would appreciate. A REAL hardcore gamer would enjoy the games, instead of whining about graphics for 2 years. A REAL hardcore gamer would applaud Nintendo for making their hobby more accessible to others and expanding the gaming business so much.