Shia LaBeouf (Transformers) calls Wii "an amateur console"

[Smashchu2]

@S.T.A.G.E.: There were a lot of misconceptions in your posts. Allow me to correct some of the errors.

One of your biggest mistakes is thinking people upstream from Nitnendo to Sony/Microsoft. If this was true, then why isn't the PS3 doing better (as all these users would be upstreaming, even back from the Gamecube days). But if the consumers move towards the PS3/360, but start with Nintendo, shouldn't Nintendo always have the largest user base. I mean, most people should be average or near the bottom. Why wasn't the Gamecube beating out the PS2? None of it adds up (NOTE:For those that understand the Blue Ocean Strategy, this will make lots of sense).

You misunderstood your experience to happen in the hear and now. Here is how it goes: The market was shrinking when Nintendo and Sega were duking it out in a Red Ocean. So, the users were more and more core (or hardcore). The PS1 moved gaming into the cinematic era (which was the greatest period of contraction in gaming) where games were defined by the new technology (Fun fact: this is ending because the 360 and PS3 are overshooting consumers. Gaming is starting to get back to interface and user interaction). You moved to Sony becuase Sony made cinamatic games. The new thing. Nintendo didn;t use CDs, so they couldn't compete.

Wii users will upstream to harder Wii games, not to PS3 or 360 games. Think about it, does mom, grandma, or your sister want to rip someone's head off in God of War? Do they want to waste 100 hrs. of their time with Final Fantasy? Do you they want to, robotically, press buttons as they appear on the screen in Heavy Rain? Nope. None of it. There games will hate violence (one reason why the industry was so male dominated because there was too much violence). They don't spend much time on the Wii in one sitting, so I doubt they want to play a time sink game. And I doubt the Wii for it's deep story and cinamatics. None of it adds up.

OH, and let me tell you something. Platformers are hardcore. They are more hardcore then most of the movie games you've played on the HD twins. Yeah, Heavy Rain is easy mode. Same for GTA, Halo and MGS. It was all about precision, timing, and speed. I mean, Megaman is hardcore to the max and more hardcore then most games today. And don't get me started on the arcade games.

Also, Wii gamers do want to progress their skills. They just want to do it in Wii Sports and Mario Kart.