The Wii Series

[Joelcool7]

As for what I think of the Wii series?

I think it is the most ingenious and hanous thing that Nintendo has ever done. Use the tech demo's as software that way you waste nothing. Lets face it Nintendo had to show tech demo's to show what their new hardware could do, nobody expected Nintendo to actually bundle those tech demo's with Nintendo's new hardware.

It's ingenious, but I also hate it. Because as said above all the Wii titles thus far are just over glorified tech demo's and nothing more. I hate the Wii titles with a passion and fear what their success is doing and will do to Nintendo. If Nintendo continues to boost support of these Wii titles what will happen to their traditional franchises.

 

Already this generation Nintendo has been abandoning its core franchises in favour or Wii titles.

Pikmin

Custom Robo

StarFox

Donkey Kong

Kirby

Pokemon

F-zero

 

Now some will argue Pokemon:Revolution was a Pokemon game, but it was truly a rushed Pokemon Stadium it lacked any story mode like Coluseum and XD featured. It wasn't really a Pokemon title. Then you can argue BarrelBlast came out for Donkey Kong, but in the end Barrel Blast was just a crappy racing title with the Donkey Kong liscense!

 

Why are we getting more Wii titles when Nintendo hasn't given many of their franchises any love. I'd much rather see a new Donkey Kong over the new Wii Vitality or WiiFitPlus. I'd much rather see a new Custom Robo then then any of the current Wii titles!

 

In the end I think the over glorified tech demo's should be WiiWare and not sold as individual games. They aren't really games they are tech demo's that show gamers what the hardware is capable of doing!