Do You Think Many People went from PS2 to Wii?

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It depends on the type of PS2 gamer. I was rooting for the Wii at the start of the gen because I felt that the PS3 and to a lesser extent the Xbox 360 were alienating gamers with their pricing. $500-$600 for a console is ridiculous and while the 360's $300 core model was a reasonable launch price, I felt that the selling point of the Xbox 360 was the "Next Gen experience" (HD, online play and downloadable content) and with the $300 Core not having HD cables, a headset or a hard drive, it was reasonably priced but didn't offer the "Next Gen" experience that we were craving for. I felt the $400 Premium was a bit too expensive (if you adjust for inflation, the PS2's $300 in 2000 is equal to around $340 in 2005. So I felt $400 at launch was excessive for a console. And the PS3, even moreso obviously) and I resented that the 360 bumped games to $60 a pop.

But after seeing the Wii distance itself from the type of gaming I grew up with by replacing the gamepad with the motion controls almost entirely and seeing that all the big third-party titles were going to the Xbox 360 and PS3, I couldn't justify getting a Wii. So I waited it out and saw the 360 go down to $300 and got it.

Yes the Wii has some great third-party titles but it's not that good for third-party games I grew up with. For sports games, advantage Ps360 (unless you want to count the more fun Tiger Woods port and Wii sports). For action games, advantage Ps360. For jrpgs, the Wii took forever to get that ball rolling (and the DS blows everyone, including the Wii, out of the water in that category). For wrpgs, advantage Ps360. For fighters, advantage Ps360.

I wouldn't rule out getting a Wii eventually (for stuff like NMH2, Madworld, Muramasa, Brawl, Mario Kart, etc.) but it's definitely not a #1 choice console to me. Even though the Wii exclusives have lower metacritic ratings, I'm leaning more towards a Wii rather than a PS3 since there's a lot of overlap between PS3 and 360 and I already have a 360. I'm not crazy for AAA blockbuster stuff. Something like NMH2 appeals to me more than Uncharted 2. As crazy as it sounds. But I'm just like that. It's the same reason way how I prefer stuff like Taxi Driver (Travis Touchdown is a lot like a modern Travis Bickle if you think about it) to The Dark Knight. I don't buy into the hype trains.