No matter what you think, IGN is right.

[Mummelmann]

Gnizmo said:

Chairman-Mao said:

This.

Yeah people are right gameplay > graphics; but nothing has stopped games like Gears of War, Uncharted or Killzone 2 from having BOTH great gameplay and awesome graphics.

And I agree with the majority of things said in the OP. Wii owners should take a stand and demand more great games and improvements to their console instead of sitting back and defending Nintendo. Nintendo is quite content sitting back and counting their money. Its good to see the Wii getting good games like SMG2 and a new Zelda though.

Your entire argument is predicated on a faulty assumption though. You assume the people defending Nintendo have a desire for the features, and qualities of the competing console. This is ridiculous for one huge reason. They, intentionally, did not buy the competitions product. Implicitly they have rejected those features, and values in favor of Nintendo's way. It is simply a matter of preference that many internet gamers have a hard time wrapping their heads around. This is to be expected since it is an entirely different perspective with completely foreign values, and desires.

Then why are they the ones who, by far, make the most threads in here complaining? About 3rd parties, bad ports, reviews, online, no storage etc. I'm not saying Wii owners want what the HD consoles offer, those who do go out and buy another console but no one can deny that the Wii could be improved upon on many areas. It is not wrong to demand something, that's how markets work you know, the consumers are not dictated by the manufacturers, its the other way around and has always been.