My Take On Nintendo And why I Sat this Generation Out

[SnowFlow]

Graphics are a very important aspect of a game (at least in my opinion), but honestly I have no problem going between 360 and Wii, yeah the 360 is able to do more but if a Wii game is designed nice and the dev actually takes advantage of the Wii hardware the visual result is pretty darn good.

When it comes to game comparisons I completely disagree. Almost every Wii-Gamecube comparable is better on Wii imo (Galaxy > Sunshine, Brawl > Melee, MKWii >DD, etc.) Plus this gen isn't even over, a new Zelda is coming out this year, a new Metroid, and a new Pikmin.. well if not this year early next year I bet. Yeah I will admit Wii does have huge holes in it's library especially in the shooter section, but the GC was almost just as bad in that department too. Plus Wii is getting a ton of killer software this year in general.

Motion and interactive controls are just the next evolution in gaming. Remember the addition of one stick on the N64 and 2 sticks on PS1... I'm sure that was kind of daunting at the time for many people. Yeah the controls aren't perfect but if done right the whole motion control system on Wii seems incredibly fluid and natural. Simply implementations like in Galaxy and Resident Evil 4 really help make the experience much better. Yeah there is a learning curve with the motion controls but after giving Wii Sports a whirl for a week or two you'll become much more comfortable with it. The Wii remote-nunchuck combo is incredibly comfortable.

Do I wish Wii had HD graphics... heck yeah, but that doesn't mean I still can't enjoy what it offers. I understand Nintendo's reasoning for doing this since motion controls was a huge risk and they couldn't slap a huge price tag tag on the box of something nobody had tried yet. Next gen I'd imagine Nintendo will be on par graphic wise with whatever Sony and MS offer.

My advice to you would be to just give the Wii a try, it's a great system. All you're doing is depriving yourself of great games with a great gaming experience for stupid petty reasons.