My Take On Nintendo And why I Sat this Generation Out

[JerzeeBalla]

jarrod said:

JerzeeBalla said:

jarrod said:

JerzeeBalla said:
I hate to break the general direction of this thread, but its funny to me how graphics always seemed to matter until this gen. 

Careful with making absolutes like that. Smartasses like me will always poke holes in it by finding exceptions to the rule. <3

Well played sir.

I didnt mean to state it as a fact, but it seems to be a growing trend among Nintendo fans. Not all, but some. I might be reading too much into it, but I see a fair amount of "graphics bashing" this gen as if devs shouldnt want to make good looking games. Just because a game achieves a high level of visuals, it doesnt mean its automatically shallow or generic. But its like some Wii fans refuse to admit that there are fun and original experiences on the competing consoles. Just not as many due to devs following what seems to work. I believe if Nintendo's games were as easy to mimic as the high selling HD games seem to be, the Wii would have the same stigma. Luckily for Nintendo, their games cant be duplicated. Many have tried, none have succeeded.

Granted, I'll be first in line for a Wii HD/2/Zii/whatever.  I adore my 360, and those unprezed Dolphin shots and videos of stuff like Mario Galaxy makes my loins ache and hope it comes sooner than later (or I may just have to upgrade my PC).  I love great graphics, but I don't totally feel the best Wii games don't have them per se and even at only 480p, a 60 fps game like Galaxy still looks stunning on my Samsung LCD.  Muramasa's a wonder in motion.  Monster Hunter Tri's a revelation.  Being on Wii doesn't mean you can't be good looking.

Oh I agree. Im no Wii expert, and I havent seen the games you listed besides Galaxy. But Galaxy looked great even though I didnt like it much. So does Tatsunoko vs Capcom. Smash Bros Brawl looked great as well. I have no problem with the graphics of the Wii. I just hate how some Wii owners like to insult gamers like myself by claiming we only want generic experiences because we dont choose to play the Wii. Just like Im sure Wii owners hate being insulted and stereotyped as well. I would play mine more but my daughter fell in love with it and she doesnt live with me. So its at her house. I play it with her when Im there.