| Mummelmann said: I think Gamerace summed it up quite nicely. There are three different kinds of people attacking the Wii; those who have issues with the business model of Nintendo (which is silly), those who are bitter because Nintendo aren't the same any more and have less to offer than before for them (I fall into this category) and there are those who are simply pissed because its selling a lot more than their console of choice. Personally, I don't like the direction they are taking but I recognize the genius in the business model even still. The problem arises when there is no middle ground on forums and in articles, usually there are pure haters and pure lovers going at each others' throats, one thinking that Nintendo is a filthy pile of doodoo and the other thinking they are near divine and utterly infallible. We need more intelligent coverage with observations rather than silly articles, posts and remarks based purely upon hatred or doting. All this brings me to why I still like this site better than any other gaming related forum; despite the complaints about morons speaking nonsense every now and then, this place has by the most intelligent posts and posters of any of the forums I've tried and this remains the only one I go to every day, several times a day. |
Exactly! This is yet another silly article that indulges in rampant Nintendo bashing-but in defense of this article, some Nintendo fans will claim that Nintendo is flawless, and will indulge in rampant abuse of anyone who disagrees. I respect their current business model and have been mostly pleased with their first party offerings. However, I feel after the first 18 months of the Wii's life, Nintendo lost their way both in terms of the quality (Animal Crossing, Wii Music) and later (2009) the quantity of titles they were releasing for the machine. NSMB Wii, Galaxy 2 and their strong line up of revealed titles has reassured me, however. With Kirby, Donkey Kong and Wii Party later this year, and (hopefully) Zelda, Xenoblade and The Last Story coming next year, Nintendo seem to be ensuring a steady stream of quality first party titles even with the need to shift resources to 3DS.
For me, this article says less about the Wii and more about the lack of quality of debate in most gaming journalism. Nintendo bring hardware and software to the games industry I feel gaming would be much worse off without, even if it by no means appeals to certain segments of the market. Variety and different console manufacturers/games developers offering us different software and different types of hardware is exactly what gaming needs to mature and grow-I just wish these vocal parts of the gaming audience would mature and grow, too.
