Auron said:
The 360 and XB are ok machines. If they were great they wouldn't be getting totally anahilated by the wii and they would have sold a lot more WW then their over-priced competitor with almost no great games. And 360 games aren't the most technologically advanced games, are you slow, they are arguably the prettiest but far from technologically advanced. This gen the Wii has motion sensing, PS3 has Sixaxis and the 360 well it has the same stuff as XB but prettier. |
The Wii has a lower price point, a simple yet engaging game (Wiisports) and Bluetooth motion sensing, as well as built-in Wifi and Gamecube BC. It is an excellent value. But the word of mouth, plus the casual gaming aspect really propells the Wii's success. It's fun and soccer moms, grandparents and children have a console they can play together and not have to worry about achievements, online deathmatches and the like. Nintendo marketed this to get nongamers into the gaming fold. The 360, nor the PS3 can even compete with that. Plus, the motion remotes have RUMBLE (so last-gen, huh?).
The Wii isn't a hardcore gaming machine. It's built for folks who don't know the difference between a boss and leveling up, and yet offers hardcore gamers something as well.
MS realized this and released Viva Pinata and Scene It! (with some pretty cool controllers) to get folks over to the 360. It's working, but not even as fast as the Wii is.