Is the Wii a success?

[theARTIST0017]

oniyide said:

theARTIST0017 said:
I'm gonna go ahead and answer the question now and say, no. Now that I think about it, the Wii is not a success. It outsold the competition, so what? It did NOT live up to it''s FULL POTENTIAL. If it did, we may well see 120+ million units sold units, similar to the PS2. Wii catered mostly to the casual, but where are the hardcore games?

Well, too be fair. Is that really Ninty's fault? Its not like they JUST made Wiithis and that. They did also make games that were more traditional of what they usually did. Metriod Prime 3, the Marios, DKCR, S&P2 etc. Yeah im still baffled that with didnt see a proper followup to Mario Golf or Tennis, but hell. Look how long Metroid went without a console release. And you can blame them for maybe pushing the whole "casual" thing to the forefront, but it wasnt like they could push the hardcore thing. WIth what?? How could they mess with SOny or MS in that category?? Their online was and is still much worse than the other two and the hardware is much weaker than the other two and the "hardcore" library is weaker. With that competition I think NOT targeting the hardcore was smart. If you cant beat em, do something else.

Even if you were to blame 3rd parties, and even if 3rd parties put gimped versions of whatever game Wii fans call foul about. It would still not sell or be as good as the HD version, because people would know its the worst one.

First question, yes. They made the Wii didn't they? They made the traditional games yes and I'm glad but they do a horrible job attracting 3rd parties. As for the casual thing, yes. They did it, so they must reap what they sow. You ask how can they mess with Sony or M$ in that category? Really? Who's been in this business the longest? I think they would know a thing or two about gaming, they're not new to this. As for the online, I blame Nintendo. They need to learn how to take notes, and if they can't, they should have someone else take it for them. Saying not targeting the hardcore was smart but if someone stole something you used to have, wouldn't you want it back? I know I would. You also say if you can't beat em, do something else. I don't like that. That kind of system is actually to Nintendo's disadvantage because look what happened! The competetion copied them and stole some of that audience too! Do I make a good point there? 

As for your last sentence, I remember back on a little old purple box, a multiplatform game called Soul Calibur 2 sold better on that box than the PS2 and Xbox versions. Bring the games, and the gamers will come. The end.