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Mazty on 10 May 2012
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sensebringer said:

Also Mario Kart Wii first bundle came on May 15, 2011.

Mario Kart sales since launch to December 2009: 20,661,738

http://www.vgchartz.com/game/6968/mario-kart-wii/Global/

 

Any question?

 


Okay so let's say there are two games that reflect the wii's higher sales. 2. Out of hundreds. And two which aren't core games for that matter...My point remains that the wii is a fad because it's not made for core gamers. 

 

archbrix said:
Mazty said:

Motion controls, right now, are a fad for gamers. The fact they have such high latency proves they are not made for gamers but impulsive shoppers and casual gamers.

The wii is a fad as it's not aimed for gamers. It offers nothing benefical to gaming, and therefore, is a fad. 

You're joking, right?

Do you seriously believe that people will ever want to play golf, bowling or tennis games with control sticks anymore after what the Wii remote did for these genres?  Just because you don't like the games on the Wii hardly means that it's not beneficial to gaming or made for gamers.

Find me a bowling core game...I haven't mentioned any dislike for wii games,  so stop with the strawmen. 
Considering the wii offers high latency, inaccurate controls, I'd prefer to stick to a pad thanks. If motion controls are so big, where are they for the PC? 

 

Soriku said:
Mazty said:

 

My point is that the sales show the Wii is not a console for gamers, therefore the wii is a fad because it isn't made for gamers. 

 


The Wii not selling as much SW relatively to the PS3 and 360 has nothing to do with whether it's a console for gamers or not. If it wasn't a console for gamers, Nintendo wouldn't have bought Monolith Soft and made Disaster and Xenoblade for it, they wouldn't have contracted Mistwalker to make The Last Story or Ganbarion to make Pandora's Tower. They wouldn't have gotten Monster Hunter 3, DQ X, Zangeki no Reginleiv, Sin and Punishment 2, etc. etc. not to mention they wouldn't have made games like the SMG games, Zelda games, Fire Emblem, etc. were which are undeniably for core gamers. And this are all games Nintendo had a hand in. The Wii has a lot of good third party games at this point. And like I said, the Wii sold more SW than the DS...is the DS not for gamers either?

And I really don't want to get into this fad thing again. A fad is something that's short-lived. We've gone way off topic and now apparently the Wii not selling SW relatively means it's short-lived now...what? "Not being made for gamers" does not equal "short-lived." You said earlier fad isn't the right word to use, but you're using it again in a nonsensical way that has nothing to do with what a fad really is.

If the Wii was a console for gamers, it would have far higher sales for it's core games. it doesn't. 
The DS is a handheld. Please stop with the crappy comparisons. 

It is a fad because gamers haven't adopted it. Kinect was a fad - fast sales which have plateued. The problem is the wii looks like it isn't a fad because it's being bought by casual gamers. Casual gamers don't dictate the future of gaming for serious gamers.