| ps3-sales! said: A little while ago I purchased a used Wii from a friend. My thoughts on the Wii this generation are a bit mixed. I have at least 1000 hours logged into Smash Bros Brawl with friends, and easily claim it as the best local multiplayer game of all time (in my opinion). However, I always thought the console's 100 million units sold were a bit biased, as it catered so much to the casual gaming fan. Love it or hate it, the Wii was only popular because it appealed to the female, older, and child audience. The core gamer pretty much ignored the console thoughout it's lifetime, choosing either the 360, Ps3, or PC gaming. However, the Wii can be a great console today for core gamers. I got mine with controllers and everything for under $50, and with gamecube games, it's a fun little console. Smash bros, Mario Galaxy games, Zelda Wii games, and a lot of gamecube games are what I'm playing on it. If you avoid the shovelware that is Wii Fit, Mario/Sonic games, Wii Party/Sports, and the plethora of music based games (just dance, zumba fitness), you can find a lot of core gaming fun. Highly recommend purchasing a cheap used Wii if you can find it. It's loads of fun!!! |
First of all, as I've stressed many times, this whole "casual gamer" thing is a myth created by the industry. I will keep repeating this until this retarded buzz term goes away.
Second, while you're partially correct in that the Wii appeals to the female, older, and child audience, it also appeals to the retro gamer; those gamers who grew up with the Atari, Arcades, NES, Genesis, and some Super NES stuff, but have since lost interest because of the increasingly complex control schemes and graphics/cinematics residing over gameplay. I know this because I fall somewhat into this category.
But yes, you're right.. The Wii has tons of what people would consider "core" games. Even if the idea of "casual" were true, I never got this notion that the Wii is a "casual" console, as the majority of its games (at least its quality ones) would be considered core. Besides the obvious big ones like:
Mario Galaxy 1 and 2
Smash Bros Brawl
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Zelda TP
Zelda SS
Metroid Prime 3/Trilogy
RE4
Monster Hunter Tri
etc...
There are a ton of lesser known gems as well, that fall under the radar simply because of the lack of hype and advertising they get. Some of these are:
Little King's Story
Red Steel 2
Muramasa
Xenoblade Chronicles
Zack and Wiki
Dawn of Discovery
Rayman Legends
Kirby's Return to Dreamland
Punchout
Okami
Sonic Colors
Deadly Creatures
Tramua Center
A Boy and his Blob
House of the Dead: Overkill
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Fragile Dreams
Lost Winds
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Rune Factory
NBA Jam
De Blob
It's like people just completely disregard these games and act like they don't exist simply because the industry does not hype them like those supposed AAA blockbuster titles on the HD consoles.. It amazes me how simple minded some people remain. And rest assured, these games ARE really good and do deserve to at least be checked out, which I know because I've played all of them. I'm not just pulling random third party games out of my ass here. If I was, I would have included stuff like Carnival Games, Ninja Bread Man, Bug Island, The Conduit, etc :P
