The Console War (MY TWO CENTS)

[Grey Acumen]

Okay, i'm gong to start listing out problems with your arguments:

First off, just take a look at what has happened on ebay. People have shelled out $400 - $500 for a Wii console, sometimes even more than that. The only reasoning for getting the other systems over the Wii, that I've actually experienced myself from talking to people has consistently been not price, but availability. What has constantly limited Wii sales has been their own production, and by the time PS3 and 360 EVER manage to lower their price, the Wii will have likely caught up it's production to meet demand.
On top of this, Wii has yet to come out with different colors, just look at how DS has some 10 bajillion colors available and everything gets eaten up. People may just end up going out and buying a second Wii system just for the color they like, or at least trading their current system in (I'm sure gamestop will offer some sort of deal for that)


Your biggest issue has been with first party titles being the only thing Nintendo has going for it, and I'd almost be inclined to agree with you, except I haven't honestly seen that many PS3 games that have interested me AT ALL. I can rattle off a solid dozen games for the Wii that are already out that I either already enjoy and own or am interested in getting, and another dozen on top of that coming up in the near future. This also includes No More Heroes, which is the first mature game I've EVER had any interest in getting.

So far, all I've seen that has interested me on the PS3 has been Orange Box, Assassin's Creed and Little Big Planet and MAYBE Metal Gear Solid 4. Half of those titles I can get on 360 instead and I'd definitely rather play Orange Box on PC or wait for it to come out on the Wii. So basically the only games that interest me on the PS3 still aren't out yet, and there's still only 3 of them even then.


You also rate the Wii's different controller as if it's a BAD thing. Meanwhile it's probably 60% of the selling factor of the console. Properly implemented controls on the Wii have consistently shown to be more fun and intuitive to use than traditional controls. I stand by my assessment that EVERY game that uses a PS2/PS3/360/mouse&keyboard control setup, if the time has been taken to seriously think out the controls for the Wii, will at the very LEAST come out par and more often be far better, with the use of the Wiimote and nunchuk.

You also point out graphics issues, and I'll admit, PS3 and 360 games are pretty to look at, but what a game needs to be is fun for the person playing it, not for the person watching someone else play.

Sorry if it feels like I'm bashing your assessment, but everything that I've seen on yoru view of the wii and PS3 has been the same tired chants that have been constantly proven wrong over the past year. Seriously, pull up a game of Wii Bingo and see if you win.