why would you buy a new console at launch?

[kekrot]

Shaunaka said:

kekrot said:

Well even though you may not like it, it defined the console in many more ways than Halo did with Xbox, (insert best PS franchise) did with PS etc.

 

The thread title is: "why would you buy a new console at launch".

In other words this thread has nothing to do with the casuals and the blue ocean or novelty. If you want to compare Wii Sports to Super Mario 64 and Halo then I don't think I can communicate with you.

Well I answered that too, but I'll admit that the Wii Sports comment was a little off topic. I'll add that I bought the Wii for Super Mario Galaxy, after the Wii was around 3-4 months old. I'm not comparing Wii Sports to SM64 or Halo (hell no), but they do have one thing in common; they're launch titles. And launch titles are important.

And well, Halo may have defined the console FPS we know and love today, but did it really define the Xbox? I don't know, I can't answer that, I'm not the most hardcore Xbox gamer you'll find... And SM64 defined the 3D platformer, but I guess it could also be done on other consoles (PS1) at the time... Don't shoot me if I'm wrong, I'm not a techie.

Wii Sports isn't half of those games, hell not even a hundredth of them. But it did define the Wii because of the controls. That's why at least 80 million copies of it exists around the world. But yeah, SM64 and Halo is a thousand times better, end of off topic rant.