Graphics = "Great games" -- Does Age play a factor to this thinking?

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Legend11 said:

I don't know about anyone else but I'm getting tired of these kinds of threads in which some Wii owner (and yes pretty much every thread like this is created by a Wii owner) tries to validate Nintendo's decision to go with hardware that is significantly less powerful than the competition's.

The truth is that Nintendo did it because they realized that it was becoming impossible to keep up with the competition's ever increasing hardware specs without pricing their own beyond their core audience's reach and being forced to take significant losses on hardware. It would have then become a race to see who has the deepest pockets, a race Nintendo would have never been able to win.

As for graphics they add to the experience of a game. Great graphics can complement great gameplay and can help your immersion and enjoyment of a game. Of course the best graphics in the World won't make for a great game if good gameplay isn't there.

As for the 360 and PS3 and the talk of good graphics, whenever very good graphics are seen in a preview of a game it holds the possibility of an amazing game if the developers puts as much time and effort into the gameplay as they did with the graphics. Of course not all great looking games live up to that possibility but the ones that do can be an amazing experience.

And for those that will still argue I ask you this, how did you feel the first time you saw Link riding on Epona through the majestic fields of Hyrule in the opening of Ocarina of Time?  I'm pretty sure those graphics added to the experience compared to what it would have been like had that same opening had been on the SNES.

Legend,

               Yes I own a Wii, but honestly, WTF does this have to do with my question? I can care less about trying to defend Nintendo. I think their portfolio can defend them well enough, especially given your nonsense about keeping up with the competition.

Frankly, to split hairs, I'm tired of PS3 and Xbox enthusiasts getting defensive every time people attempt to look at the broader spectrum of this hobby as a whole.