cleveland124 said:
Zelda, RE:4, Okami, Guitar Hero Aerosmith :). Okay the last one was a joke. But seriously the Wii is certainly as capable of story as a PS3 or Xbox360. Which, coincidently most of their games don't have stories anyway. The bigger point is that I see the cycle as this. NES - > PS2 Talking to a random person on the street and letting them know you game for 10+ hrs a week would pretty much categorize you as a nerd. Wii -> A console finally comes along that appeals to everyone. Maybe it doesn't have as many "hardcore" games as the PS3 or 360. Frankly, I don't care because opinion will vary and I don't want to go there. But adults, women, kids, and the hardcore all have significant interest in this console. I talk about the Wii at work quite a bit with people who would not be interested in a traditional console. Developers now -> That's not gaming. You all suck!! I'm glad you don't play our games. Your money is no good here!! If I would have to develop in 480p I'd quit developing. So you see the point? There is no reason for the comment at all. If you don't think there is a market for your games fine. The Wii definately has a different demographic. But to tear down the Wii as uncapable of story is A. idiotic, and B. stupid from a business perspective. If their is an application that involves video output, has interaction, and is somewhat fun, I don't know how you cannot categorize that as a video game. Like you said, the gaming world largely grew up on the Donkey Kongs, Super Marios, Sonics, even pongs. None of these have any true story. |
Zelda and RE4? Nah. Bioware sets the standards far to high for those two games to even come within sight of Bioware's bar. Okami... is still sitting in its packaging as I enjoy Skies of Arcadia Legends. No comments other than the above which is based on what I've heard.
Also, is anyone else sick of people using the "It appeals to everyone" excuse to explain away the drought of certain kinds of games. I don't care how widespread its appeal is or what it's sales are, if it doesn't have the games we're talking about it doesn't have them. Heavy story-based games are not prevelant on the Wii. Period.
And Greg isn't tearing the Wii down saying it's not capable, he's saying that's not what the Wii is about in his opinion. You just talked about the Wii appealing to many different crowds versus a niche (like RPG fans?) so don't backpedal on that.
