zorg1000 said:
Those being repurposed titles doesn't really matter, does it? I fail to see how that's relevant. Of course Wii Sports along with motion controls was the major selling point for Wii in the early days but to say Wii didn't need other games? That's retarded. Wii Sports couldn't do that alone, it needed other games to maintain and increase hype. Consistency+variety in release schedule HELPED make Wii a worthwhile purchase for many different demographics. |
I'm just saying the Wii being basically a recycled Gamecube that could mooch launch window titles from the GameCube helped the Wii lineup look a lot better early on than it would have had it been a "made from the ground up" Nintendo system.
Also Jan-July 2007 wasn't *that* great to be honest, Paper Mario being probably the only mind blowing release.
Wii Sports definitely drove that system. To be honest the Wii isn't that much better (if at all) than the GCN and N64 launch "windows" say 8-9 months post launch
Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pikmin, Wave Race: Blue Storm, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II, NBA Courtside 2002, Eternal Darkness, Super Mario Sunshine
vs
Wii Sports, Twilight Princess, Excite Truck, Wario Ware, Super Paper Mario, Mario Strikers Charged, Metroid Prime 3, Mario Party, Brain Age, Pokemon Rev
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Super Mario 64, Wave Race 64, Pilotwings 64, Killer Instinct Gold, Star Wars: Shadows, Blast Corps, Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64
If they didn't have Zelda: TP to repurpose as a launch window, I'd say their launch window outside of Wii Sports for the Wii was kinda mediocre to be honest. It isn't until Metroid Prime 3 the following August that a really terrific game shows up.
