Why Does Wii Really Get A Bad Rap?

[GhaudePhaede010]

RolStoppable said:

GhaudePhaede010 said:

This is the most interesting answer I have read so far. I will do some digging into this because it seems to be rather logical and honest. I am not saying you are correct or anything as I feel every opinion is a valid one, but I do think there may be something to this answer that maybe a fact or two can support (or maybe even disprove..

The Wii was hated from the start though.

There was a lot of prejudice for the same reason that prejudice always exists: Fear of the unknown, fear of something different. The prejudice was constantly reinforced with confirmation bias, and gaming websites did their part by writing terribly flawed articles and analyses about the Wii. The Wii was portrayed as a threat to all of gaming and lots of people were willing to believe it without honestly questioning anything.

It's also the prejudice that made people blame Nintendo for bad third party games while for some odd reason the third parties who produced all the crap got defended. It's completely illogical and irrational, but that's what comes out of it when the basis for all accusations is that Nintendo made the Wii and the Wii is the enemy.

The DS didn't share this fate because American and European gaming websites are very home console-centric. Similar complaints could be directed at both the Wii and DS, but the DS benefited from people not caring much about handhelds. The handheld market also never had a different winner than Nintendo, unlike the home console space where Nintendo disturbed the world order and PlayStation was supposed to be winning all the time.

And the counterpoint is just as compelling. I am not going to lie, this is what I wanted. Compelling points. I do not think Wii was as hated at the start as it was later on and the later on hate has stuck around with a lot of gaming media and fans of gaming claiming to hate Wii. I do remember a lot of people claiming doom and gloom and maybe I do not remember it as strongly because I think every Nintendo gets that kind of treatment. I will be looking into your points as well. Rol, I know you normally make great posts but I did not see this one coming. Thanks to you both... hell, thanks to all of you that have replied.