Why Does Wii Really Get A Bad Rap?

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GhaudePhaede010 said:

From time to time, I read about Wii and there is a lot of negativity around the console. I really wonder, why does the console really have such a poor reputation among so many gamers? The biggest reason I see is the casual games and that argument has never really held up. Do you guys just want to hate Wii? Is the Wii hate just kind of a trend? Many Wii haters are Nintendo fans and love DS which leads me into more confusion. I am legitimately lost about why the console is looked back upon so poorly despite all it has contributed to gaming and what it represented during its era.

 

I am very open to finding this answer. I may ask challenging questions in response to a reply but that is only to test the validity and merit of the response on a factual basis. Of course, your opinion will not be as heavily tested, just the facts that surround it. The reasons you guys list will be taken seriously and will also be noted for a future project. So please, tell me why you or the people you have communicated with dislike Wii. Also, thank you to anyone that replies.

I liked the Wii, but I can understand why people didn't like it.  One quirk with the gaming industry is that for a long time it focused mostly on teenage and young adult males.  In Generation 6 there were four consoles: PS2, XBox, Gamecube, and Dreamcast and all of them were targeted at teenage and young adult males.  Then the Wii comes along and makes games for everyone else: females, young kids, parents, etc....  It can be especially frustrating when your favorite company starts making games for a completely different type of gamer.

I had this same experience myself, but not with the Wii.  For me, the N64 was when Nintendo went in a completely different direction (from the NES and SNES style of games).  I did not like 3D action games then, and I still don't for the most part.  I can still find games I like such as RPGs or Strategy games, but I am still kind of pissed that 2D action games are not a big deal anymore.  So I would imagine this is how N64/Gamecube fans feel toward the motion control games on the Wii.