Why Does Wii Really Get A Bad Rap?

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Jumpin said:

PortisheadBiscuit said:

Yeah hardware and software sales are not always an indicator of profit. Just ask X360 and PS3, I'd venture to say NES and SNES each garnered more profit than both combined.

PS3 and Xbox 360 both lost billions, so yeah.

 

Anyway, the Wii was a very Nintendo console, the most Nintendo a console had been since the NES. At the opposite end of the spectrum was GameCube, the least innovative console Nintendo ever released along with the 3DS; although, the 3DS at least resembled another Nintendo console, and not some feature-gimped kiddified version of PlayStation 2. If you look at the Nintendo fans who disliked Wii, they’re the GameCube defence force; they’re the same people among the Nintendo fan base who don’t like the Switch - another very Nintendo console.

It is funny that you say this (for me it is funny) because my least like Nintendo console is Gamecube and my most like Nintendo console is Wii (DS is right behind Wii). My exact problem with Gamecube was that it felt like Nintendo's first major, "me too" console. I do see many Gamecube fans that seem to dislike Wii but I also see a lot of people in general that dislike Wii: Sony fans, some Nintendo fans, and Microsoft fans. I do not think Wii backlash is coming primarily from one group but I can see that the group you mentioned seem to carry that, "ax to grind" if you will.