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Why did you buy your Nintendo Wii?

Brand loyalty 73 27.65%
 
Motion controls 50 18.94%
 
Exclusives 102 38.64%
 
Virtual Console 8 3.03%
 
Casual/Expanded audience 6 2.27%
 
Other (specify) 25 9.47%
 
Total:264
superchunk on 13 February 2010

Nintendo IPs (i.e. exclusives) are the best in the industry. That's all I have to say.



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Chairman-Mao on 13 February 2010
c0rd said:
twesterm said:
c0rd said:
Chairman-Mao said:
There should be an option for "It was the cheapest console" which I'm betting would be the most popular option if you asked everyone who owns a wii why they bought it.

Eh, the X360 is cheaper. The longer this gen goes on, the less this seems to ring true.


Anyway, my main reason is definitely the local multiplayer games. Nintendo has always had the best local multiplayer (though the GC wasn't so hot). Stuff like brand loyalty, exclusives, or motion controls are either related or a result of this. The Wii's whole focus on fun tends to do its job better when involving more than one person in the room.

Of course, Zelda and other single player games are a major factor as well, but since I feel the HD consoles generally match this, it's not as big a deal (or at least, not the reason it's my preferred console).

You do know the 360 wasn't always the cheaper console correct?

Uh, yeah? See the sentence after it?

I just don't think most people bought it simply due to its price, that seems kind of silly. I'd say the same about the cheaper DS vs the PSP.

greenmedic88 made a good point as well.

The cheap price it had at the beginning of this gen of $250 (360 was like $400 or something and PS3 was $600) is what helped it gain momentum though. From there the rest is history.

Now some jerk took my post as trolling and reported it which is stupid, I wasn't trolling, I was just trying to mention how price is always the biggest factor in people buying anything, let alone consoles. Price is everything. If value was what people wanted everyone would own a PS3 because you get the most for your money, but that isn't the case.

On topic: The main reason I WOULD buy a wii (I don't have one) would be exclusives I guess. Mario is pretty cool and there's other good games too.



huaxiong90 on 13 February 2010

First and foremost, Nintendo's first party software is unmatched.

Secondly, I'm a Nintendo fan. Been one since the NES days.

Third, the hardware is reliable, and it was reasonably priced.

Fourth and finally, it's the console I can play when family or friends are around.



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MaxwellGT2000 on 13 February 2010
Chairman-Mao said:
c0rd said:
twesterm said:
c0rd said:
Chairman-Mao said:
There should be an option for "It was the cheapest console" which I'm betting would be the most popular option if you asked everyone who owns a wii why they bought it.

Eh, the X360 is cheaper. The longer this gen goes on, the less this seems to ring true.


Anyway, my main reason is definitely the local multiplayer games. Nintendo has always had the best local multiplayer (though the GC wasn't so hot). Stuff like brand loyalty, exclusives, or motion controls are either related or a result of this. The Wii's whole focus on fun tends to do its job better when involving more than one person in the room.

Of course, Zelda and other single player games are a major factor as well, but since I feel the HD consoles generally match this, it's not as big a deal (or at least, not the reason it's my preferred console).

You do know the 360 wasn't always the cheaper console correct?

Uh, yeah? See the sentence after it?

I just don't think most people bought it simply due to its price, that seems kind of silly. I'd say the same about the cheaper DS vs the PSP.

greenmedic88 made a good point as well.

The cheap price it had at the beginning of this gen of $250 (360 was like $400 or something and PS3 was $600) is what helped it gain momentum though. From there the rest is history.

Now some jerk took my post as trolling and reported it which is stupid, I wasn't trolling, I was just trying to mention how price is always the biggest factor in people buying anything, let alone consoles. Price is everything. If value was what people wanted everyone would own a PS3 because you get the most for your money, but that isn't the case.

On topic: The main reason I WOULD buy a wii (I don't have one) would be exclusives I guess. Mario is pretty cool and there's other good games too.

See now that's completely opinion, there's plenty of people that see a video game consoles value as the games it offers, others see it as features, and for some others it could be as simple as price.  Why would people want to buy a PS3 at 600 during the beginning of this gen if they could get the games they wanted on 360 or Wii cause they don't give two flips about HD, Blu-ray, true surround sound, media sharing, etc. because they don't own nor care about the equipment needed to take advantage of it?  This might not be norm for the "core" internet crowd but it is common amongst others.



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Kenryoku_Maxis on 13 February 2010

The number one reason I bought the Wii is because of the games that was going to be on it.

A second reason would probably be because I always buy Nintendo systems, though even I admit I was skeptical about the Wii at first.

A distant third would be Brand Loyalty, since hardly anyone buy Nintendo is focusing on the system. But like I said, I did buy the system with a few specific games in mind.



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Chairman-Mao on 13 February 2010
MaxwellGT2000 said:
Chairman-Mao said:
c0rd said:
twesterm said:
c0rd said:
Chairman-Mao said:
There should be an option for "It was the cheapest console" which I'm betting would be the most popular option if you asked everyone who owns a wii why they bought it.

Eh, the X360 is cheaper. The longer this gen goes on, the less this seems to ring true.


Anyway, my main reason is definitely the local multiplayer games. Nintendo has always had the best local multiplayer (though the GC wasn't so hot). Stuff like brand loyalty, exclusives, or motion controls are either related or a result of this. The Wii's whole focus on fun tends to do its job better when involving more than one person in the room.

Of course, Zelda and other single player games are a major factor as well, but since I feel the HD consoles generally match this, it's not as big a deal (or at least, not the reason it's my preferred console).

You do know the 360 wasn't always the cheaper console correct?

Uh, yeah? See the sentence after it?

I just don't think most people bought it simply due to its price, that seems kind of silly. I'd say the same about the cheaper DS vs the PSP.

greenmedic88 made a good point as well.

The cheap price it had at the beginning of this gen of $250 (360 was like $400 or something and PS3 was $600) is what helped it gain momentum though. From there the rest is history.

Now some jerk took my post as trolling and reported it which is stupid, I wasn't trolling, I was just trying to mention how price is always the biggest factor in people buying anything, let alone consoles. Price is everything. If value was what people wanted everyone would own a PS3 because you get the most for your money, but that isn't the case.

On topic: The main reason I WOULD buy a wii (I don't have one) would be exclusives I guess. Mario is pretty cool and there's other good games too.

See now that's completely opinion, there's plenty of people that see a video game consoles value as the games it offers, others see it as features, and for some others it could be as simple as price.  Why would people want to buy a PS3 at 600 during the beginning of this gen if they could get the games they wanted on 360 or Wii cause they don't give two flips about HD, Blu-ray, true surround sound, media sharing, etc. because they don't own nor care about the equipment needed to take advantage of it?  This might not be norm for the "core" internet crowd but it is common amongst others.

Yeah that's a good point. In fact the more I think about it I don't care at all for Blu-ray either. I own like 7 blu-ray movies but they were all gifts, i've never bought one for myself.

I guess it totally depends on if you want a game system or an entertainment centre.



GuyDuke on 13 February 2010

To play Mario Kart Wii.



thekitchensink on 13 February 2010

I said 'brand loyalty', but it was really a mix of brand loyalty, motion controls, and exclusives.



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Paul on 13 February 2010

I impulse bought one when I finally saw it in stock. I hadn't played many games since the N64/PS1 days other than real time strategy games on my computer. Now I play it around 2 hours a day.



gurok on 13 February 2010

I came for the virtual console, but I stayed for the motion controls.