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loves2splooge on 12 October 2010

I haven't been using my Wii much in the past 3 months (I got lazy with my EA Sports Active routine. lol) but I have definite plans to. Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and some Wii rpgs. And there's a whole lot of hardcore/niche Wii titles out there that seem interesting but I'm not sure if I'll get to them. Also I just got Just Dance 2 shipped en route to me today by my rental service. rofl. I can't wait to strut my stuff. Obviously I would never tell my acquaintances that I played such a game (lol). I don't see what's so wrong with a guy playing a dancing game. It could be fun. Or worth some lulz. Or both.

I've also played a lot of the "hardcore" Wii games (No More Heroes 1 2, Madworld, Muramasa, Dragon Quest Swords, FF Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, The Conduit, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Sam & Max: Season 1, Broken Sword). I just haven't been playing on the Wii much lately due to 360/PS3 gaming taking up time and my recent purchase of a PSP.

oniyide said:

@barozi  thats pretty much it, needs more good 3rd party support. i think someHD gamers just dont take the Wii seriously I mean when you go in to store and see about 5 diff. cabelas hunter games, some Barbie games and a bunch of poorly done minigame compilations not to mention the subpar support that WiiWare gets (WTF does DSware have better support?) im just saying its hard to take it seriously with all those problems and the Wii is lacking in alot of genres, fighting, racing(sim), sports games arent great, FPSs are lacking, little JRPGs no WRPGs, etc

The Wii's jrpg library rivals the PS3 and Xbox 360 in quantity these days.

Rune Factory: Frontier, Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, Shiren the Wanderer, Fragile Dreams, Arc Rise Fantasia, Muramasa, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers, FF CC: Echoes of Time, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love, Baroque, Dragon Quest Swords, Phantom Brave: We Meet Again, Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga, Opoona, Dokapon Kingdom.

And then you have Dragon Quest X, The Last Story and Xenoblade due in the future.



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oniyide on 12 October 2010

@loves2splooge  at least 3 of those games are not RPGs, some are multiplat and if your taking in the HD consoles WRPGs then the Wii is not anywhere close to the others in terms of RPGs



Doobie_wop on 12 October 2010

$100, Red Wii, bundled with Resident Evil 4, No More Heroes 2 and Red Steel 2.



Bet with Conegamer and AussieGecko that the PS3 will have more exclusives in 2011 than the Wii or 360... or something.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3879752

PakChiuCheng on 12 October 2010

Once the games on the Wii gets less embarassingly kiddy. Even if I get a Wii free now I'd probably just sell it away.

The only 2 games I'd consider playing on the Wii are Fatal Frame 4 and Tatsunoko vs Capcom.

 



Esquoret on 12 October 2010

Had one, sold it after buying a PS3. I miss nothing and can't think of anything that would made me want to go back.



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oniyide on 12 October 2010

@esquoret  feels good to be on the "dark side" doesnt it???

@PakCheiuChung  I think its too late for that maybe next console



Metallicube on 12 October 2010

I don't see why gamers wouldn't buy a Wii with all the money they throw around. I mean they go around spending on $60 on games.. $200 for a console with motion controls, free online, VC, and several quality Nintendo games seems like a no brainer to me.



themanwithnoname on 12 October 2010

I'd rather just wait for the next Nintendo console.



themanwithnoname's law: As an America's sales or NPD thread grows longer, the probabilty of the comment "America = World" [sarcasticly] being made approaches 1.

oniyide on 13 October 2010

almost forgot about the online even though WiiWare is free, its pretty pisspoor, its way behind even the PSN and in this online heavy gen where in, thats just not good



Mr Puggsly on 13 October 2010

I bought a black Wii used for $120 (had everything, even the box).

If my Wii broke, I'd only pay about $100 at most to replace it.



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