It becomes relevant when the DEVELOPER of a game that is interactive fiction, and going for a movie-like experience, ends up bringing up boardgames.  I speak to the MENTALITY.  It is this mentality which does lead to an arms race to increase costs to try to capture the movie experience more.  It does have an impact, and to show why would take up too much space here at this time.  Again, show how the videogame industry isn't trying to morph itself into the movie industry on the upper end in what they are doing in the AAA front.  And then, if they are, go and show how this isn't a problem for the bottom line.

All game systems are toys, as in there something you play with

oh what that was a douche statement.

Notice how they mention that they scaled down the thing to "an evening experience".  Something that is usually a key part of Board and Parlour games.  Obviously, there are people who will go hardcore and play much bigger scale games, like Warhammer 40K or something similar.  But they're the obvious exceptions, not the rules.  Now just like the Wii is more centered around small and casual gameplay sessions, there are still hardcore games made for it (mostly by Nintendo themselves).   When you consider the game library of the Wii, it's really not difficult to understand where the kind of claims that Cage made are coming from.

Truth hurts indeed.  But you take offence over nothing and blow it all out of proportion, like you're overly insecure.

Right, but you see, these are "video game consoles"...or atleast, that's what they're suppose to be. Having HD movies,Twitter,Facebook,Internet browser,movie rentals,home and anything else the PS3 has over the Wii doesn't make it any more of a video game console or any less of a toy. It just makes it more of an "entertainment" device.

The Wii is like a modern NES. It's here to play games...period. I for one appreciate that.

I would have all three, if I could afford them. All have cool games I want to try.

fun toy lol

I'll just write this. If he meant "toy" out of respect, okay. If he meant "toy" as an insult, he is a fool.

"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C. S. Lewis

The Wii is seriously outdated tech when compared to PS3 or 360 and even more so when compared to PC. Even so it has proven to provide a fun and now universally duplicated control method. Yes, there are very few companies who can make amazing AAA games on the Wii. The Wii is a good console but not a great one. It has only a handful of truly AAA games and a bunch of A to AA titles. It is worth buying simple as that.

"Well, I disagree that they are few companies that CAN make a "AAA" title on the Wii. It's more that few CHOOSE to put forth the same effort to make a "AAA" game on the Wii. I mean, come on, Nintendo practically carried the system themselves. I'm against always thinking the Wii is always a victim, but that's still unacceptable."

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