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At least when you get sick of her you can turn her off, and most of them are really nice to you. only downsides are a lack of real sanwich making and sex =P

Final Fantasy 13.

who says that the majority of western gamers cares about that? do they really need a better looking cod from game to game? or a better looking just dance game? just because developers improve the graphics from game to game in cod doesn't mean that cod players wouldn't buy it without that. but like i said, i also think it is the same for gamers in japan, give a gamer on his wii the same game with good and bad graphics and the version with good graphics will sell better if everything else will be exactly the same. because there is no reason to choose the worse looking version.

that doesn't mean that the game wouldn't sell the same if it would have only the version with bad graphics but we also don't know if that wouldn't be the case with cod. all the cod players i know care only about the things like the structure of the maps, how balanced are the weapons and stuff like that. i never really saw cod players who said that they won't buy the next cod with the same graphics. only people who really complain about that are people who aren't the yearly cod buyers. people who just want to say something bad about this franchise even if they don't play it because they don't like the gameplay and not because they don't like the graphics.

and just to be clear, the topic says gamers in japan value gameplay above graphics and that is suggesting that this isn't the case in western countries. but cod is a prime example why people choose gameplay above graphics. they simply prefer cod above killzone, crysis, battlefield and so on even when all these games have better graphics. sure, ps3 sold more than wii in europe but because of the graphics or simply because people prefer all the games they don't get on wii even without thinking about the graphics?

maybe the majority just prefers games like gta above zelda. do we know how many units wii would have sold if it would have a gta,  gran turismo and so on?

i can only speak about myself and i don't think that i ever bought a game because of the graphics. sure, i like great graphics and i often choose the version which looks best (mostly pc) but i played games like dungeons of dredmor more this year than any awesome looking game and the only reason why i bought games like crysis 2 in the last years was to play with some friends online because we hoped to have fun with the online mode lol. not because the graphics of the armor is so great. and if halo 5 and 6 would look like 4, i would still buy it as halo fan a so that they don't have to change my decision about the game purchase but it will be still cool to have a better looking game.

That's the exact one i had. It was the last game i bought on my Gamecube. It used to take a lot for me to not like a game back then. The only Nintendo games i didn't like at any time was Metroid and Animal Crossing. 

Metroid Prime was actually the 1st game i got on my Gamecube on christmas along with like 3 other games. Boy i loved that fucking game. Metroid Prime was an absolute masterpiece but its funny because i originally didnt like Metroid before Prime came out

I tried my best to figure Animal Crossing out but i just couldn't do it

I just dont understand the appeal for that game

The Japanese community love Animal Crossing but its gameplay is nothing special so the gameplay thing cant be a japanese thing that the OP is talking about

Ah good to see someone agrees with me kupomogli =P

A console that has games, especialy games for harcore gamers which the wii didn't have, and the wiiU is folowing those footsteps.

I'm in the tower where you do quests to progress.  Almost at the end, or hopefully I'm almost at the end.  I'll link you my review once I've finished it.

*edit*

I'm giving it another chance and then Final Fantasyy 13-2 because Lightning Returns gameplay looks really good.  Through my second playthrough, I've stated several times that the game is a piece of sh** and I don't take that back at all.  Gets good 20 hours in?  Gran Pulse looks beautiful and really gives off the vibe of a living world, there's actually exploration where you don't have one straight path, but the combat is what has killed the game ever since the start.

I know that wii graphics had improved, but the diference between the galaxy and sunshine is not only visual. What is different between fifa 14 and fifa 13?

How about a console that can do both? I mean have you tried R&C: a crack in time?

*Warning: Heavy criticizing of Nintendo ahead*

I choose whatever console appeals to me, in my case, the playstation consoles. I have a Wii, but only for xenoblade. I've played mario a thousand times, the zelda series isn't that appealing and everything else was not spectacular.

I don't know where people get the idea that the 360 and the PS3 were just graphics. There is a truly outstanding variety of games on both consoles, displaying their superior graphical prowess and innovative gameplay with the controller. I am completely sure that the casual crowd got the Wii to where it is now, you can quote me all you want, it will not change my PERSONAL perspective on the Wii's success.

With the casual crowd moving on to something else, what we have left with the Wii U is an underwhelming console, struggling to find its place and show off its capabilities against the hyped Sony and MS consoles who are breaking records at this point. Nintendo has plenty of legendary and recognizable franchises in their ranks but with a console that many people don't see as a step up (aside from the already loyal Nintendo crowd), it's going to be hard for Nintendo go gain back that momentum they had on the 7th generation.

The 3DS on the other hand, is a goddamn monster.

Bouncing boobs adds to the gameplay aspect, you should know this!