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How much did you like the Wii?

5/5 - Loved it! Underrated! 129 26.54%
 
4/5 - Great! 144 29.63%
 
3/5 - Good 80 16.46%
 
2.5/5 - Ok 47 9.67%
 
2/5 - Underwhelming/Bad 33 6.79%
 
1/5 - Horrible 26 5.35%
 
See Results 27 5.56%
 
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AngryLittleAlchemist on 02 October 2017
curl-6 said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

This topic was inspired by Curl-6

Well, for me the Wii is one of my all time favourite consoles. At a time when I'd drifted away from gaming somewhat, it enticed me back in again with the freshness of motion controls and what I feel was a return to form for Nintendo's first party output.

It had two of the best games I've ever played in Mario Galaxy 1 & 2.

It had two excellent Zelda games, a strong Metroid, and the amazing Xenoblade Chronicles.

It revived my childhood love of 2D platformers with the stellar Donkey Kong Country Returns.

The motion controlled swordplay of Wii Sports Resort blew my mind at the time in a way that only the leap to full 3D games with N64/PS1 can match, it truly felt like a futuristic experience.

Mario Kart Wii offered me hundreds of hours of laughter-filled multiplayer fun that are among my fondest memories of University.

Then there were the multitude of other awesome games; Monster Hunter Tri, Sin & Punishment 2, The Last Story, Goldeneye 007, de Blob 1 & 2, Silent Hill Shattered Memories, Fatal Frame 2 & 4, COD World at War/MW1/Black Ops/MW3, Kirby's Epic Yarn, No More Heroes 1 & 2, Red Steel 2, Rayman Origins, Pandora's Tower...

Sure it's last two years were disappointingly flat as support fizzled out well before its replacement, but on the whole, I would say that only my SNES has offered me more hours of enjoyment than my Wii.

: D Glad to see you liked the thread! 

I honestly think Mario Kart Wii is better than 8 ... but then again I played MK Wii like 10 years ago with local friends versus no friends on MK8 :[



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killeryoshis on 02 October 2017

The Wii was amazing and loved by many. The only people who usually hate it are on the game forums. That is normal because game forums don't like Nintendo most of the time. I remember there was a post I read that was from 1989 that talked about how overrated the NES was and how nothing on it was better than anything on the Atari 2600. (I am not making this up)

At the time of its release the Wii was seen as the "destroyer of gaming" as if it was going to destroy people's very love of life. Wii Fit might as well be one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. However I am getting sidetracked.

I loved the Wii. I spend probably spent like 5,000 hours or more on that system. I remember being amazed at games like Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Also the system has so many hidden gems it is really unbelievable. To this day I am still finding games on that system that I want. The only real complaint I have with the system is the lack of RPG's and the lack of motion plus based games. Also Skyward Sword sucked.

If I were to rank the Nintendo home consoles the Wii would probably at #2 or #3. Only the SNES and NES can really compete with the Wii for me.



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AngryLittleAlchemist on 02 October 2017
killeryoshis said:
The Wii was amazing and loved by many. The only people who usually hate it are on the game forums. That is normal because game forums don't like Nintendo most of the time. I remember there was a post I read that was from 1989 that talked about how overrated the NES was and how nothing on it was better than anything on the Atari 2600. (I am not making this up)

Lol, show me this please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Locknuts on 02 October 2017

It was a toy. Pretty sure Nintendo even said that themselves.



d21lewis on 02 October 2017

For me, the Wii was hope. Unfulfilled hope. It had some great titles. Some that I'll never forget but, at the end of its life, it was my least favorite Nintendo console of all time and my least favorite console of the generation.

Dramatically underpowered. Games that didn't ever control the way I hoped (and if they did, it was just an illusion most of the time. You'd get the same result flailing like a madman that you'd get from precise movement). The worst multimedia support. Embarrassingly childish interface. I don't regret the console and, like I said, some unforgettable times with games like Mario Galaxy, Metroid, Donkey Kong Country, Wario Ware and many more. It just seems like I spent more time saying "Wait until you see the Wii's untapped potential!" than I did playing games that lived up to that potential.

I gave mine to my little sister...and if she EVER bothers to look at my Photo Channel activity in 2007-2009, she's going to be in for a shock.



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shoichi on 02 October 2017

I enjoyed my time with the console. My parents, relatives, and grandparents did as well.

That was the epitome of a family friendly console. Before the days of smartphones taking the main stage it was something that many casual consumers picked up for Wii Sports just by itself.

I enjoyed a couple games like Red Steel, MadWorld, Mario Galaxy, SSBB, RE4, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, FE: Radiant Dawn, etc. It had a variety of games for all types of gamers.



Chrizum on 02 October 2017

The Wii brought me back into console gaming after I lost all interest early in the PS2 era.

I started out as a typical casual gamer but quickly grew fond of all the obscure Japanese games it offered (Muramasa, Opoona, No More Heroes, MadWorld, Zack & Wiki, Little King's Story... the list is endless), and of course the great Nintendo games. My girlfriend at the time also loved it and reviewed games for it, thus we grew a huge collection over time consisting of over 100 titles.

It was also a frustrating console. It was underpowered and underutilized. Western publishers didn't understand it.

I still like it way more than PS3 and Wii U for its unique and varied library.



m0ney on 02 October 2017

Wait till they unleash the TRUE power of the Cell.. oops wrong place and time



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Hynad on 02 October 2017

The Wii was the new cool way to play games, with motion controls. But most of the games I enjoyed most used motion controls as gimmick mostly and could have been made without them. Best motion control game on the system was backed in with the system, and my family and I had many fun evenings with it.

It is also the home of my all time favourite Super Mario game: Super Mario Galaxy.

Metroid Prime Trilogy also used motion controls adequately for aiming. Took some getting used to at first, coming off the Gamecube games, but all 3 titles in that collection still remain some of the finest games ever in my book.


Fun fact: Just like with the Cube vs PS2, I got a Wii before I got a PS3. And then, I got a Wii U before I got a PS4.



KLAMarine on 02 October 2017
Arminillo said:
KLAMarine said:
The pointer tech has some awesome application for shooters: see Resident Evil 4 Wii version.

Shame there weren't many as far as I know.

Ultimately, the Wii was a victim of its own monumental success.

Red Steel 2 and Metroid Prime Trilogy come to mind, as well as Goldeneye.

Never got to play those. Was probably busy playing through RE4Wii the 83rd time.