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Even though he didn't call the Wii a fad, I honestly believe there's an ounce of truth in it. I mean, what reason are people buying it? It can't be for the games...and don't say something like Mario or Zelda as reasons, because otherwise, the Gamecube would have beat everyone last gen. Excite Truck and NinjaBreadMan aren't whats making people buy this system, it's the novelty of swinging that remote.......



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^Well said



Aren`t they totally ripping the Wiimote though?

And becoming slowly casual.



RolStoppable said:
BMaker11 said:
Even though he didn't call the Wii a fad, I honestly believe there's an ounce of truth in it. I mean, what reason are people buying it? It can't be for the games...and don't say something like Mario or Zelda as reasons, because otherwise, the Gamecube would have beat everyone last gen. Excite Truck and NinjaBreadMan aren't whats making people buy this system, it's the novelty of swinging that remote.......

...to play all the games. This helps to kill the "been there, done that" feeling that started to occur to more and more gamers in the last several years. Improving the graphics alone just doesn't cut it anymore which is reflected by the sales of the HD consoles.

...

 



BMaker11 said:
Even though he didn't call the Wii a fad, I honestly believe there's an ounce of truth in it. I mean, what reason are people buying it? It can't be for the games...and don't say something like Mario or Zelda as reasons, because otherwise, the Gamecube would have beat everyone last gen. Excite Truck and NinjaBreadMan aren't whats making people buy this system, it's the novelty of swinging that remote.......

That's like saying the analog stick in the N64 made it a fad because people bought it to play games in a new way.

 



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RolStoppable said:
Obliterator1700 said:
RolStoppable said:
BMaker11 said:
Even though he didn't call the Wii a fad, I honestly believe there's an ounce of truth in it. I mean, what reason are people buying it? It can't be for the games...and don't say something like Mario or Zelda as reasons, because otherwise, the Gamecube would have beat everyone last gen. Excite Truck and NinjaBreadMan aren't whats making people buy this system, it's the novelty of swinging that remote.......

...to play all the games. This helps to kill the "been there, done that" feeling that started to occur to more and more gamers in the last several years. Improving the graphics alone just doesn't cut it anymore which is reflected by the sales of the HD consoles.

...

You don't believe that people buy Wiis to play games in a new way?

He answered it...

 

 



RolStoppable said:
Obliterator1700 said:
RolStoppable said:
BMaker11 said:
Even though he didn't call the Wii a fad, I honestly believe there's an ounce of truth in it. I mean, what reason are people buying it? It can't be for the games...and don't say something like Mario or Zelda as reasons, because otherwise, the Gamecube would have beat everyone last gen. Excite Truck and NinjaBreadMan aren't whats making people buy this system, it's the novelty of swinging that remote.......

...to play all the games. This helps to kill the "been there, done that" feeling that started to occur to more and more gamers in the last several years. Improving the graphics alone just doesn't cut it anymore which is reflected by the sales of the HD consoles.

...

You don't believe that people buy Wiis to play games in a new way?

 

No, they buy Wii's to piss off nerds who like HiDef graphics and online communities whose favorite color is brown... (Dammit, that's me.)

Edit: Disco is still going quite strong thank you very much.  I bet more people can sing along to more disco songs than rap songs.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.

Viper1 said:
BMaker11 said:
Even though he didn't call the Wii a fad, I honestly believe there's an ounce of truth in it. I mean, what reason are people buying it? It can't be for the games...and don't say something like Mario or Zelda as reasons, because otherwise, the Gamecube would have beat everyone last gen. Excite Truck and NinjaBreadMan aren't whats making people buy this system, it's the novelty of swinging that remote.......

That's like saying the analog stick in the N64 made it a fad because people bought it to play games in a new way.

 

 

 

Where did the N64 end up?



BMaker11 said:
Even though he didn't call the Wii a fad, I honestly believe there's an ounce of truth in it. I mean, what reason are people buying it? It can't be for the games...and don't say something like Mario or Zelda as reasons, because otherwise, the Gamecube would have beat everyone last gen. Excite Truck and NinjaBreadMan aren't whats making people buy this system, it's the novelty of swinging that remote.......

No people don't buy the Wii for the awesome library of games that I don't have enough time to play as much as I want. Oh, and take it back on Excite Truck. I love that game.



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Obliterator1700 said:
Viper1 said:
BMaker11 said:
Even though he didn't call the Wii a fad, I honestly believe there's an ounce of truth in it. I mean, what reason are people buying it? It can't be for the games...and don't say something like Mario or Zelda as reasons, because otherwise, the Gamecube would have beat everyone last gen. Excite Truck and NinjaBreadMan aren't whats making people buy this system, it's the novelty of swinging that remote.......

That's like saying the analog stick in the N64 made it a fad because people bought it to play games in a new way.

 

 

 

Where did the N64 end up?

It made Nintendo a lot of money, inspired 3D gameplay for the next generation, and has more games that generally excepted to be top of the genre in the last 15 years.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.