we would have 3 similar consoles just like last gen, if nintendo went with standard control pad, we have seen graphical leaps every gen so it was expected that we would get better graphics when a new console arrives, it was getting too predictable imo, then the wii shows up and goes a different path.

graphics is not everything to me, if a game takes full advantage of the hardware that is built upon it will look good and play good, every great game is built on those principles be it NES game or a PS3 game, so no i would not trade the wiimote for extra horse power, i can always buy a HD console or build a Gaming PC if i want great graphics.

I've read many threads on this site, before actually joining the forum. One of those threads spoke about if Wii wasn't released would you still have bought a system this gen. Now I'm not trying to insight trolling or whatever, but for me the answer is no. I remember last gen having a feeling of deja vu and games didn't feel as fun to me anymore. I was given a 360 as a gift but I wasn't really feeling that either, I figured I was gonna just sit it out this gen. My boy had the Wii, and I was like oh let me try it. Played the baseball and the tennis and I felt like I was pickin up a controller for the first time. I kept pressin buttons that had no effect on the screen, I had to get used to actually doing the motion, and is was FUN. I played Madden 07 and that sealed it for me, got the Wii in August with Prime 3, and have been chillin ever since. I say all that just to say that, for me graphics I feel hit a plateau last gen for consoles, I recently got put on to gaming pc's like 2 years back, and those graphics are ridiculous, make the HD consoles look like the Wii ;) But gameplay is king, and motion controls is the direction every console will adopt next gen. Nintendo deserves respect if nothing else for being a trailblazer of our beloved industry.

I like the wii very much but as a hardcore gamer with a HD TV, I want blockbuster type of experience.

I kind of regret trading in my wii for a PS3 because I love Mario Kart sooo much. But it is kind going back to standard graphics after all the HD games I have.

But I just may buy a wii again when a new Zelda or Dragon Quest game comes out.

No!

No, but I wouldn't complain if it also had HD graphics.

Err.. no, it's one of the main things that made me buy 1 in the first place.

The thing about Nintendo is they are always the pioneer in Gaming.

1. NES..Mario Brother brought gaming out of the ghetto.
2. SNES, First Console with 3d graphic chip ie. Star Fox.
3. N64 - First console with analog stick..Now a standard.
4. Mario 64 - Bringing platformer to 3D.
5. Now Wii with its Wiimote.

That is why I love about Nintendo, they seems to be 2 steps ahead of the competition in innovation.

I just wish the Wii look a little better on my LCD, that is all.

Meh, HD graphics? :/

I just want gameplay. Not that HD is bad but...I honestly don't care much about graphics.

That first paragraph of yours was a nightmare, but it's fixed now.

So now to answer you questions.

I am glad that Nintendo went for innovation instead of graphics

The Wii is not for casuals, I will laugh at you when you are forced to buy one to play all the core 3rd party games that it'll get by the end of gen

The Wii does not have xbox 1 graphics, it's graphics are noticeably better

What the heck are you talking about. The Wii only has Nintendo games that sell and only a few third party games sell. And most of the 3rd party games that sell are like Carnival games and Sonic Mario at the Olympic. Please, have you even considered games like L4D, Fallout 3, Resident Evil 5, SF4, GTA4, are impossible for the wii unless they dumbed it down like Dead Rising. I like the Wii, I even said that, but you are soo wrong in regard to my first paragraph.