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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Why NOW Is The Time To Abandon Ship On The Wii

Avinash_Tyagi on 06 January 2009
jalsonmi said:
Phoenix_34 said:
Why not just buy ANOTHER console, instead of selling one for another? This I never understood: Whats the point in selling the Wii? Is $250 really going to make you that much richer? What are you gonna do the day a great game for the Wii gets released? I own a ps3 and wii and Im very happy playing/switching between both Call of Duty and No More Heroes every other day.

Yea theres a slight drought for the Wii right now, but for crying out loud, if you owned a gamecube or a xbox, which had droughts for YEARS, this shouldn't even faze you.

 

Some of us aren't rich. Leaving graduate school with $180,000 in loans I have to start paying off soon and trying to enter the wonderful world of freelancing in the middle of a recession, an extra $250 to $400 or more (really, this is very much on the low end even if you don't go peripherals because of sales tax on such a large item) plus $50 or $60 a game, say 5 or 6 games a year, is not a habit I can afford. One system, maybe. Two systems? It's called living within your mens. I know it's considered unamerican, but hey, considering the times we live in, we as a country really should start getting used to it.

 

Which is why the Wii is so popular, it appeals to everyone in the family, so you get more bang for your buck



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

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Ari_Gold on 06 January 2009
Avinash_Tyagi said:
jalsonmi said:
Phoenix_34 said:
Why not just buy ANOTHER console, instead of selling one for another? This I never understood: Whats the point in selling the Wii? Is $250 really going to make you that much richer? What are you gonna do the day a great game for the Wii gets released? I own a ps3 and wii and Im very happy playing/switching between both Call of Duty and No More Heroes every other day.

Yea theres a slight drought for the Wii right now, but for crying out loud, if you owned a gamecube or a xbox, which had droughts for YEARS, this shouldn't even faze you.

 

Some of us aren't rich. Leaving graduate school with $180,000 in loans I have to start paying off soon and trying to enter the wonderful world of freelancing in the middle of a recession, an extra $250 to $400 or more (really, this is very much on the low end even if you don't go peripherals because of sales tax on such a large item) plus $50 or $60 a game, say 5 or 6 games a year, is not a habit I can afford. One system, maybe. Two systems? It's called living within your mens. I know it's considered unamerican, but hey, considering the times we live in, we as a country really should start getting used to it.

 

Which is why the Wii is so popular, it appeals to everyone in the family, so you get more bang for your buck

 

THAT IS SUBJECTIVE, sorry i just had to say it lol



Groucho on 06 January 2009

Kids love the Wii. Abandoning your Wii is like abandoning your inner child!



Wii_R2_Hardcore on 06 January 2009
Groucho said:
Kids love the Wii. Abandoning your Wii is like abandoning your inner child!

THIS!

 

I think most of hardcore gamers grew up but couldn't noticed it! In one hand they like are selfish kids, but in the other hand they are trying to convince everyone thar games are so important... but games are games! You are not "more mature" because you play games on a xbox 360!

I don't understand some so-called former Nintendo Fanboys complaining about "Nintendo not growing up with them"! Nintendo did grow up! What about you? Do you have a life? When are this guys going to start dating? If this guy had kids he will never would have sold the Wii.