I keep saying this...
The most popular thing always gets the most amount of hate. This applies to virtually everything in the world...

They lost a great deal of money betting against nintendo this generation :\ at least i know i did.

Classic Controller and GC controller.

Just saying.

I don't hate on the Wii. I won't be quiet about my opinion that it's extremely over-rated though.


The reasons I dislike it and disliked the Gamecube are simple :

- The last great market leading Nintendo was the SNES. Every system since then has failed to live up to 1/10th of what the SNES was.

- IMHO, Nintendo only makes/has a handful of good titles every generation. Beyond that it's the same old, same old. (Hey, I love Mario and Zelda as much as anyone but some new games, new IPs need to be released). It seems like all I ever buy Nintendo consoles for anymore is Mario, Mario Kart, Zelda, Insert one or two more titles here. And thats about it.... It gets quite old.

- The system is totally geared for children. While this doesn't mean it can't be fun, there is no doubt the system is geared for children or a younger, family friendly crowd. While I like games and have no problem with this...I also love games like God of War ,Kill Zone 2 and Gears of War. The HD consoles provide family friendly games as well as the fun gore-fests.

- While graphics aren't everything, The Wii was totally short changed graphically IMHO and technologically in general. We all have read their financial reports, they certainly could afford to put a competitive system in place with Microsoft and Sony. It bothers me a tad that Nintendo will forgo making the best, most complete system on the market in favor of their personal profits.

- It has no functionality beyond what you see. No DVD, No anything.

- The online network is horrendous IMO.

- Nintendo as a company is afraid to take risks anymore. It's all about playing close to the vest and making profit. (Which is fine from a company health perspective...But from a consumer of Nintendo products I want to see more effort on their part and I just don't see it. With each passing generation it get's worse IMHO too.

Gamecube certainly did not have the amount of hate thrown at the Wii. Most people seemed to consider the Gamecube a disappointment, but irrelevant in the face of PS2 dominance.

it was the first console i ever bought with my own money. prior to that, i always got one for christmas or my b-day. i do like the wii, but i play my 360 more. the games are great, but for me, they just don't seem to keep my attention for very long. i own ssbb, mario galaxy, resident evil: uc and no more heroes. the only other game i want on the wii is mario kart wii. i don't feel betrayed by nintendo and am actually really happy to see them leading this generation. i feel that it is actually underrated in the gaming community because, with the right number of people, it is really fun to play. when i'm alone though, my 360 is what i prefer because the online is better. people hate the wii because it shook up the pecking order in gaming. to some, sony is supposed to be at the top with little to no competition but that just isn't how it's going. the games they say aren't good or hardcore. i beg to differ because the while the wii does have it's fair share of crap that i avoid (it's not like every 360 and ps3 game is great either), you can't really deny that it has plenty of gems like the 360 and ps3. people will make any excuse to bash the wii, but it isn't a bad console by any means.

I liked Wii. I thought it was great machine and that I would get it sometime.
Then I got it.After 2 weeks I just hated it.

For me, it does not have any hardcore games at all. But I still love it for its Zelda games.

I don't love to hate the Wii. Who is this "everyone" you speak of?

The reason the Wii gets hate is because you're on the internet. I could go a lot deeper but you generalized too much and I don't much feel like it.