Don Reisinger = pointless idiot not worth posting about. Thread over

my favorite thing about these kinds of articles, is that they essentially are argueing that the PS2 is also built for water-downed casual games

These flamebait articles made a bit more sense before E3 2009, when both other console manufacturers decided to imitate the Wii.
It's so downgraded it took others at least 4 years to catch up!

I know, its crazy, I make a sarcastic post, despite agreeing with a person, and they think Im a fanboy attacking them and reacting to their post.

Perhaps its just the view that I take on gaming - there's no reason to put a gaming genre down. There's a market for everything, but not everyone fits the mold of every market. For example, you and I have a different opinion on Umbrella Chronicles - I thought it was pretty cool how they condensed the RE story to be less wordy and drawn out. It was sort of like a RE highlights. I didn't mind the on-rails experience, being an old aracade gamer (back when it was 25 cents per play!) Sure, I don't want EVERY game to be like that, but they have their place. Ultimately, I have the best setup, as I can get my HD gaming fix on my PC (and eventually to add a 360), and if the game comes to the Wii, I get that for the ability to have smooth controls and sit on my couch (I hate being in front of a computer at work most of the day and then spending my evening in front of one too)

Oh, and I don't have a PHD yet. So, that'd be Mr. Reactionary.

I noticed how quick he is to pounce on the fact that Ubisoft couldn't port the HD Prince of Persia to Wii, but ignored the next point: that Ubisoft thought there wouldn't be any need to make a Wii version in the first place. When they started work on PoP, pretty much the whole industry thought of the Wii as "everyone's second console", meaning that gamers would buy one of the HD consoles first, so there was no point in making a Wii version when all those Wii owners were just going to have an HD console anyway. Most of the article is spent pointing out how limited the Wii is, and how it can't do what the HD consoles can; it's only at the very end that he recognizes that Nintendo's games aren't watered down, and that developers are being lazy.

I mean he makes a point but the only way he is able to do it is by not including other things. Although most of his argument is surrounded of how it is the developers fault for providing that "watered down experience".

I mean it is very true that Nintendo still seems to be the main one providing quality and solid titles although that doesn't mean third parties haven't done it. What I find even funnier is that although he talks about the Wii not getting RE5 and providing a "watered down experience", the wii version of RE4 was miles ahead of the new Resident Evil in almost every aspect of gameplay. Almost felt like a downgrade playing RE5 on the 360.

The point is good in that 3rd parties still haven't stepped up but it doesn't mean it hasn't gotten better. Nor does it mean that it is because of Wii's hardware limitations (which was a silly mention anyways cause he states that Ninty has done well so obviously its not the hardware). Poorly constructed and drafted but the main point is a good one. Too bad he's not crafty enough (or unbiased) to write it properly.

The main thing here is that Nintendo releases incremental improvements as much as possible to maximize sales of strong brands.  They know that WSR and NSMBWii are going to sell a ton anyway, so why include online play and Wii Speak support?  This has always been one of the problems with Nintendo.

I personally never get tired of playing Mario and will always buy new games until they start sucking or I do get tired of Mario... I am part of the problem I guess.

The author is a Wii-hater but it is partially true.  I do not agree about "mature" graphics of Madden and Ghostbusters, the artstyle of "mature" does not necessarily make a game better.

What water's it down is the lack online play, online communication, a simple friend system, and deeper gameplay in general.

Mario Galaxy offered a new "next-gen" feel to gameplay and level design.  I don't see that huge step in other places, in other games on Wii.

I am not saying there are no good games.  I am not saying that the Wii sucks.  I love the Wii and there are plenty of games I like.

I feel exactly the same way. It always feels that there is something missing from wii games.

Is he trying to say that HD gamers are too stupid to solve puzzles?

Don Reisinger is a watered down experience so there