Because he didn't state reasons! At least I think when I first saw that post I was thinking your
banned and I was right.

OT They just hate the wii's sucess

I don't hate Nintendo. I have had every N console since the NES.

This gen they decided to make a console for the physical therapists, the VA hospitals, the old folks homes, the pool halls, the gyms, the schools and after school programs, the Boy's and girl's clubs, the drug and alchohol rehab clinics, and the daycares.

They didn't make this console for me.

i dont hate wii and nintendo, i hate arrogant nintendo fanboys

I don't hate the Wii or Nintendo so this thread isn't directed at me but I do dislike the Wii. IF it wasn't for the Wii then both HD consoles wouldn't be struggling with low marketshares and the HD makers wouldn't have made their own motion sensor. But the gaming market is becomming more mainstream each month and Nintendo was just the first to act on the growing population of casual gamers. So the Wii was inevitable and I don't really hate it but I do dislike that it stands for: the end of gaming as we know it. I just hope that the HD makers will add a standard controller to their next console or otherwise it's really over and I need to go back to PC gaming, and that's the gaming machine I really do hate!

Hrm, I don't think so... there's enough legitimate hate. The sensitivity is an issue for all consoles.

People ignore or dislike the Wii because it has little to no games that interest them. For some, this turns into hate it because it is far more successful than their preferred console. I'm guilty of the latter reason occassionally, so at least it's easy to relate to.

@ Grey21

How can anyone hate the PC? :( It's the unltimate games machine.

because you don't like something doesnt mean you hate it. Hate is a strong word for a piece of plastic.

it's not the end of gaming as we know it grey.

It's the beginning of a new era. All it really needs is some more support, and a different approach.
Nintendo has done a pretty good job, it's just that their objective is something different than yours. Their key is to expand the market and target more people who would normally not play games. If you don't fall into that demographic, then of course you will have an easy time finding problems with it.
There may be a strategy of taking in both demographics, which nintendo is most suitably apt to do in the next gen, so it will be interesting to see how that pans out.

Speaking solely for myself, I hate both, but my hatred of the Wii is not related to my hatred for Nintendo; it has its own reasons.

For the Wii, I don't hate the new direction that Nintendo opened up in games; I feel it has applications. Rather, I hate that there is no other selling point to the console besides the controls, because I feel this is what has ultimately opened it up to developers to simply use it as a tacked on gimmick, since they can not offer the features that they would offer on other consoles.

I feel that this has been encouraged by Nintendo as well. They pushed Wii Play/Sports/Fit, essentially defining what games the system would be known for. The Wii is actually quite a capable system; sure not as much as the HD systems, but it is in it's own right. The problem however, is those features are not the selling point of the system, the controls are. Developers could make titles that still take advantage of the hardware, and they are (MH 3, SMG, SSBB; all look excellent), however, they are few and far between. I'm not going to say this isn't because those games don't sell, rather, it's just simply not what the typical consumer expects to see from the console.

Outside of that, I simply do not think the console offers a very good value. It is essentially a gamecube with motiion controls. I am not knocking the system for not being capable; I am simply stating that for it's level of capability, it is overpriced.

For the record, I owned an N64 and still own a gamecube and DS. I fully intend to own all three home consoles as well eventually (right now only a ps3). I don't let my hatred for a system govern my use to enjoy the games I want. My hatred isn't exclusive to Nintendo either, I have plenty left over for Microsoft, and Sony at times.