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omgwtfbbq on 13 October 2007
DonWii said:
He says ASH has hideous Graphics? Stopped caring what he said.
to be perfectly honest, I don't get it. I think ASH looks horrible.

 



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Rath on 13 October 2007
omgwtfbbq said:
I think he'd prefer the Wii to have a hard drive, HD, a standard controller with maybe token motion detection. Perhaps he'd like to include some form of next-gen optical media as well. Hell, maybe it would be better still if the Wii had a powerpc based core with multiple vector units and cost $600.

I think he wants his Wii to be a PS3
 Except he wants it to be winning =P

 



dschumm on 13 October 2007

Nintendo knows as well as anyone that HD adoption has been pretty slow. And most of those with new big screens are buying them to watch their DVDs. Yes the watch HDTV but that is not why they bought the TV. Those movies run at 480p just like the Wii.

As far as a hard drive, if and when Nintendo finds use for extra storage for gaming, they can do one or both of the following. Update Wii firmware and allow games to be played from SD cards. Boom everyone who wants can pick up unlimited storage in 2 gigs at a time. Second they allow USB hard support. Surprise, surprise the Wii was built with hard drive support.



Final* Word on Game Delays:

The game will not be any better or include more content then planned. Any commnets that say so are just PR hogwash to make you feel better for having to wait.

Delays are due to lack of proper resources, skill, or adequate planning by the developer.

Do be thankful that they have enough respect for you to delay the game and maintain its intended level of quality.

*naznatips is exempt

MontanaHatchet on 13 October 2007

I'm trying to thaw the basic idea here.

The Wii is better being vastly weaker than the other systems.

And if the Wii shouldn't be compared to the other systems, why do most of us do it? It's complete hypocritical! Oh, the Wii is selling the most, but it's on a completely different playing field. Thus, the 360 is selling the most. Or maybe the DS? But considering that the DS is cheap and it's expanded the bounds of controls, perhaps it's on a different playing field as well.

What if Sony made a console much like the Wii, and Nintendo decided to follow Sony's route, making a powerful system but keeping the same control? Most of you (but I'm not pointing fingers) would still go to Nintendo's side.

Perhaps he's thinking to himself,

"Hey, imagine if we could couple the power of the PS3 or 360, with the controls of the Wii." "We could make amazing games!"

Perhaps he really does just hate the Wii, and he just wants to mock is so that fanboys on chat rooms all over the world can insult a man they know nothing about. That seems like the most logical theory, because, much like most of your opinions, mine were complete crap.

~MontanaHatchet~



 

 

Rath on 13 October 2007
MontanaHatchet said:
I'm trying to thaw the basic idea here.

The Wii is better being vastly weaker than the other systems.

And if the Wii shouldn't be compared to the other systems, why do most of us do it? It's complete hypocritical! Oh, the Wii is selling the most, but it's on a completely different playing field. Thus, the 360 is selling the most. Or maybe the DS? But considering that the DS is cheap and it's expanded the bounds of controls, perhaps it's on a different playing field as well.

What if Sony made a console much like the Wii, and Nintendo decided to follow Sony's route, making a powerful system but keeping the same control? Most of you (but I'm not pointing fingers) would still go to Nintendo's side.

Perhaps he's thinking to himself,

"Hey, imagine if we could couple the power of the PS3 or 360, with the controls of the Wii." "We could make amazing games!"

Perhaps he really does just hate the Wii, and he just wants to mock is so that fanboys on chat rooms all over the world can insult a man they know nothing about. That seems like the most logical theory, because, much like most of your opinions, mine were complete crap.

~MontanaHatchet~

 The point isnt that Nintendos direction for this generation was to produce a cheaper less powerful system rather than an expensive powerful one and this guy is saying 'Hey if they made an expensive powerful sytem it would be pretty good!'.

Hes saying that the Wii would be good if it wasnt the Wii, and thats why hes being mocked. 



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MontanaHatchet on 13 October 2007
Rath said:
MontanaHatchet said:
I'm trying to thaw the basic idea here.

The Wii is better being vastly weaker than the other systems.

And if the Wii shouldn't be compared to the other systems, why do most of us do it? It's complete hypocritical! Oh, the Wii is selling the most, but it's on a completely different playing field. Thus, the 360 is selling the most. Or maybe the DS? But considering that the DS is cheap and it's expanded the bounds of controls, perhaps it's on a different playing field as well.

What if Sony made a console much like the Wii, and Nintendo decided to follow Sony's route, making a powerful system but keeping the same control? Most of you (but I'm not pointing fingers) would still go to Nintendo's side.

Perhaps he's thinking to himself,

"Hey, imagine if we could couple the power of the PS3 or 360, with the controls of the Wii." "We could make amazing games!"

Perhaps he really does just hate the Wii, and he just wants to mock is so that fanboys on chat rooms all over the world can insult a man they know nothing about. That seems like the most logical theory, because, much like most of your opinions, mine were complete crap.

~MontanaHatchet~

The point isnt that Nintendos direction for this generation was to produce a cheaper less powerful system rather than an expensive powerful one and this guy is saying 'Hey if they made an expensive powerful sytem it would be pretty good!'.

Hes saying that the Wii would be good if it wasnt the Wii, and thats why hes being mocked.


 I can understand that.

I think the Wii could have both different controls and advanced engines. I mean, remember how excited some people were at the thought/rumor of an HD Wii?

Besides, what would the Wii cost with advanced technology? Considering the fact that most people are excited to dump an entire savings into WiiFit, I fail to see how it would hurt, as long as it's not the cost of a PS3. 



 

 

Words Of Wisdom on 13 October 2007
MontanaHatchet said:

I can understand that.

I think the Wii could have both different controls and advanced engines. I mean, remember how excited some people were at the thought/rumor of an HD Wii?

Besides, what would the Wii cost with advanced technology? Considering the fact that most people are excited to dump an entire savings into WiiFit, I fail to see how it would hurt, as long as it's not the cost of a PS3.


With 360 SKUs coming down in price, it would be terminally stupid for the Wii to start going up in price.



fkusumot on 13 October 2007
MontanaHatchet said:
Rath said:
MontanaHatchet said:
I'm trying to thaw the basic idea here.

The Wii is better being vastly weaker than the other systems.

And if the Wii shouldn't be compared to the other systems, why do most of us do it? It's complete hypocritical! Oh, the Wii is selling the most, but it's on a completely different playing field. Thus, the 360 is selling the most. Or maybe the DS? But considering that the DS is cheap and it's expanded the bounds of controls, perhaps it's on a different playing field as well.

What if Sony made a console much like the Wii, and Nintendo decided to follow Sony's route, making a powerful system but keeping the same control? Most of you (but I'm not pointing fingers) would still go to Nintendo's side.

Perhaps he's thinking to himself,

"Hey, imagine if we could couple the power of the PS3 or 360, with the controls of the Wii." "We could make amazing games!"

Perhaps he really does just hate the Wii, and he just wants to mock is so that fanboys on chat rooms all over the world can insult a man they know nothing about. That seems like the most logical theory, because, much like most of your opinions, mine were complete crap.

~MontanaHatchet~

The point isnt that Nintendos direction for this generation was to produce a cheaper less powerful system rather than an expensive powerful one and this guy is saying 'Hey if they made an expensive powerful sytem it would be pretty good!'.

Hes saying that the Wii would be good if it wasnt the Wii, and thats why hes being mocked.


I can understand that.

I think the Wii could have both different controls and advanced engines. I mean, remember how excited some people were at the thought/rumor of an HD Wii?

Besides, what would the Wii cost with advanced technology? Considering the fact that most people are excited to dump an entire savings into WiiFit, I fail to see how it would hurt, as long as it's not the cost of a PS3.

 


 I have no idea what you mean by this but I found it quite funny regardless.



I Blame Wii Fit!

MontanaHatchet on 13 October 2007
fkusumot said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Rath said:
MontanaHatchet said:
I'm trying to thaw the basic idea here.

The Wii is better being vastly weaker than the other systems.

And if the Wii shouldn't be compared to the other systems, why do most of us do it? It's complete hypocritical! Oh, the Wii is selling the most, but it's on a completely different playing field. Thus, the 360 is selling the most. Or maybe the DS? But considering that the DS is cheap and it's expanded the bounds of controls, perhaps it's on a different playing field as well.

What if Sony made a console much like the Wii, and Nintendo decided to follow Sony's route, making a powerful system but keeping the same control? Most of you (but I'm not pointing fingers) would still go to Nintendo's side.

Perhaps he's thinking to himself,

"Hey, imagine if we could couple the power of the PS3 or 360, with the controls of the Wii." "We could make amazing games!"

Perhaps he really does just hate the Wii, and he just wants to mock is so that fanboys on chat rooms all over the world can insult a man they know nothing about. That seems like the most logical theory, because, much like most of your opinions, mine were complete crap.

~MontanaHatchet~

The point isnt that Nintendos direction for this generation was to produce a cheaper less powerful system rather than an expensive powerful one and this guy is saying 'Hey if they made an expensive powerful sytem it would be pretty good!'.

Hes saying that the Wii would be good if it wasnt the Wii, and thats why hes being mocked.


I can understand that.

I think the Wii could have both different controls and advanced engines. I mean, remember how excited some people were at the thought/rumor of an HD Wii?

Besides, what would the Wii cost with advanced technology? Considering the fact that most people are excited to dump an entire savings into WiiFit, I fail to see how it would hurt, as long as it's not the cost of a PS3.

 


I have no idea what you mean by this but I found it quite funny regardless.


 Well, think about it. If you can get a Core 360 for almost the price of a Wii, despite the 360 being far more powerful, then either Microsoft is ripping themselves off or Nintendo is ripping all of us off. But I think it's called "profit".

WiiFit is $80 for the balance board alone, and then I'm guessing oh, say, $50 for the game itself. So, in the end, that's more than the price of a 360 Premium and almost the price of a 40 gig PS3, despite the fact that those two systems are vastly more powerful.

My main point for WiiFit is that something as boring looking as it shouldn't charge you out the ass.



 

 

fkusumot on 13 October 2007
MontanaHatchet said:
fkusumot said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Rath said:
MontanaHatchet said:
I'm trying to thaw the basic idea here.

The Wii is better being vastly weaker than the other systems.

And if the Wii shouldn't be compared to the other systems, why do most of us do it? It's complete hypocritical! Oh, the Wii is selling the most, but it's on a completely different playing field. Thus, the 360 is selling the most. Or maybe the DS? But considering that the DS is cheap and it's expanded the bounds of controls, perhaps it's on a different playing field as well.

What if Sony made a console much like the Wii, and Nintendo decided to follow Sony's route, making a powerful system but keeping the same control? Most of you (but I'm not pointing fingers) would still go to Nintendo's side.

Perhaps he's thinking to himself,

"Hey, imagine if we could couple the power of the PS3 or 360, with the controls of the Wii." "We could make amazing games!"

Perhaps he really does just hate the Wii, and he just wants to mock is so that fanboys on chat rooms all over the world can insult a man they know nothing about. That seems like the most logical theory, because, much like most of your opinions, mine were complete crap.

~MontanaHatchet~

The point isnt that Nintendos direction for this generation was to produce a cheaper less powerful system rather than an expensive powerful one and this guy is saying 'Hey if they made an expensive powerful sytem it would be pretty good!'.

Hes saying that the Wii would be good if it wasnt the Wii, and thats why hes being mocked.


I can understand that.

I think the Wii could have both different controls and advanced engines. I mean, remember how excited some people were at the thought/rumor of an HD Wii?

Besides, what would the Wii cost with advanced technology? Considering the fact that most people are excited to dump an entire savings into WiiFit, I fail to see how it would hurt, as long as it's not the cost of a PS3.

 


I have no idea what you mean by this but I found it quite funny regardless.


Well, think about it. If you can get a Core 360 for almost the price of a Wii, despite the 360 being far more powerful, then either Microsoft is ripping themselves off or Nintendo is ripping all of us off. But I think it's called "profit".

WiiFit is $80 for the balance board alone, and then I'm guessing oh, say, $50 for the game itself. So, in the end, that's more than the price of a 360 Premium and almost the price of a 40 gig PS3, despite the fact that those two systems are vastly more powerful.

My main point for WiiFit is that something as boring looking as it shouldn't charge you out the ass.


 Uhm, where did you get this information from?



I Blame Wii Fit!