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jarrod on 10 December 2009
JUG said:
Wii Play really isn't a crap game. I have one word for you: Tanks.

Tanks is the only good thing on it.  Nintendo should release it on WiiWare, then I could sell of my copy.



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max power on 10 December 2009
d21lewis said:
Metroid Prime, Eternal Darkness, Mario Kart, Starfox (and Adventures), Pikmin, Wave Race, Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, SSB Melee, and a host of others were like quantum leaps above what the N64 was offering (well, Wave Race and Starfox were a bit of a step back......). The Wii games have motion control, but they don't blow me away like the Gamecube games did in their time. That's my complaint.

This is more of a criticism of the Wii's hardware, than Nintendo's application of the Wii's hardware.

Qauntum leap over the N64?

Luigi's mansion was boring (first Nintendo home console to launch w/o a Mario game, I figured a Luigi game was just as good... boy was I wrong).  Mario Sunshine wasn't nearly as fun as Mario 64.

 

Are you talking about graphics rather than fun/gameplay?



Seraphic_Sixaxis on 10 December 2009

For me Super Mario Sunshine > Super Mario Galaxy.



GuyDuke on 10 December 2009
jefforange89 said:

In this thread, we shall compare Wii and GCN first party games.  Let's see now...

 

SMG, SMG2, NSMBWii >>> Super Mario Sunshine

Mario Kart Wii > Mario Kart Double Dash

Metroid Prime Trilogy, Metroid Other M >>> Metroid Prime 1/2

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn > Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

NPC! Pikmin 1, NPC! Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3 >>> Pikmin 1/2

Brawl > Melee

Twilight Princess Wii > Twilight Princess GCN

Super Paper Mario < Thousand Year Door

Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Party 8, Wii Play >>> however many Mario Parties there were for GCN

Animal Crossing: City Folk > Animal Crossing

Batallion Wars II > Batallion Wars

(anything else that I'm forgetting?)

...and that leaves The Wind Waker, both Star Fox games, F-Zero GX, Geist, Eternal Darkness, Luigi's Mansion (and a few others that I might be forgetting?  idk) unanswered.  However, there are also Punch-Out!!, Sin and Punishment 2, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, Wii Music, Excite Truck, Excitebots, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Fatal Frame IV, Dynamic Slash, Endless Ocean, and others for Wii.  Not to mention, Zelda Wii, which obviously exists, various WiiWare projects, and anything else that comes out over the few years, given that the Wii has only been out for three years.

 

So, what are people complaining about again?

Wow... I didn't even realize Nintendo produced the same amount of games... The real problem is 3rd parties but in 2010 it will be forgotten with Monster Hunter 3 and Red Steel 2...

2010... Wii will get the same amount of good games than the PS3 and Xbox 360.

2010... The year of the gamer since of 2007.



Senlis on 10 December 2009
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
For me Super Mario Sunshine > Super Mario Galaxy.

Why is that?




 

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GuyDuke on 10 December 2009

What do you want finally for Nintendo? Create a HD console and lose again the war console but get much more stuff for core gamers?

Gamecube was a great failure for Nintendo and it got tons and TONS of 1st party titles. Why should they do the same thing with the Wii if now they have success? If you're not happy with your Wii, don't play it, then wait 'til end of 2010 and come back to see what's going on.

Super Mario Galaxy is the best Mario game ever and one of the highest rated game and it's on the Wii, not on the Gamecube. Wait until beginning of 2010 and you will have the sequel of the best Mario game ever.



mike_intellivision on 10 December 2009

Three thoughts.

First there are a lot of good first-party games on Wii -- and were a lot on the Cube.

Related to this, comparing the complete GC collection to the partial Wii collection is unfair because we don't know the totality of all games on the Wii. (For example, when Kirby comes out, the Wii wins hands down!)

Finally, remember a lot of these first-party games were farmed out to second (Rare) and third (Namco, Hudson) parties.

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Third,



      


I am Mario.


I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble.

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jarrod on 10 December 2009

N64 kicked the shit out of GameCube. Honestly, I'd say GC was easily Nintendo's most disappointing console 1st party wise, from the rushed to market Zelda/Mario to the various (mostly disappointing) outsourced sequels to the loss of the "Second Party" support system. And the sales really reflected that.

GameCube's best Nintendo games (Twilight Princess, Retroid 1-2, Pikmin 1-2, DKJB) got improved Wii ports anyway. Good riddance.



Seraphic_Sixaxis on 10 December 2009
Senlis said:
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
For me Super Mario Sunshine > Super Mario Galaxy.

Why is that?

I prefer Sunshines Beach-Like hawaii style over mario galaxy's... galaxy style.



Senlis on 10 December 2009
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
Senlis said:
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
For me Super Mario Sunshine > Super Mario Galaxy.

Why is that?

I prefer Sunshines Beach-Like hawaii style over mario galaxy's... galaxy style.

I thought it might be because Galaxy had more small landmasses.  I like the tropical style of Mario Sunshine too, though there are a couple stages I really don't like.