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richardhutnik on 14 January 2010

When I saw the stuff being done with the Wii, I ended up saying to myself, "That looks like fun".  Stuff like Wii Sports boxing (didn't work that well) and bowling (worked well), Resort sword fighting, Super Mario Wii, Wii Punch Out, and Super Mario Galaxy all had me saying this.  Anyone else here see some of the Wii stuff and get the first impression that it looked like fun?  Anyone else here say the same, or think the same?

I also bring this up, because is it entirely possible the Wii is doing what it is doing, because large numbers of people see something the Wii does, and it piques their interest?  Not saying the stuff long-term people think the same.  But, on the surface, the games have an appeal that sells itself on the surface.

Anyone have any comments regarding this?



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griffinA on 14 January 2010

I think the each console company can be broken down by what they want their customers to feel while playing their games. The HD twins seek to 'wow' their customers and have them say "that was badass." Nintendo wants 'smiles' out of their games so they make games that are pure fun to play and watch someone else playing.



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CommonMan on 14 January 2010

Wii sports bowling and tennis are FUN! But I think Halo is fun too, as is Uncharted, and Mass Effect. I only play FUN games, I hate games that take themselves too damned seriously (but I'm giving you another chance, Killzone 2, don't let me down!).



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famousringo on 14 January 2010

I thought that Mirror's Edge looked fun. That didn't work out so well for me.



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Wildvine53 on 14 January 2010

I think that's how most video games sell, the fun factor. I no there are a few people who buy video games based on review scores and what others think, but most people I know buy games that seem like fun



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darthdevidem01 on 14 January 2010

yeah the following:

90% of the games I buy, when I see the video I say "wow that looks fun, I'll buy it"

be it an FF13 gameplay trailer, or NSMB Wii trailer or the uncharted 2 trailer

there are more games on PS360 that have me saying "hey that looks fun" than wii games....so I would say no to your first question in the OP.

thats just me, for other people it may look different



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Gamerace on 14 January 2010

Yeah, Wii games look like fun - to anyone because anyone can swing a tennis racket or a sword or throw a punch. I still can't aim worth a damn with dual analog though. Lol.



 

hsrob on 14 January 2010
CommonMan said:
Wii sports bowling and tennis are FUN! But I think Halo is fun too, as is Uncharted, and Mass Effect. I only play FUN games, I hate games that take themselves too damned seriously (but I'm giving you another chance, Killzone 2, don't let me down!).

I understand your point but I think his point is more that they obviously LOOK like fun.  You, being a gamer, can probably look at a clip of Halo X etc. and knowing what you know decide that it's probably going to be fun for you, but the average person maybe not. 

With something like Mario Kart with the wheel, even people who don't play games can look at that, figure out what's going on and think it could be 'fun'.



CommonMan on 14 January 2010
hsrob said:
CommonMan said:
Wii sports bowling and tennis are FUN! But I think Halo is fun too, as is Uncharted, and Mass Effect. I only play FUN games, I hate games that take themselves too damned seriously (but I'm giving you another chance, Killzone 2, don't let me down!).

I understand your point but I think his point is more that they obviously LOOK like fun.  You, being a gamer, can probably look at a clip of Halo X etc. and knowing what you know decide that it's probably going to be fun for you, but the average person maybe not. 

With something like Mario Kart with the wheel, even people who don't play games can look at that, figure out what's going on and think it could be 'fun'.

Apparently I missed reading comprehension in grade school.

Yeah, I agree that Wii games look like fun. When we bust it out at parties and someone else is playing, I actually get the "man, I wish I was playing right now" vibe. Which hasn't happened since the snes days for me.

 



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Raze on 14 January 2010

Not so much "that looks like fun" but moreso "this is fun!"
People usually know I like a game when I wont shut up about it, or explain it to a non-gamer. Kinda how I am with Silent Hill on the Wii right now.



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