Comments on: Houston, Wii have a problem. Where did Wii go wrong?

By: Nintendo Profit Quadruples, Wii Continues to Outsell Competition | Bob Caswell

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:36:34 +0000

[...] will the success last in the long run? Is there more fun to be had by the casual gamer past Wii Sports? Whatever the [...]

By: Scoota

Scoota — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:06:07 +0000

I was pissed off because when i compare 360 graphics and wii graphics its just a damn shame

By: micheal

micheal — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:14:48 +0000

the wii may not have good games but at least they got original. what have the changed from the ps2 to the ps3. all they did was add new graphics and features yeah thats really original (360 ok)

By: Nintendo Profit Quadruples, Wii Continues to Outsell Competition | TechConsumer

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:30:32 +0000

[...] will the success last in the long run? Is there more fun to be had by the casual gamer past Wii Sports? Whatever the [...]

By: Leisure: Don’t tell me how to waste my time! | TechConsumer

Leisure: Don’t tell me how to waste my time! | TechConsumer — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:48:23 +0000

[...] after my Wii post from yesterday, I wanted to clear something up. This post really has nothing to do with the Wii, but the response [...]

By: Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:49:01 +0000

So, I thought I’d jump in and my $.02 to the comments so far. I am not saying that it is dumb to have a Wii, there are just things that Nintendo is weak on, and I am sick of people acting like they are untouchable. That same kind of attitude got Sony in the PS3 debacle they are now dealing with. To be honest, I like Microsoft’s long-term strategy the most, but Nintendo is doing very well right now, and you can’t count out the biggest name in gaming with the Playstation 3 (220 Million units between PS1 and PS2). I think I am one of a very select few that doesn’t really like the PS3 (mostly because of its price point) that thinks Sony could still win this generation (in spite of it all).

As for the games, Smash Bros will sell some units, and So will Super Mario Galaxy, but Halo 3 (Xbox 360), GTA IV (PS3 and 360), MGS4 (PS3 for now) will all probably sell more units in the first week or two than those Wii games will sell in their lifetime. “Must-have” is a relative-term and “must-have” is probably a bigger market on the 360 and PS3 still.

Case in point, the biggest selling 360 game so far is Gears of War at 3.7 million units. The biggest selling Wii game (outside of the included WiiSports) is Zelda at 3.3 million units. They both came out around the same time. A brand new IP game on 360 outsold one of the biggest franchises in gaming history on the Wii. Again, I think much of this can be attributed to the fact that many Wii owners are content with WiiSports.

By: somebody

somebody — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:44:09 +0000

Its stated in the article that Nintendo has no big must-have holiday game. What a piece of BS. Smash Bros. Brawl will be a huge profit maker for Nintendo. Anyone whos owned a Gamecube and now has a Wii (theres alot)will buy this game. Not to mention that they also have Super Mario Galaxy coming out, with the reviews saying it is a great game.

By: Nikk Bobo

Nikk Bobo — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:18:02 +0000

Wii owners and Mac users are a lot alike in that they are so busy enjoying and evangelizing their product that they are often blind to its faults. Being a Wii owner myself I have to fight to maintain an objective opinion. So while it’s tempting to simply refute many of Paul’s comments I have to agree on a few points. First, that it will be difficult for Nintendo to hold on to the hardcore gamers. but that assumes that they ever had them. I think Nintendo gave up trying to hold that crowd long before this next gen war ever started (as their marketing strategy would indicate). The second is that the game lineup really could be better (though this may already be changing as third party developers are taking Wii more seriously now). I feel like most the games, though fun, have a kidish feel to them and I would love some serious online play.

By: alext

alext — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:30:19 +0000

Apparently the people complaining about bias and this not being “journalism” have never read an opinion column before?

You bring up some good points and I agree with the one about the Wii just not having the same staying power as the Xbox 360 and PS3. They’re definitely going to suffer in the future with the crowd that likes to have the pretty graphics to look at, but at the moment, they’re succeeding in causing Sony and Microsoft to re-evaluate who is buying their hardware and why.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:14:21 +0000

I have equal distaste for the Wii and agree with most of the points in the article, but it’s true what has been commented…it all comes down to taste.

The Wii will cater to those that enjoy those cartoony games with queer looking animals that bounce around in tree tops and collect gum drops or bananas…fuck that…give me a Vertical Tank or a Robar RC50

I thought the “chess to checkers” analogy was particularly great