@Tron Knotts

Agreed. People who bitch about the Wii's lack of games are just too short sighted to see past Halo 3 and Gears Of War. It just seems that people who want to bitch about the Wii will, regardless of it's ever growing library of decent games.

But not agreed about the Mario 64 comment, just to distance myself a little bit.

The only reason people want one is either because they can never find one and are just frustrated to the point where they will verbally abuse a GameStop associate because they don't have them in stock (seriously, leave my employees alone you kitchen bitches), or they want to resell them(What do you mean I can't buy five Wii's? Because you're scum asshole.)

The PS3 is such a better deal than a Wii it's not even funny, and once parents who have no fucking clue realize that a 360 is an even better deal, the Wii just seems like a total ripoff, especially when the Wii interface was originally meant for the GameCube, but Nintendo was too cheap to develop it back then.

Tickle me Elmo all over again.

It's all the kids wanting it for X-mas and their parents running out and scooping them up.

I finally started playing mine after just over 4 months of inactivity because I picked up RE: Umbrella chronicles, a so so title.

@liqideos

How can anything be a better deal if you don't want it? Say I want to play Mario galaxy, Metroid, Z&W etc, then how would a PS3 be a better deal? If I want a PS3 then I buy a PS3, if I want a Wii I buy a Wii.

Also, if you knew anything about interface design then you would realise that all interface development is an ongoing process which is constantly being tweaked by a R&D division, it is not in any way linked to a generation or console life cycle. In the next few years you will probably see a new controller from Nintendo which was concieved 10 years ago, you can even see the seeds of Wii's motion control interface way back with Nintendo's useless Power Glove. It takes years and years to perfect and populise a new form of interaction.

There are plenty at my local stores. I guess this shortage only applies to the US??

Having a Wii really makes me feel like one of the chosen few. Its true though, having a Wii doesn´t necessarily mean constant usage. I have mine since summer, but throughout this term I´ve been playing Odin Sphere on the PS2, and only recently did I finish everything RE4 has to offer... again.

Things are gonna chance with Umbrella Chronicles though...

I STILL cannot ever find a Wii, ever. I've never even seen one in person.

wii sucks. xbox360 rules. atleast the wii is better than a PS3.

@ Anemone:
Oh, I don't think you should buy them as an investment- I think you should buy them because they're really fun. And if "hardcore" gamers dismiss the Wii because there aren't any "gamers' games" for it, well, there never will be.

@Anemone

Well if you think the Wii hasn’t touched several genres properly then that is a fair point. Personal taste is personal taste. Personally I don’t feel like there are too many great platformers nowadays. At least Mario Galaxy will suffice for now. The problem are those that seem to constantly bitch. You now the people. The ones that are all, “Well I bought a Wii, completed Zelda, played a bit of WiiSports…then what? It’s got no games”. This, I feel is a very short sighted attitude, one I’m afraid you succumbed to, as illustrated by your forst comment in this post. Also Johnthereaper, Catalyst and Lethal Dosage are all guilty of complaining. The fact is there are an ever-growing plethora of games. In the first year alone we’ve had “The Big Three”, Mario , Metroid and Zelda. Then we’ve had Trauma Centre, Zack & Wiki, Paper Mario, Geometry Wars: Galaxies, Umbrella Chronicles, SSX Blur, Mario Strikers and a fine ass port of RE4. Not to mention the few games on the horizon like No More Heroes, Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii. That also doesn’t take into account the number of games for next year not yet announced. Taking that into account it’s hardly an investment for the future with so many great games available now, and so many in the near future.

The downside to the Wii being popular is one that has always plagued “the most popular console”. Developers will get lazy and release a bunch of shit just to make a quick buck. It’s nothing new and I wish people wouldn’t act like it’s the Wii’s fault for the sudden influx of god awful games.

To quote Super Troopers
Mother of God...

This is seriously insane. Tons of little kids will be getting a new Wii i guess.

@Anemone

I can see where you coming from. Nintendo have taken a great risk releasing their five biggest franchises in the first 18 months. Perhaps I'm being optimistic in thinking they're already thinking up new ones. Disaster: Day of Crisis certainly looks interesting. Either way though, 18 months and five of their biggest franchises, not to mention some great third party games makes for an interesting Wii, certainly at the moment at least. I just don't get why people sell their Wiis on the assumption that there are no games when there clearly are many. Let us not forget the VC which, let's face it, is just fan service for us lot. Soccer moms aren't particularly interested in Act Raiser now are they?

Whether or not the Wii can last the whole hog remains to be seen. But with the success of the DS and the demand of the Wii I can hardly see it slowing down much, especially not until after next Christmas. But then again I'm not an analyst.

I dunno what side of the Hardcore vs Casual side of the fence I fall on. I've been a gamer all my life, but never as devoted to the hobby as most. However I manage to fit into that whole short-sighted definition of a gamer aside, I've found more than a few games for the Wii that have kept me entertained. I'm not interested in the shit that exists for the console either, like Carnival Games for instance, and even still I've still found plenty to keep me happy. Either I'm easy to please, or that speaks well of the Wii library.

Or maybe it doesn't. To each their own, right? I don't get all the hate, but it doesn't stop me from enjoying the console, so meh.

In closing, STFUAJPG. Isn't that what being a gamer is about? Fuck all that silly brand nonsense. Go with what appeals to you, and I'll continue to do the same.

Fuck the Atari Jaguar. That's right, I went there.

Fuck the Phantom.

The three systems were so fun to camp when they launched :D. I miss these 3 days lol. Hysteria around the 360, 36h+ camp for ps3 and moms fight at wii launch... So when is the next next-gen so we can have this fun again?

Hmn. That's pretty insightful. Well, most of your posts here have been. And it gives me an idea for a blog too. Or it would were I not a lazy bastard.