Anyone else notice that the amount Wii-hate on the internet has really died down recently? It used to be that you couldn't go five seconds on a gaming blog without reading stuff like "The Wii isn't a game console, it's a toy" or "All Wii games looks like shit always all the time" or "I sold my dusty Wii because it has no games and it's not a gaming console and it waggles and I hate it and Nintendo abandoned me because they didn't go HD". These sorts of comments were bound to show up in any post about any Wii game, sometimes written by readers, and sometimes by the bloggers themselves. When I first started reading Destructoid, it seemed like I every other post was a Summa written Wii-bash. I don't miss it, or him.

These days, Wii bashing seems to be on the decline. Though there will always be a few noisy crickets, I reckon that I've seen more "Man, this almost makes me want to buy a Wii" and "That game looks fun, I hope it gets ported to a system I own" sort of comments in Wii posts than ever before.

I wonder why this is?

A few guesses-

* The Wii is getting more "hardcore" friendly games than it used to (Metroid: Other M, Sin and Punishment 2, FF CC The Crystal Bearers, Dead Space: Extraction, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, No More Heroes 2, Muramasa, etc)

*The fact that the Wii is only sort-of kicking ass in "the console wars" instead of totally kicking ass. Becoming less of a threat makes people less afraid, and therefore less angry (thanks Yoda!)

* Most people realize that even if the Wii doesn't go on to outsell the 360 and the PS3, that it has already has "won" the philosophical side of "the console wars", as seen by Microsoft and Sony adopting as many of the Wii's attributes as possible (avatars, motion controls, etc.) Why bash a console that's already "won"?

* You can't make fun motion controls when your console of choice (360 or PS3) is adopting them as fast as it can.

* People grew up.

Those are my theories, what are yours?



I don't know why, but quite a few people have approached me via email over the past week asking if I know anything about Dead Rising coming to the Wii again. Is that because of my notoriously positive review of Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (I still say it's a great game for $40), or because Frank West was recently announced for Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars? Or maybe it's because of all the Dead Rising 2 news that came out of TGS 09?

Regardless of why, people are asking me to confirm rumors about Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop 2, or something like that. These rumors include reports of a whole new game, following Frank West and his continuing battle against the undead, to that of a simple down-port of Dead Rising 2.

For my money, the way to go with more Dead Rising on the Wii is to stay away from ports. I know it sounds like stating the obvious, but it needs to be said; put some decent money into Dead Rising Wii this time, and make the game look and play as good as RE4: Wii Edition, and you have something that would sell. Make the game a non-port starring Frank West, and I'd be just as excited for Shop Till You Drop 2 as I am for Dead Rising 2.

I've asked Capcom for confirmation or denial of these rumors, and if I hear anything, I'll let you know.



So, I'm back on TV this month, but this time it's local to New England, and only for a few minutes. Andy McCarthy, the producer/director/editor of all the videos I've done for Dtoid, and Chris Linnane(a good friend of mine named), managed to get a show made for NESN. It's called The Batter's Box, and it premiers Monday, Oct 12th at 6pm EST (that's tomorrow!)

It's a game show about Red Sox trivia, which to me, is a terrible thing. I am very easily annoyed by sports and have a general dislike for the Red Sox. Despite that, I still enjoyed the show. The host is really funny, and it's certainly more interesting that watching an actually baseball game.

OK, that's it for this quick-blog. Hope you're having a good long weekend!