The biggest misconception about the Wii, according to Nintendo

Nintendo explains what the biggest misconception about the Wii is.

[mjolliffe]

Sure there are a few hardcore titles for the Wii, and I enjoy those :)

But they're just not as frequent as those of the 360, PS3 etc.

[Seekerofthewind]

I have about seven or eight games I still want to buy before Galaxy 2 comes out in May, and then that would be another 150 I want to spend for that, S&P2, and Metroid.

[mjolliffe]

Rent them. Its a lot cheaper and easier overall, and your almost guaranteed to get your favourite game...

[Seekerofthewind]

And I'm not renting the big three in May/June. Endless Ocean 2 is another game I am not gonna rent, because it's more as a general play game rather than a one-shot. Tatsunoko v Capcom, since my friend owns it and he always brings it over anyway I can scratch that off, I suppose. Monster Hunter Tri is going to be a guaranteed buy, same with Heartgold and Fragile Dreams. And...that's all the ones I feel I really need to play, so that's only six.*shrug*

[Saaking]

The biggest misconception about the Wii is that it lacks awesome games.

Just like PS3 haters were all yelling out that the PS3 has no games, Wii haters do the same.

They ignore all the great games found on the Wii and just bash it for no reason. Whether you like it or not, the Wii IS a next gen console. While MS and Sony went with HD gaming as their next step, Nintendo decided to go with innovative motion controls as their next step.

You really should discredit the Wii. Yes, it has a lot of crap; however, it also has a lot of great games. This year is looking mighty great for the Wii. Metroid + SMG2 + Zelda= WIN.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Cammie Dunaway doesn't know sh*t. She should stick to selling jewelry on QVC.

[Valay]

I could name tons of hardcore Wii games that I'm interested in. And I even feel Nintendo is bringing more core titles to the Wii. Just look at what they have in store over the next few months. Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, Sin and Punishment: Star Successor are going to be great. Then there are games like Red Steel 2 and Monster Hunter 3 from third-parties.

[ZoidsRaven]

Arc Rise Fantasia and Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon. 7_7

EDIT: *looks at Valay's disagrees*
Damge control much?

[N4g_null]

I would say let thoughs gamers stay on their current system. If they want to keep them selves from getting a wii then let them. You can not appeal to stuborness. They remind me of people that will not leave a baren land for some deep rooted reason. Their type of gaming may get stale to the rest of us if that has not happened already.

The only traditional games to them are games that came out on their first system. Also certain designers can only make certain games. Yet most new comers are only tuaght how to make 3rd or 1st person shooters. Right now we have the pc industry, console industry, and arcade industry. The arcade industry died because it's talent went else where and new comers where not tuaght how to make new fans. Then the manufactures began too push tech when they could not rely on talent. The same is happening with hd consoles.

Yet the basher do not realize they are the only people left on their platform on top of this their taste in games keeps getting narrowed to a few game types. What is also funny is if you don't like the wii then why even come to this side of the site? No one wants
kid icuras they didn't even beat the first one. No one wants pilot wings or star fox ethier because sin and punishment crushes star fox and resort was pilot wings in different cloths.

Basicly you got a whole bunch on Sony fans that only like Sony style games which are not even traditional games since the sequels pretty much killed those 2d franchises. Contra and castlevania comes to mind. The current victim would be bionic commando which had a still birth in 3d. Make them true to their game play or don't make them at all or better yet make them brand new games.

People don't buy name brands when they game they buy experiences. Which is why double dash is crushed buy the more challenging mkwii. Simple fact is nintendo is making more hardcore gamers while the hd guys are catering until the party ends. When next gen gets here nintendo will not have any one to compete with. It seems they are the only company that understands console gaming right now. Hd gaming is only borrowing sales from pc gaming. No one cares about blue Ray. I mean I got it in my new laptop that even has hdmi out will I buy any blue Ray movies probably not. If you follow the tech news then you would know that sd or solid state memory is about to go beyond Tera bytes. It's crazy how we may be buying carts as soon as next gen because blu Ray is not big enough.

[Turin]

Sorry Nintendo I don't see enough games on your console that appeal to me. When I made the decision to buy a console I looked at the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 but the Wii had the least titles that intrigued me. It's a good and innovative console but other than Nintendo I see few other developers producing good hardcore games for the console. It's found it's market with casual, family and young gamers but until it gets more quality 3rd party support I feel it will continue to struggle to establish itself in the hardcore gamer market. I don't think this is Nintendo or the consoles fault it is a fault of the games industry as a whole which as failed to embrace it as a serious gamers machine. It's a real shame because I have never played a Zelda game, which is probably the only great game franchise that I have never played that appeals to me.

[CaulkSlap]

That's it's good?

[Ares84PS3]

Nothing coming out in the future and nothing that has been released. Games that interest me are on the PS3 and that is why I purchased a PS3. Nintendo does not cater to my needs at all.

EDIT: I don't understand how can anyone disagree with what I said. It's like I say that I don't like the color "red" and someone says...yes you do. WTF people?

[N4g_null]

I did not click disagree and don't really waste time on that broken system any more yet I think I see where the disagrees come from. You said their is nothing in the future coming out.

You are ethier new to gaming or you are not part of the traditional hardcore which did play metriod , zelda, and Mario. True hardcore gamers don't care what others think yet the last few gens failed to attract real gamers.

Most new gamers just see wow gaming is cool. They also are wowed easily by displays of power rather than game play. I mean really I think we could sell tech demos to most hd gamers right now. Judging by the bugs in yours games they are tech demos j/k.

It's really weird how live gamers are actually isolated from meeting new gamers. If you don't get a game invite you don't get to play together. I think you guys are not representing your selves correctly. You are not hardcore because your hardcore games are not selling ie blaze blue, guilty gear, etc. If they are look at your totals.

Mariokart is not a casual game even the industry gamers complained about how hard it was lol pusses. Yet it sells 10 mill. Halo which is a LAN party basic fps sell 10 million. Sony's only game close to that is GT. Oh super mario bros wii just did 10 million. The only people not buying Mario kart and new Mario bro are guys like you. Seriously if you don't like 2d Mario then your not hardcore or maybe you only like sonic 2d if that is the case then your sega fanboy rage is blinding you.

So many of you guys complain yet you are not true console gamers. You have a mix of tech porn freaks and fanboys keeping your platforms alive. I can see the appeal
of halo over any ps3 game because it plays close to how quake plays with less skill involved due to the controller. Yet I hate it because it took the skill out. I find it hard to see any skill any most hd games right now. They are just pretty pictures and story mostly lame stories too.

[Gr81]

Understood, why people who apparently have no interest in the Wii continue to pollute the Wii section, its baffling. I have no interest whatsoever in the PS3, or 360 and you will NEVER find me post in those sections.

Yet the Wii section never fails to attract trolls and viral marketers. It'd be quite entertaining if it wasn't so sad.

[Turin]

I think you should take another look at a PS3 or Xbox 360 related thread. The comments on this thread seem polite and friendly compared to some of them, LOL.

[washingmachine]

id like to buy a wii,but when i see it on the big hdtvs and those jaggies lines,that puts me off lol. suppose when its way cheaper thats when its time to buy.lol

[eagle21]

I really enjoy the Wii. In fact, I'm going to play now. :)

[EvilTwin]

I've never understood people complaining about Nintendo this gen when they're doing what they've always done -- making games that appeal to a wide audience, and taking their time in making those games.

That's been Ninendo's SOP forever. The genius of a Mario game is that it's accessible to a newcomer, but has enough depth for more dedicated gamers. Ditto Zelda. Metroid...well, depth has never been a problem there, lol. They've tried to make it more accessible, starting with the hints in the Prime series (and the more linear feel of Fusion), and MPT is now one of the most acclaimed trilogies in all of gaming.

This gen is par for the course for N, really.

[foxxy]

You cant say that its not.

[Ares84PS3]

....to others maybe not. I get frustrated with the controls gfx suck balls. Other than a handful of first party games 95% of the games are trash on the system.

[TheOrion]

We have a Wii and to be honest there are very few titles that are of interest, as a gamer I buy the platform where the games I want are, and that just isn't here.

There may be something for everyone, just not enough to keep me coming back to Nintendo, which in all honesty is a shame.

[tunaks1]

I've been playing my Wii more then any other console in my house, and with the amazing 2010 line up,
im sure it will continue,
plus I still havent got some games like Innocent Aces, Rune Factory Frontier, and havent imported Fatal Frame 4 yet

[hatchimatchi]

fatal frame 4 is freaking awesome!

my copy came in the mail the other week & the english patch works perfectly.

[tunaks1]

I've got a question,
all it requires is an SD card right?
No messing around with the Wii?
thanks!

[rezzah]

if they think mario games are like hardcore, lol. "we need more mario games!" lol. W/e i dont pay much attention to their games but there havnt been much that I kow I would like like the RE Chronicle games.

[Noble Spartan]

http://www.gumtree.com/lond...

Go here and follow the steps. Nintendo connection ambassador program. ;)

[lizard81288]

Theres an english patch!?

is the whole game in english then?

[soren]

I tell you what for those who say nintendo has no games i beg to differ they are like 15 games that i want and only like 2 on ps3 which is Zoe 3 and lost planet 2 then again its also on the 360 so many ppl say wii sucks and that the games suck without even trying them my brother is just like that a sony fan he says dirge of durberus is better then zelda this is how sony fans think if its on der system its good well thats bull i admit ders alot of crap on wii but ders alot of crap on all systems if u ask me. and p.s ps3 and 360 basically have the same games so for game barely and excessive on ether of them what more shooters? i like call of duty just as much as the old guy but were the innovation on these systems? they let me see besides folklore? oh and that one game made from the ppl of shadow of colossus but i'm not gona bring them up since fanboys don't give new games a chance or any game that does not have a fire arm in it its sad i say give new games a chance fanboy don't call yourself hard core if u only play shooters

[AWBrawler]

By saying what is not hardcore. The following things are not hardcore:
Regenerating health, difficulty settings, lengthy cut scenes, Quick time events, HD graphic.

What is hardcore?
Get the health yourself, no energy bars, a set difficulty that you can't dumb down, mind bending puzzles, anyone who clock in unreal hours on a game. Games aren't hardcore, gamers are, and it seems that a lot of them are only posing as hardcore cause they play what i said isn't hardcore above.

[Mini Mario]

Any "hardcore" gamer played contra 4 on the DS

[SKGamer]

Before anyone acts like I'm some 360/PS3 fanboy, know that my Wii and DS get love too

The problem that the "hardcore" gamers have with Wii isn't that it has NO good games. It's that it doesn't have ENOUGH good games to satisfy the "hardcore" gamers' frequency of play. The issue isn't QUALITY, its VOLUME.

I'd say the Wii gets about 1 good, gamer's game core title a month, on average. But I play an average of 1-2 new games per month. And there are a lot of genres I don't like as much, like Sports, Music, and Platforming, which eliminates a LOT of those 1-per-month titles. There just aren't enough quality games on the system to satisfy the amount of games I like to play.

The term "hardcore" that you are all hating on isn't because core gamers think we are better or more badass. We say hardcore in that we play A TON, so much so that a good title every month or two isn't enough to keep us busy & happy.

The issue here is that I would like to have a large selection of good games to choose from each month, instead of having to get the 1 big title that came out. Look at Metacritics 2009 numbers for some stats to back this up: Wii had 11 titles averaging 85 or above, only 1 of those was above 90. Xbox 360 had 24 titles averaging 85 or above, and 7 of those were 90 or higher. The PS3 had a whopping 32 titles averaging 85 or above, with 10 of those scoring 90 or higher.

And no, those were not all shooters. There were various action games, fighting games, strategy games, racing games, platformers, sports, and tons of arcade/indie games in those lists. It's about choice, and I have more to choose from on those systems.

[lizard81288]

agreed.

[EvilTwin]

But that isn't really new with Nintendo. They have always had lulls in their release schedule. It just wasn't as noticeable when they weren't the market leader.

As a result, they are releasing more games than usual (three dedicated Marios, two Zeldas, two Metorids plus a compilation). But this being Nintendo, they're still taking their time making them.

[MonopolyRSV]

Why would anyone play Madden on Wii when they can play Madden on PS3? You done lost your mind woman? Oh by the way Wiiware is garbage. Oh by the way you really should rent Wii games like he said. You will have beaten them before they are due to be returned anyway. Unless you suck at video games.

[Mini Mario]

"You will have beaten them before they are due to be returned anyway. Unless you suck at video games."

See that's the problem with many games today. Especially games that are only good for online. Old games that are on the virtual console are timeless and are played over and over again (street fighter 2). But todays games are "beat them once, then trade them in".

So sad.