It astounds me that even now there are analysts who doubt the Wii’s success. Before its launch last November, I remember reading articles talking about how the Wii would be nothing more than a fad and in the long run the PS3 will be top with Xbox 360 coming in second in the then-next-gen console race. It’s close to June, 2007 right now and you still can’t walk into a store and buy a Wii off the shelves — not unless you are extremely lucky. It seems the “experts” were wrong, and the general public is liking the Wii very much. Thank God! Having nice graphics and is great and all, but I’d rather play a great game with mediocre graphics than a mediocre game with great graphics. Sony and Microsoft invested heavily in “nice graphics” and the whole media center idea. Nintendo went the odd route and focused on *gasp* making fun games. If anyone doubted the Nintendo Wii it’s time to start believing.
Of course there are always those younger generation types who think Sony is and will always be the best. They think Xbox 360 and PS3 is for the “hardcore” gamers, whereas the Wii is for those casual types. But really, what is a hardcore gamer? People need to stop being elitists and admit that there isn’t much of a difference between being a hardcore gamer and a casual gamer. I’m a hardcore gamer, but I’m also a casual gamer at times. The only difference between the two is that one labels you as someone who plays a lot of video games, and the other as someone who plays every now and then. Sure, I can gloat about my “l337″ skills in [insert game title]. But really, I would much rather play games with friends that are intuitive to play and wouldn’t give me much edge over them just because I’m more used to the controls. Maybe that’s the reason why these hardcore gamers are so offended by Wii games. Now when they face off against a gaming novice at Wii Tennis, for example, they no longer have the advantage of being hardcore.
I think the Wii is here to stay. Don’t fuss over the graphics too much because I don’t think it’s a big issue. World of Warcraft has pretty outdated graphics (understandably), but it’s still the most successful MMO game ever created! In the end there might be a few people that will complain about not having the best graphics possible, but most gamers play games because they are fun. As long as the Wii doesn’t stop being fun, people will play it.
excited.