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Fallout 3 dev calls Wii a toy

Todd Howard expressed his opinion on the world's most popular console in front of a microphone and a room full of journalists. When the Fallout 3 developer was asked by MTV's Stephen Totilo about Nintendo's little white money machine, Howard said that he was "not threatened" by the Wii and that "it's a toy." He went on to explain that consumers viewed the Wii as a "kid's toy" and that the public thought PS3 and Xbox 360 were "for evil killfests." He also likened it to the Cabbage Patch craze.

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pav23236339d ago

Wii and Richard Pryor have a lot in common.

mint royale6339d ago

ahh.

What are my ps3 and 360 then? Non-toys? How mean!

sloth4urluv6339d ago

Pretty sure all gaming systems fall under the category of toys.

Toy - a belonging that gives the owner pleasure to use
EX: "He showed us his latest toy, a new DVD player."

HighDefinition6339d ago

because it`s the truth.

Toys are fun, but it`s not really a gaming system.

terrandragon6339d ago

They are called "action figures."

Eiffel6339d ago

Wii is Nintendo's failed abortion successively only in console sales.

Anyone else tired of seeing used wii games at their local Gamestop almost about to fall off the shelves due to the epic amount of returns piling up? I wouldn't be surprised if Gamestops are burning them as a better power source.

RememberThe3576339d ago

–noun
1. an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.

http://dictionary.reference...

The Wii is a toy. But the great thing about it being a game console is that if devs ever take it seriously they could make it more then what it is. However, most do not and thus gamers are left with the PC, PS3 and 360.

GameGambits6339d ago (Edited 6339d ago )

People read into this way too literally. I'm sure in the room he was joking and laughing as he said it.

If you read between the lines he's saying in terms of game development and the primary age group games put on the Wii console are better suited for just enjoyment. Games put on PS3/360 tend to lean more on competitiveness, but while still enjoyable will be more enjoyed by more mature people with a sense of competivety.

The Wii's best selling games are easy to pick up, easy to play, and enjoyable by almost all. Which is what toys do right? The 360/PS3 games aren't all easy to pick up, aren't all easy to play, and most certaintely aren't enjoyed by all. Which is why he feels they are less of a toy and more suited for a company such as his in the type of games he wants to make.

I'm not trying to lean on either side here, but more so trying to explain what he was aiming to say in a more clear manner. Hope that helps.

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Pebz6339d ago

All gaming consoles are by definition toys. Something that's forgotten all too often around here I might add.

doG_beLIEfs6339d ago

See I disagree. The Playstation 3 is a computer entertainment system. Do you call your DVD or Blu-ray player a toy? How about a digital photo viewer? Your MP3 player? Maybe your internet browser.

The Playstation 3 plays games, but it also does many other things. I just cannot define the PS3 as a toy.

The Wii on the other hand while it does a few other things, 99% of the time it is used as a party-game machine. Hence the toy reference.

The Wii is good for party-gaming, entertaining the kids, and thats about it.

sloth4urluv6339d ago

Do you use your PS3 for serious buisness?
No?
than its a toy.
A DVD/Bluray player is a toy too.

rucky6339d ago (Edited 6339d ago )

Some of us call high tech gadgets/devices and automobiles... well "toys". So why not gaming systems? It's still debatable but i'm going to go with yes, PS3/360/Wii in a way are "toys".

mint royale6339d ago (Edited 6339d ago )

and even if you argue with the definition its moot as this was a developer making the comment who makes --- games! --- and are they a? ..... Toy!

Pebz6339d ago

Yes, I could call all those things for toys, since their primary use is amusement/pastime.

Since when did toys become a bad thing anyway? Seems like people are insulted by the idea that they play with toys. But by all means, call it by another name if it makes you feel more comfortable.

That adults cannot play with toys is such a forced and false notion, adults don't automatically cease to be playful like children. Well, not naturally anyway.

WiiJunkii6339d ago

You're a Toy...

//WiiJunkii does his best nerd impression//

See, I consider the Playstation 3 to be a computer entertainment system, as it is has a cell processor which is primarily utilized by those of superior intelligence to Compute Systems of Entertainment... The Playstation 3 weighs precisely twelve billion and four pica liters more than the Wii and therefor cannot be classified as a Toy. Furthermore, the Playstation 3 supports 7.1 surround sound... and snork... I can't think of any "toys" that do that... snork

//Ends nerd impression//

Ease up dude... When I'm playing LBP... I've got the same retarded look on my face as some little kid would when he's jumping on a trampoline...

Too many snobby fools stopped truly enjoying their videogames a long time ago.

Sad really...

Product6339d ago (Edited 6339d ago )

Funny though has anyone actually seen the Fallout 3 survival edition?
The perfect limited edition game that comes with.........toys? Bobblehead?Lunchbox?

WiiJunkii6339d ago

care to explain the phantom disagrees? Surely you can offer an opposing point of view.

terrandragon6339d ago

I don't recall the last time someone chewed on their PS3 since it IS a toy.

/sarcasm

nintendojunkie286338d ago

"Too many snobby fools stopped truly enjoying their videogames a long time ago.....sad really"

....Dead on!

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Lord Shuhei Yoshida6339d ago

360 is a heater

PS3 is a true next gen multimedia console

HolyOrangeCows6339d ago (Edited 6339d ago )

And compared to Ps3/xbox and PC, the Wii kinda is a toy...
(don't take this as a contradictory anti-wii statement. The Wii is fun, but doesn't run very high technology)

''And you are sony's Condom.''
Funny coming from someone named 'killzone2flop'
Get a life.

JasonPC360PS3Wii6339d ago

Wrong... the PS3 is a dvd player with a couple of games.

Obama6339d ago

Jason, isn't that the 360 in 09? And why brand ps3 as a dvd player when it plays blu-ray too.

Eiffel6339d ago

Even in a article related to the Wii you all still go ape sh1t over your console.

If you become this obsessed with a console god imagen what you would do if you ever got a gun between your fingers.

Honestly you all lack lives. End it.

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Rowland6339d ago

yeah ! right on bro. Go get them sheeps in & we'll arl have us A pardy !
....and bring that there Wii with ya.

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan55d ago (Edited 55d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg54d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree54d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai54d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.

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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) Still Feels Like Peak 90s Star Wars

Dash Rendar, Prince Xizor, the Battle of Hoth, and one of the boldest Star Wars multimedia projects ever made. Here’s why Shadows of the Empire still matters.

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MayorPauline85d ago

This game along with Rogue Squadron got me into to Star Wars. The release of special edition VHS Star Wars collection was perfectly times on top of all that. 😆

Redgrave84d ago

Because it is.

Please re-release this.

SimpleSlave84d ago (Edited 84d ago )

But it wasn't. Although I do agree that some of the tie-in media, like the novels and comics, were pretty good.

Still, games like Dark Forces, Jedi Knight, Rogue Squadron, and the space sims were peak 90s Star Wars. Shadows fell flat because of the abysmal controls and unimaginative levels. And if you wanted to really experience the seedy side of the universe, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 was peak, and it wasn't even close.

Regardless, and much to my dismay, we got the better version thanks to Ubislop in Outlaws, which is what Shadows should've been, albeit at a smaller scale.

shinXseijuro83d ago

As a kid me and my cousins loved this game . I have great memories with this one and the Star Wars pod racer game .