Nintendo is interested in providing a high quality online, networked experience. But, it's just not the way we want have come to expect. It's different. Miyamoto explains:
"A lot of people have the misunderstanding that Nintendo is not interested in network gaming. What we are interested in isn't so much the idea of creating a game that is online and networked in a way that we have seen online up until now. We are really more interested in this idea of having the household television connected to the Internet constantly via the Wii. I think you are going to see a lot of new possibilities for new types of entertainment, such as new channels for the Wii in that type of network environment.
I think that will give rise to more social-based communities including those created by users, which is going to be a very interesting and exciting area for us to explore."
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 😆
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.
As a kid me and my cousins loved this game . I have great memories with this one and the Star Wars pod racer game .
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It's actually fairly capable when you need to access the internet in a pinch, thanks to the pointable on-screen keyboard. I find it also comes in quite handy when you want to browse or search for something alongside others. It's always easier to sit on the cozy couch and read (and zoom in!) off of a 53" projection TV, than it is to huddle around a computer.
Just don't expect to access any PDF files or be able to play most online media clips.
As far as Miyamoto's stated intentions for online connectivity are concerned...well, if he means more content along the lines of "Every Votes", I'm honestly not interested in the least bit.
...And no, I DID purchased the Wii with the primary intention to play games, but it unfortunately didn't work out that way.
(Damn you, cursed PS3!...DAMN YOU!!!)
last time i turned on the wii was to update to every body votes channel since then i have been playing resistance
dbzboy0410 (ps3 gamer tag)
Yeah, yeah, Nintendo, we get it. You want to do it the cheapest and the way it can benefit you. No online multiplayer games except for the games that you want (1st party) in order to increase sells and probably for limited time (pull off when no more sells), and keep people "connected" ready to be able to purchase VC games. We know.. we know.