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"When Wii launched in late 2006 it showcased a new way to play games that many gamers and non-gamers embraced. Like every system released before it though, it wasn't yet perfect. There were a few improvements that could be made to take the system from great to spectacular. First, there was the issue of Nintendo's online service. Though free, few games supported it; additionally, friend codes were, and still are, awful. Next there was the promise of great DS/Wii connectivity. Nintendo admitted that the connectivity between Gamecube and Gameboy Advance wasn't done properly, but promised they would do it right this generation. Finally, the channels that came with the console were very cool and the ones that slowly rolled out after the system launched were fun and free. Nearly three years after launch where do we stand with respect to these features?"
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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I do wish Nintendo did more connectivity between the Ds and Wii. Such a wasted potential.
I really wish Nintendo would put more interesting channels up.
if the wii had a hdmi cable it would be truly awesome, the wii is all about the games, not the graphics ( and it obviously doesn't have the same capabilities as the other console's), but when i had my nintendo wii, it sucked playing it on a hdtv because of the resolution difference/av cables
Missing Wii features?
- Real next gen hardware, 720p/1080p reso's
- Wiimote plus coming with the Wii instead of a broken Wiimote
- Good games
- Decent online
Now thats whats missing.
I've had all the systems for about 2 and a half years now, and I can say from the heart, the only game I bought was zelda, and that sucked. I used my wii as a glorified gamecube this gen, with like 3 games.
There are like 3 or 4 good wii games, that's it.