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Wii in trouble?

Suddenly the Wii doesn't seem like such a bargain anymore. Sony did not shock the gaming world by finally dropping the price of the Playstation 3. But with a slim, $299 model at retail,they've certainly changed the face of the console war.

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qface646086d ago

is it just me or does this whole article seem like its a little late to the party?

Suga Shane6085d ago

I do wonder when this will all stop. It seems that any move the other two companies make people feel that Nintendo is doomed or they MUST do something to compete. Ok, lets say sales take a nose dive, does that mean the company is suddendly going to show their cards and leave the table? It must really offend the fans of the other two consoles that they are getting spanked by a system that is not "on par" with their system of choice for this non-sense to continue. Just play what you want and enjoy the games that you have chosen.

Product6085d ago

Xbox and Ps3 sales have little to no affect on the Wii. When companies and hard headed gamers can understand this the sooner everyone becomes a smarter person.

Wii is not, i repeat not, competing with Microsoft or Sony, they are competing with people that have no interest in gaming.

n4f6085d ago

wii is completing against 360 and ps3.
-they get there share of the pie
-we all know that there a lot for casual(wont deny) but its not because you dont like most of the game that is suddenly become ''casual''
-its like saying the ps2 wasnt again xbox and gamecube, cause you do know that ps2 had a lot of shovelware ''casual'' game right?

not targeting you that the way i think just like you have your way of thinking

Karlnag36085d ago

n4f competing with making any sense whatsoever.

Why Dat6085d ago (Edited 6085d ago )

Hmm.... I don't think there is too much cause for concern... but I'm not an analyst so...

Either way, Nintendo is at a comfortable lead, and as Product said, Nintendo is only competing with those with no interest in gaming.

Product6085d ago

I only go with what Iwata says and he has stated the above many times before. I have my own opinion but it would not be inline with what Iwata says about Nintendo's business plans.

EvilTwin6085d ago

Product -- Well, didn't Iwata recently say they weren't cutting the price of Wii, too? I'm skeptical of what any person says about marketing in this industry.

Nintendo wants to bring in new gamers. That's no secret.

But they also know the value of keeping "traditional" gamers. Zelda, Metroid and proper Mario titles aren't for quasi-interested gamers. They're for people who want to invest 20 hours (at least) in a big-time, AAA title.

Nintendo isn't making Galaxy 2, Other M and the next Zelda for casuals. And I don't think it's a secret why this past E3 ended with Metroid, not something like Wii Music.

baph7776085d ago

as long as Nintendo is content to break even with the PS3 this holiday season and sell roughly half the number of units it has sold the last three Christmas seasons during the holidays.

SupaPlaya6085d ago (Edited 6085d ago )

otherwise they would have bought 360 arcade over it. They bought it for the family games and Wiimote controls.

The only trouble they'll have is if people get tired of games like Wii Fit and the motion control.

baph7776085d ago

That's already started happening in Japan.

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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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ActualWhiteMan22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

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

jznrpg22d 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.

Smellsforfree22d 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.

Loktai22d 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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MayorPauline52d 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. 😆

Redgrave52d ago

Because it is.

Please re-release this.

SimpleSlave52d ago (Edited 52d 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.

shinXseijuro51d 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 .

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How Trackmania inspired the “biggest feature ever created” for The Crew Motorfest

Debuting in Season 9, all players can try a beta of The Crew Motorfest’s new ambitious track creator, TrackForge.