Sales have exceeded expectations, many hardcore gamers have found it irresistible, and the Nintendo brand is once again synonymous with all-ages family-friendly fun.
But there is disquiet (and lessons to be learned) on the Wii software front, and not just because of the understandable and expected current new release drought (a problem which Xbox 360 experienced and is also seriously handicapping PS3).
Of far greater concern than barren release schedules is Wii's motion-sensing controls. The Wii-mote is the very reason why people are flocking to the system, yet 18 months after it was first unveiled we still are no closer to being able to honestly say whether motion-sensing is a gimmick or a revelation.
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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What? The hardcore, outside of Nintendo devotees, hate this console. It's the very antithesis to all of hardcore gaming.
I consider myself to be rather hardcore gamer but I still haTe Wii and Wiimote. I played Wii Sports and other games and all of them seemed at first really gimmicky and later obvious joyless. I dont understand Wii so for nem the whole thing is a gimmick.
played with wi system got bored as many others its like going back in time graphics wise gave it to my mom
I agree with this statement 100% even Nintendo's titles like Mario Party 8 and Paper Mario barely use the Wii Mote
Well I certainly enjoy the Wii. By far the coolest achievement in video gaming. It's got the bells and whistle of a straight up gaming platform. The Wii Remote is awesome for most gaming. I say most gaming because there is still a lot devs need to learn about it in order to make some really unique games for it. Right now it's not the best simply because it's still in the infant years. I also consider myself a hardcore gamer (I play em all - games that is) and saying such the Wii is essential for your gaming needs, but to be coy it's just as essential as 360 and PS3 are as well ^.- power to gaming!