While it is difficult to argue against the fact that Nintendo has become one of the most successful video game corporations in the world, bringing the medium to the masses and extending the boundaries of what we thought possible with an entertainment console, they seem to have done so at a huge cost.
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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Clever title ;)
He has not played nsmbwii or seen the 10s from sin and punishment nore has he tried out red steel 2 and he is ignoring the new crystal bearers. And the title is old and lame , has been used. There is so many good games coming to the wii. It is possible you guys don't like consoles and need set top boxes like the hd systems.
The Wii was a fantastic system for Nintendo. They were struggling against Microsoft and Sony who were going for raw power in their consoles. Nintendo devised something quite brilliant with the motion control, they thought outside the box quite literally designing a control system linked to what is essentially an overclocked GameCube. Sony and Microsoft were always going to follow this and in a way Sony was half way there with the SixAxis controller they just never saw the potential like Nintendo did.
Unfortunately for Nintendo Sony and Microsoft were always going to find a way around Nintendo's patents and bring out their own motion control and that leaves Nintendo in a precarious position. Unless they come out with yet another groud breaking innovation the Wii HD or whatever they call the successor to the Wii could be the start of their SEGA-like decline. They might be saved for another generation, maybe two by brand loyalty but they need to leap ahead of their rivals and I think thats hard to do.
The Wii is for kids and old people, minus Zelda and Smash bros. Nintendo betrayed the core gamer...
I tried to read the entire article, I really did....but, this guy really needs to get a grip. First, he's crying because the console didn't live up to his ridiculous expectations ( a "true" virtual reality experience, perfect controls, etc.) Then he starts taking shots at Nintendo for "milking" the franchises?
Excuse me, but I would say the majority of the first party games are going in a much better direction then they were when they were in the Gamecube days. Galaxy vs Sunshine anyone? W Waker vs Twilight? etc.
Now, they're not only reviving old franchises such as Punchout, Sin and Punishment, the console is also creating new IP's such as NMH, Red Steel and the Conduit etc.
When peopple ever realize that Nintendo was never the problem, third party developers were. That's why the systems library of games was weaker then what it should have been early on. It's why the games looked liked crapped and were mostly poor quality or short. That's why they didn't sell. But, it's all Big N's fault, great logic guys.