IGN- When you're running a relay race, you don't slow down when you're about to hand off the baton. You sprint through, and make sure the momentum you've built up through your leg of the race remains relentless. Rest later - finish the race strong.
Unfortunately for Nintendo fans around the world, that hasn't really been the case with Wii. Some years during the system's lifespan have been very strong, and the motion-based console has received some incredible titles - not to mention phenomenal mainstream success. But just like the GameCube and Nintendo 64, Nintendo hasn't been able to translate its console's strengths into an effective transition to what comes next.
In other words, 2012 is looking a bit rough in terms of new releases, with the possibility of massively delayed imports being the last few moments of hope for the console.
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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when gearing up for a new release there is usually a withdrawl of content from the parent company. The majority of support that continues is from 3rd parties that are filling the void to maintain relevance of the platform.
Nintendo did this with the NES when the SNES was coming out. They did it with the SNES when the N64 was releasing and so on and so on. They arent the only company to do this either.
Majority of games released on the PS1 when the PS2 was coming out was from 3rd parties. Sony moved much of their focus over to making the PS2 games a priority during launch. In 2012 nintendo is releasing a new system so it is only obvious that their attention be turned to the next platform.
They know what they are doing as did sony when they were transitioning from current to next gen. Nothing different about it this time. People who have been around for the last several generations know how it works.
but they can slow down, they are that far ahead and made money day one with the wii. Now its actually good timing for a new console, considering their audience.
im still glad i never bought a wii after all this time and i have never regretted a moment of it.
it's just now struggeling? In my opinion it has been in years... the sales of the console are negated by the s#!t games released on it, in my opinion!
Of course they are going to slow down, it's like asking why did the PS2 slow down in 2006? The next generation was coming and all the resources go into that.
People cry about the 360 and them slowing down as well...guess what? The next generation Xbox is right around the corner and so the current 360 shifts focus to casual and becomes a "legacy" console like the Wii has become.