RPGSite continues its series of interviews with the public regarding the Nintendo Wii, this time tackling perhaps the most controversial side of the console: The Name. What do the public think?
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 refuse to call nintendo, Wii, instead I call it the Revolution, ether way though all the other console names are stupid, but its the gameplay that counts.
My personal oppinion is the same as it was the day they announced it...."Wii" sucks, its a terrible name for a console because the name only begs for bad jokes, also it plays into the already kiddy image of Nintendo....if they were truly looking to cater to a wider audience of non-gamers then they should have kept the "Revolution" name or something along those lines. I'm sure Nintendo will still do fine, but honestly when ever I tell most non-gamers what the name of Nintendo's next new console is, they laugh or giggle like a lil kid or say something like "thats funny" and some don't believe me altogether. Trust me the name only furthers their reputation as the kiddy console....if thats their intent, then they have definitely succeeded BIG time.
A year ago on launch day it was exciting having people come over and play with my 360, and this years nintendo launch will be just as exciting. "Do you wanna come over and play with my wii?" wii-wii and fart jokes never get old so im all for it. I cant wait to tell someone that the reason they suck on wii is because they dont know how to handle the nunchuk.
hahahah good call...totally agree. while the name isnt the greatest i dont really care cause im sure i'll have a blast with my Wii
I could care less. I'm not crazy about it but I realy could care less. I will purchase one the same time that I purchased a Gamecube, When Resident Evil arrives on it.