I tried finding a older thread to post this in, but search is effing up for me today. Any who... the only reason I have a Wii is because my father stopped by a Target in NC as he was traveling through the state a way back when Wii's were incredibly scarce, and bought it because even if I didn't like it he knew he would be able to sell it. And the only reason I held on to it was to get Super Smash Brothers: Brawl.
Fast forward about a year later and I only have two games for it: Wii Sports (which came with it), and Brawl. While Brawl was awesome, it didn't have the lasting fun Melee did IMO. Which leaves me waiting around for something of interest to me and hoping it is coming down the pipeline this year. Most Wii games seem to be crippled by poor use of the Wiimote (and pointless/easy to play without it), bad games/dumbed down ports, and simplistic kiddy games. So far it looks like thats all its ever going to get.
First question, are there going to be any FPS's, non-Japanese RPG's, or action/shooter games coming out this year for the Wii?
Second question, are Wii's still scarce enough in the US to get $1,000 for it (including one Wiimote, two games, 300 Wii points, and several Virtual console games)?
Third question, PS3 or 360? HD video/audio, achievements/gamer points
rolleyes, slightly better graphics, and Blu-ray are irrelevant to me. Also, I hardly own any original Xbox games to be bothered about backwards compatibility (never owned a ps2). Though there are some PS2 games I would like to play (God of War 1 and 2, MGS3, and the Ratchet and Clank series to name a few), so I think I would have to buy the older version of the PS3 to get that (the new 40GB version lacks backwards compatibility right?). Mostly what I care about is that the games run at a playable frame rate, can download patches/extra content, and the console has a low failure rate or has a easy way to replace it if it arrives nonfunctional or dies within a short time. Oh and it helps if it doesn't have overheating issues like my brother-in-law's 360 which freezes after a few hours of continuous play and you have to restart it.
Fourth question, since my brother-in-law has both a PS3 and a 360 and we like to do co-op games, which console has a better online private match system? Or does that depend on the game more than the console?
Some will probably say PC > all, which I mostly agree with, and I would totally opt to buy a new gaming PC, but I doubt a Wii will get me $1,500 to build one and my brother-in-law doesn't have a PC at all geared for gaming.
Fast forward about a year later and I only have two games for it: Wii Sports (which came with it), and Brawl. While Brawl was awesome, it didn't have the lasting fun Melee did IMO. Which leaves me waiting around for something of interest to me and hoping it is coming down the pipeline this year. Most Wii games seem to be crippled by poor use of the Wiimote (and pointless/easy to play without it), bad games/dumbed down ports, and simplistic kiddy games. So far it looks like thats all its ever going to get.
First question, are there going to be any FPS's, non-Japanese RPG's, or action/shooter games coming out this year for the Wii?
Second question, are Wii's still scarce enough in the US to get $1,000 for it (including one Wiimote, two games, 300 Wii points, and several Virtual console games)?
Third question, PS3 or 360? HD video/audio, achievements/gamer points
rolleyes, slightly better graphics, and Blu-ray are irrelevant to me. Also, I hardly own any original Xbox games to be bothered about backwards compatibility (never owned a ps2). Though there are some PS2 games I would like to play (God of War 1 and 2, MGS3, and the Ratchet and Clank series to name a few), so I think I would have to buy the older version of the PS3 to get that (the new 40GB version lacks backwards compatibility right?). Mostly what I care about is that the games run at a playable frame rate, can download patches/extra content, and the console has a low failure rate or has a easy way to replace it if it arrives nonfunctional or dies within a short time. Oh and it helps if it doesn't have overheating issues like my brother-in-law's 360 which freezes after a few hours of continuous play and you have to restart it.Fourth question, since my brother-in-law has both a PS3 and a 360 and we like to do co-op games, which console has a better online private match system? Or does that depend on the game more than the console?
Some will probably say PC > all, which I mostly agree with, and I would totally opt to buy a new gaming PC, but I doubt a Wii will get me $1,500 to build one and my brother-in-law doesn't have a PC at all geared for gaming.
