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Wii to outsell PS2 over lifetime, says firm
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article published on 21 January, 2009
According to the analyst firm Venture Beat, the Nintendo Wii is well on its way to passing the Sony PlayStation 2 as the most successful console of all time, and should do so by 2014.
The PlayStation 2 has sold roughly 140 million consoles over its lifespan but the firm is predicting the Wii will hit 154 million units sold by 2014.
Comparatively, for its first 26 months of availability ... [ read the full article ]
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Morreale
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21. January 2009 @ 23:13 |
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The PS2 will always be a better console... The games just do not compare (for now anyways). My Wii just collects dust, even with the Homebrew Channel installed :/
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21. January 2009 @ 23:28 |
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I'd rather play PS2 than flail around the living room all day using both hands to play with my wii.
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Morreale
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22. January 2009 @ 00:13 |
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Originally posted by hikaricor:
I'd rather play PS2 than flail around the living room all day using both hands to play with my wii.
I don't mind that, it's just there are like no good games to do that with...
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22. January 2009 @ 04:20 |
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I love the idea that Wii brings to games like golf and boxing. Just explain to me why the best game out there is still Wii sports. I am much more a computer person but you give me a good and I mean good boxing game for the Wii and I will bow down to the console gods.
Realy for the games the Wii is good for and this would include a lot of sports games it shows immense possibility for a new way to enjoy a gaming session.
I would like to see a sword fighting game now that could be interesting.
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iamgq
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22. January 2009 @ 06:03 |
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Ofcourse Wii is going to out sell PS3
-Wii is equal to a Ford Focus or Kia that a teenager received as a gift from getting a new drivers liscence.
-PS3 is a Hummer with 24 inch rims and all the bells-wistles that cant be afford by everyone.
2014-Who thinks that far about sh*t like this?
Sony im sure will have their stuff together by then.
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22. January 2009 @ 08:38 |
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Originally posted by hikaricor:
I'd rather play PS2 than flail around the living room all day using both hands to play with my wii.
So true.
Whilst playing the wii you just get this hunger to play a real console with real games (i cant even play a decent hockey game).
And I always thought the point of a video game was sit down and relax.
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22. January 2009 @ 10:12 |
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Originally posted by iamgq:
Ofcourse Wii is going to out sell PS3
-Wii is equal to a Ford Focus or Kia that a teenager received as a gift from getting a new drivers liscence.
-PS3 is a Hummer with 24 inch rims and all the bells-wistles that cant be afford by everyone.
2014-Who thinks that far about sh*t like this?
Sony im sure will have their stuff together by then.
This article is about the PS2 :P
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22. January 2009 @ 12:02 |
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uhg I see fanboys!
They seem to hate the wWII from it selling more hardware to it selling more software(unit sale X attach rate) they want to whine about its games when frankly the games on the PS360 are as devoid of creativity and polish because the whole industry is making disposable forgettable mass market games, just becuse they make them for the 13-17+ crowd dose not make them better products at the end of the day....
Gaming is dead long live mainstream entertainment....and there was.....much rejoicing......yyyyaaaaaayyyyy......... >>
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22. January 2009 @ 12:31 |
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If this analysis is close to being true, then I guess Nintendo has no plans to enter the ring with a new console until 2014. Or maybe they will follow in Sony's footsteps and keep selling the Wii simultaneously with a new HD system. I guess that's not too far fetched. I hope so. HD still isn't mainstream. It may penetrate the majority of households in the next couple of years, or more, depending on how the economy does. Not sure I agree about the Wii surpassing the PS2 though. Only because we would be closing in on the point where the more expensive consoles become cheaper and cheaper to manufacture, and Sony and MS will be making more of a profit, so you may eventually be getting better technology for a price much closer to the Wii (hopefully in the not sao distant future). The 360 is already stripped down enough to compete with the price of the Wii. And it's not like Wii games are much cheaper than their next-gen counterparts.
But the Wii is all about fun, right? So who cares about HD and power when you can have tons of fun?!?!? Well, at least I do. I don't find it fun, and games look like crap on my HDTV. I've actually been surprised by the number of families I know who are foregoing the more expensive consoles for a Wii. The kids love it, and that's all that really counts. Of course, they are all middle school and younger. I personally don't know any High School students or young adults who purchased a Wii. Mostly 360's. And the older people I know (around my age) mostly have PS3's.
Go figure :P
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22. January 2009 @ 12:37 |
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Originally posted by lamain:
I love the idea that Wii brings to games like golf and boxing. Just explain to me why the best game out there is still Wii sports.
A friend of mine just picked up a wii recently and I have to admit that wii sports is rather fun... but only when playing with other people. There?s probably a half dozen games for the wii that can stand alone in single player, mario and zelda come to mind. However the majority of the games are focused on competition between friends and playing them alone just seems odd.
This is basically why I see the wii as an arcade machine and not technically a console. The wii is a great "party console" meaning that when friends come over you break out wii sports instead having one or two people glued to the tv playing an FPS while the rest watch on.
In the end the wii's greatest strength is that it isn't a console. It's almost an optional add on to a 360 or ps3. While the wii may not get played as much or have the highest attach rate it serves its purpose and appeals to both ps3 and 360 owners.
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22. January 2009 @ 12:51 |
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for me the computer take the role of a ps3 and a 360 it will do everything and more. but the Wii is something different. It will fill a role that a computer can't or hasn't. Sure I would like better graphics but seeing as no other system has done what the Wii has done I will have to live with the bad graphics.
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22. January 2009 @ 14:12 |
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Originally posted by lamain:
for me the computer take the role of a ps3 and a 360 it will do everything and more. but the Wii is something different. It will fill a role that a computer can't or hasn't. Sure I would like better graphics but seeing as no other system has done what the Wii has done I will have to live with the bad graphics.
You can technically hook up a Wiimote to your PC. I've never searched on what it can work with, but I guess it could work with some of the newer PC games so long as there's an application to set up axis and stuff. I might look into it myself cause it sure as hell beats paying $250 for something I'll use for about a week.
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22. January 2009 @ 14:33 |
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Originally posted by iamgq:
Ofcourse Wii is going to out sell PS3
-Wii is equal to a Ford Focus or Kia that a teenager received as a gift from getting a new drivers liscence.
-PS3 is a Hummer with 24 inch rims and all the bells-wistles that cant be afford by everyone.
2014-Who thinks that far about sh*t like this?
Sony im sure will have their stuff together by then.
This article is about the PS2 :P
Oh, lol Thanks for pointing that out.
Well then Wii is being compared to real good bench player that scores triple doubles daily and that will make it to the finals... No argument there.
Wii is still equal to a Ford Focus or Kia that a teenager received as a gift from getting a new drivers liscence.
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SProdigy
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22. January 2009 @ 15:09 |
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Originally posted by emugamer:
If this analysis is close to being true, then I guess Nintendo has no plans to enter the ring with a new console until 2014.
This article is based on the opinion of an analyst firm on the sales of the Wii vs. PS2. I doubt that Nintendo will hold off releasing a new console for 5 years!
Originally posted by emugamer:
Or maybe they will follow in Sony's footsteps and keep selling the Wii simultaneously with a new HD system...HD still isn't mainstream.
Sounds logical to me. We're seeing HDMI as a connectivity option in newer laptops already, and they've been in HDTV's for years.
Originally posted by emugamer:
Only because we would be closing in on the point where the more expensive consoles become cheaper and cheaper to manufacture...
Logically you would think so, but we are already seeing suppliers phase out hardware, such as the 20gb HDD for the 360, as the 20gb are being replaced with larger capacity drives (this also holds true for the PS3.) The "new" parts are equivalent in price to the "old" parts. I can see the PS3 dropping at bit more, as Blu-Ray lasers become more common, but the 360 may have hit the pricing wall already.
Originally posted by emugamer:
But the Wii is all about fun, right? So who cares about HD and power when you can have tons of fun?!?!? Well, at least I do. I don't find it fun, and games look like crap on my HDTV. I've actually been surprised by the number of families I know who are foregoing the more expensive consoles for a Wii. The kids love it, and that's all that really counts. Of course, they are all middle school and younger. I personally don't know any High School students or young adults who purchased a Wii. Mostly 360's. And the older people I know (around my age) mostly have PS3's.
Go figure :P
I did go figure. I'm "older" being 27 years of age, and I own a 360 and Wii. The Wii was my first next gen console, and my 360 rarely sees the light of day. Most of my "older" bretheren either own a Wii or have not taken the plunge into the next generation of consoles. Call me picky on pointing this out, but I really hate generalized comments with no facts to back it up (which for age demographics, I have yet to see sales/demo stats.)
I disagree that the Wii looks like crap on an HDTV. I am connected with a component cable set for 480p EDTV and Widescreen. Yes, some games do look like crap (I'm pointing my finger at you NCAA and Madden!)
However, that would be akin to saying my standard DVDs look like crap on my HDTV, which they don't. Quite a few Wii games look fine, even to the point where I don't realize it's a Wii game (Mario Galaxy for example.)
And to address the "good" games issue, every console gets the same template of crap, which includes spotty sequels, bad tv/movie/kiddie show licensing, or terrible ports. If you're a fan of crying into "kill, kill, kill" into your headset, then granted, the Wii is not your system of choice. Otherwise, give games like World of Goo a chance; they are quite fun and don't require flailing your arms like a bird! (Also MegaMan 9 for those of us old-schoolers, but it is multiplatform, so you non-Wii gamers can get in on it too.)
BTW, none of this is directed towards you emugamer, I just liked to counter some of your points made with some of my own opinions. You know what they say about opinions... right? ;-)
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Originally posted by lamain:
for me the computer take the role of a ps3 and a 360 it will do everything and more. but the Wii is something different. It will fill a role that a computer can't or hasn't. Sure I would like better graphics but seeing as no other system has done what the Wii has done I will have to live with the bad graphics.
You can technically hook up a Wiimote to your PC. I've never searched on what it can work with, but I guess it could work with some of the newer PC games so long as there's an application to set up axis and stuff. I might look into it myself cause it sure as hell beats paying $250 for something I'll use for about a week.
Yeah, but it can't be "fully" used, right? Or did they figure out how to get the pointing, used w/the infrared bar, to work on the PC too?
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emugamer
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22. January 2009 @ 16:55 |
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BTW, none of this is directed towards you emugamer, I just liked to counter some of your points made with some of my own opinions. You know what they say about opinions... right? ;-)
That's cool. In no way was I trying to pass anything off as fact. These topics are always interesting because everyone's opinion really contributes to the big picture.
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
uhg I see fanboys!
They seem to hate the wWII from it selling more hardware to it selling more software(unit sale X attach rate) they want to whine about its games when frankly the games on the PS360 are as devoid of creativity and polish because the whole industry is making disposable forgettable mass market games, just becuse they make them for the 13-17+ crowd dose not make them better products at the end of the day....
Gaming is dead long live mainstream entertainment....and there was.....much rejoicing......yyyyaaaaaayyyyy......... >>
Your nuts dude. The wii's games are insanely worse than even the worse games pumped out by the 360 and the ps3. Not only do the wii's games suck you have to get physically involved in a shitty game with substandard graphics,plot and so forth. You seem out of touch with gaming in this day and age, yes its a dissapointment but its not as bad as you make it seem. I mean i just got done playing dead space which is amazing, i now have the option to play ne of the cod series which are hella fun,gears,madden,gta,bioshock,f.e.a.r,condemned 1 or 2,resident evil to be out soon,watch netflix or plain old dvds,dowload high def tv shows or movies. Those are some of the great games or just really fun and then theres the ones that are just decent and those arent just for the 360. The ps3 has its own gems i dont own it so im not taking the time to reel them off. But come on you lose credibliltiy when you say the wiis games are just as bad the ps360 or whatever you call it.I agree that the market is flooded with games for the masses but thats everything and thats the way its going to be since its making money for them i dont have htem stopping ne time soon. People dont hate the wii for its sales they hate the wii for what it represents, an easy way out for devs. You thought they didnt have to make good games before, wow now they can reel out this kiddy,party mom and pop starbucks muthasucking crap games to all those listed.90%percent of the people who have it never play it, it a social gaming system. I havent heard of a single person who bought it to play competitive gaming or just "game". What you say is partially true but you could use a dose of optimisim, you dont have to be a naive 13 yr old to like todays gaming market.Not everyone who likes todays gaming world is a prodcut of consumerism or however you seem to view it. the way you spin things puts a tone to it that gamers today are dumb consumers who are just cattle heared to play the worse games of all time and do it with a smile...sigh
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
uhg I see fanboys!
They seem to hate the wWII from it selling more hardware to it selling more software(unit sale X attach rate) they want to whine about its games when frankly the games on the PS360 are as devoid of creativity and polish because the whole industry is making disposable forgettable mass market games, just becuse they make them for the 13-17+ crowd dose not make them better products at the end of the day....
Gaming is dead long live mainstream entertainment....and there was.....much rejoicing......yyyyaaaaaayyyyy......... >>
Your nuts dude. The wii's games are insanely worse than even the worse games pumped out by the 360 and the ps3. Not only do the wii's games suck you have to get physically involved in a shitty game with substandard graphics,plot and so forth. You seem out of touch with gaming in this day and age, yes its a dissapointment but its not as bad as you make it seem. I mean i just got done playing dead space which is amazing, i now have the option to play ne of the cod series which are hella fun,gears,madden,gta,bioshock,f.e.a.r,condemned 1 or 2,resident evil to be out soon,watch netflix or plain old dvds,dowload high def tv shows or movies. Those are some of the great games or just really fun and then theres the ones that are just decent and those arent just for the 360. The ps3 has its own gems i dont own it so im not taking the time to reel them off. But come on you lose credibliltiy when you say the wiis games are just as bad the ps360 or whatever you call it.I agree that the market is flooded with games for the masses but thats everything and thats the way its going to be since its making money for them i dont have htem stopping ne time soon. People dont hate the wii for its sales they hate the wii for what it represents, an easy way out for devs. You thought they didnt have to make good games before, wow now they can reel out this kiddy,party mom and pop starbucks muthasucking crap games to all those listed.90%percent of the people who have it never play it, it a social gaming system. I havent heard of a single person who bought it to play competitive gaming or just "game". What you say is partially true but you could use a dose of optimisim, you dont have to be a naive 13 yr old to like todays gaming market.Not everyone who likes todays gaming world is a prodcut of consumerism or however you seem to view it. the way you spin things puts a tone to it that gamers today are dumb consumers who are just cattle heared to play the worse games of all time and do it with a smile...sigh
Yes I enjoy my insanity well*lick*
Haze,Jericho Kane and lynch and a dozen others here is a trend of disposable mass market gaming, I am sorry to awaken to the fall of gamedom but its crumbling before us all the while the CEOs and 13's eyar olds are dancing in vigor over the crap that's churned out.
Fanboys hate the wii for everything, others dislike it for not having enough "games" and I say non of the systems have enough "games" to amke them worth the price of ownership.
The WII dose sale titles other wise EA would not port down to it and that's a step others are not willing to take as their "products" can barely rake up enough to pay for basic overhead..
I can't just see the roses on the manure pile I see it all.
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
uhg I see fanboys!
They seem to hate the wWII from it selling more hardware to it selling more software(unit sale X attach rate) they want to whine about its games when frankly the games on the PS360 are as devoid of creativity and polish because the whole industry is making disposable forgettable mass market games, just becuse they make them for the 13-17+ crowd dose not make them better products at the end of the day....
Gaming is dead long live mainstream entertainment....and there was.....much rejoicing......yyyyaaaaaayyyyy......... >>
Your nuts dude. The wii's games are insanely worse than even the worse games pumped out by the 360 and the ps3. Not only do the wii's games suck you have to get physically involved in a shitty game with substandard graphics,plot and so forth. You seem out of touch with gaming in this day and age, yes its a dissapointment but its not as bad as you make it seem. I mean i just got done playing dead space which is amazing, i now have the option to play ne of the cod series which are hella fun,gears,madden,gta,bioshock,f.e.a.r,condemned 1 or 2,resident evil to be out soon,watch netflix or plain old dvds,dowload high def tv shows or movies. Those are some of the great games or just really fun and then theres the ones that are just decent and those arent just for the 360. The ps3 has its own gems i dont own it so im not taking the time to reel them off. But come on you lose credibliltiy when you say the wiis games are just as bad the ps360 or whatever you call it.I agree that the market is flooded with games for the masses but thats everything and thats the way its going to be since its making money for them i dont have htem stopping ne time soon. People dont hate the wii for its sales they hate the wii for what it represents, an easy way out for devs. You thought they didnt have to make good games before, wow now they can reel out this kiddy,party mom and pop starbucks muthasucking crap games to all those listed.90%percent of the people who have it never play it, it a social gaming system. I havent heard of a single person who bought it to play competitive gaming or just "game". What you say is partially true but you could use a dose of optimisim, you dont have to be a naive 13 yr old to like todays gaming market.Not everyone who likes todays gaming world is a prodcut of consumerism or however you seem to view it. the way you spin things puts a tone to it that gamers today are dumb consumers who are just cattle heared to play the worse games of all time and do it with a smile...sigh
Yes I enjoy my insanity well*lick*
Haze,Jericho Kane and lynch and a dozen others here is a trend of disposable mass market gaming, I am sorry to awaken to the fall of gamedom but its crumbling before us all the while the CEOs and 13's eyar olds are dancing in vigor over the crap that's churned out.
Fanboys hate the wii for everything, others dislike it for not having enough "games" and I say non of the systems have enough "games" to amke them worth the price of ownership.
The WII dose sale titles other wise EA would not port down to it and that's a step others are not willing to take as their "products" can barely rake up enough to pay for basic overhead..
I can't just see the roses on the manure pile I see it all.
Exactly why i love me some Zippy. You take it for what it is. You dont get mad,you dont whine, you just stick to discussion and debating. Too many people get hella bent out of shape and forget were talking about videogames.Much love to ya Zippy. But back to the point at hand, its not that the wii doesnt have enough "games" its the games that they do have facutally arent for the majority of "gamers". this is something you as a gamer should know... as far as the wii selling titles/ Just cause they sell dont mean they are good, they can sell because its cheap to hire 10 yr olds to make these games. No seriously they could be cheap because they suck and production costs are next to nothing. And lastly if sales=qualiity then you wouldve conceded the wii is Great, which you dont like ne of the 3 so we know thats not the case cause then youd be just one of us dumb consumers
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heheeheheh :P
I don't "hate" and much as when I go thinking about how much money is spent it feels like mew balls are chained to a drag car ready to go from zero to 260 in 60 seconds.
The trouble from my point of view is for every Metal Gear Solid for every Resistance for every Halo for every Metroid Prime or Solid Mario/Zelda title you have at least 2 dozen of generic rushed crap targeted to witless gamers who are to stupid to know they are being had.
Yes liking what you like and enjoying is all well and good but thats not the point at least not the one I am whining for I want people to wake up and take a hard look at how bad things are doing and try and shake up the industry some so we can get back to soem level of standardized quality...fat chance I know...and it only makes me more whiny :P
The sales number is a misnomer(you sale 3B units and software to 40% gamer/60%random consumer, as a whole you are bringing money to teh industry and more to self but you are not supporting no one part of the industry other than self) but I so love its fanboy baiting potential but still the suits are watching and without any worth while shepherds in the industry/consumerism the sheeple are begin lead off the cliffs in mass.... things would not be so bad if they realized quality would not cost them but they are lowering quality daily to widen their bottom line...and frankly I have gone green(from not bathing) and started to smoke(anything thats not nailed down) FCK THE MAN...mmaannnnn (FYI hippie joke).
LOL
Even to this day I call the WII a insane fad, the 360 is more the correct crown wearer for the PS2 and for now the PS3 holds the Xbox "jewls" if you will...eeewwww....royal's and their "family ties".
The WII is a interesting anomaly that's printing money for those in the higher ranks involved with it, for us gamers we got some things a evolution of control even if its shobby, real BWC, A polished premium emulation store to play and buy roms from even if its over priced and and lacks features of normal emulation programs, its a start the Xbox/360 has live dismiss it all you want its a great service that should be free now adays, even if you can dissmiss the fail60s ahrdware....the Frankenstein lives and dose all of its odd jobs as well as it can with all the shackles and chains attached to it, PSN is so so but making strides the best things about the PS3 fall to its media capabilities.
All in all we don't have 1 well polished game machine in this generation and this tears not as much as the games or the play control mind you but then I am becoming a control freak in my old age....any way I do not see a system worth 400$, I'd rather get a laptop so I can write and muse(and watch videos and play emulators,and play mp3s) anywhere I go 0-o...and a 200$ casio keybaord..... ... yes I know I think I can write
http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/
and even music... lyrics >>
http://zippydsm.deviantart.com/art/FMA-R...s-quot-78261847
http://zippydsm.deviantart.com/art/Real-...s-quot-78258015
Well I fail only a tad more than most modern artists that are making living selling their crap.... even if I can not "sleep" my way into publication..... besides the voices in my head need a release....
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I got a Wii and never play it. I think I got caught up with the hype of the Wii.
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Ah, I forgot about another "killer" app for Wii... COD World at War. Seriously, if you play this version, the control scheme is FPS, but reminds me of old House of the Dead titles on the Dreamcast, sans the "rails" experience. Plus the graphics are excellent. Sure it's not 1080p output, but it doesn't look like an N64 or PS1 title either!
I don't get the "hate" that the Wii gets. I think there would be less excuses for the haters if the Wii were HD capable, maybe played DVDs. But for what it's worth, you can still browse the net, play online, etc. It has strengths, just like the 360 or PS3.
I happen to find the multimedia capabilities of the 360 and PS3 intriguing, but honestly, you can get more out of a PC or laptop hooked up to the network, and you don't have to worry about support, since a PC can already browse the net, play movies in any format, etc.
In fact, XBMC does all of that for and has for years, it's just lacking the HD aspect, but that's no different than my DirecTV service for the most part. Logically, I can't see why everyone gets so bent out of shape over everything!
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Originally posted by SProdigy:
Ah, I forgot about another "killer" app for Wii... COD World at War. Seriously, if you play this version, the control scheme is FPS, but reminds me of old House of the Dead titles on the Dreamcast, sans the "rails" experience. Plus the graphics are excellent. Sure it's not 1080p output, but it doesn't look like an N64 or PS1 title either!
I don't get the "hate" that the Wii gets. I think there would be less excuses for the haters if the Wii were HD capable, maybe played DVDs. But for what it's worth, you can still browse the net, play online, etc. It has strengths, just like the 360 or PS3.
I happen to find the multimedia capabilities of the 360 and PS3 intriguing, but honestly, you can get more out of a PC or laptop hooked up to the network, and you don't have to worry about support, since a PC can already browse the net, play movies in any format, etc.
In fact, XBMC does all of that for and has for years, it's just lacking the HD aspect, but that's no different than my DirecTV service for the most part. Logically, I can't see why everyone gets so bent out of shape over everything!
The trouble is main stream devs/pubs are only intrested in the consoles due to the high but limited high volume sale window it offers thus why alot of games are on the PS360 they offer both the shortsighted graphics power niche they are aiming at as well as the generalized target audience, They mostly don't target the wii for those things and the fact they hate spending on things they hate spending money on so something as simple as porting it down takes away from profits to much for them to bother to port to it... and they know their main draw is looks without that their products are shtty....
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Originally posted by Morreale:
The PS2 will always be a better console... The games just do not compare (for now anyways). My Wii just collects dust, even with the Homebrew Channel installed :/
As much as i agree with you i dont understand why you purchased a wii if its only going to collect dust.Money like that to spend 250+ and never touch the thing? Thats the thing that gets me is a majority of wii owners say the same but yet it stills snags the next unsuspecting victim. Part of it is parents dont feel bad buying it for the kids, it has a better image than ps3 and 360 as far as not being overly viloent and rotting kids brains out.For what its worht i dont htink it will outsell the ps2 in its lifetime seeing as the ps2 is still selling units as we speak.The wii too the ps2 is not even a fair comparison, the ps2 has equal if not better graphics,better game selection of all types(wii just mass produces bad kid games), better overall versatility.
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varnull
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25. January 2009 @ 09:19 |
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The ps2 is obsolete.. it may have thousands of games, but that's only because it has been on the market for years and years and years....
The only units they are selling now are to people with a large collection of games who don't want to see all that investment go down the drain when the old ps2 (if it's a slimline they have been lucky to get 12 months out of it) craps out on them.
Typical fanboy sentence from globe at the end of that post... The graphics on the wii are last gen, but the ps2 graphics are exactly the same.. last gen.. and on lots of old games considerably worse.. they can't be any better.. that's just fanboy eyes seeing something that just isn't there..
Now the wii might actually outsell the ps2.. if it stays on the market for 4 or 5 years after any sensible company would discontinue it.. That just shows how desperate $ony are for peoples cash, not what a great piece of hardware the ps2 is... If the ps3 had sold more that 12 units worldwide I bet $ony would have discontinued the ps2 like a shot, and done a M$ and dropped all games and support for it immediately. XD
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