Dave Perry: 360, PS3 to eventually steal Wii gamers

[L3thal Veteran]

Three of my coworkers have sold their Wii's in the past month. Their reasoning? All three said it got tiring and 2 out of the three said there were no good games out to play that they didn't already own. Suffice to say, all three went out and bought PS3 after selling their Wii's.

I already had predicted the Wii would get tiring after a few months of playing it so I skipped it.

[Xerus]

mean games arent about 'fun' its about the experience ... and this is not possible with Wiis cute characters and block scenery.

Wow.

...wow.

Well that does shed some light for me as to why people are against the Wii. I dont know a single person that owns one that has considered selling it, I've only seen that online. I dont know, maybe its because these particular people don't obsess over huge entertainment centers or how much HDR bloom is being used on a game, they actually play games to, y'know, have fun. I guess the "average gamer" doesn't care about that anymore? How did any of you people survive the 8-bit era? We're you offended every time you saw the screen, with it's 16 colors and 256x240 resolution? ;P

[Si Veteran]

How did any of you people survive the 8-bit era? We're you offended every time you saw the screen, with it's 16 colors and 256x240 resolution? ;P

It's possible that a lot of people complaining about graphics missed that era entirely (too young).

[ahmz]

How did any of you people survive the 8-bit era? We're you offended every time you saw the screen, with it's 16 colors and 256x240 resolution? ;P

But those graphics were the best back then ;) And I must say that to this day the gameplay on some of those older games still out-do the games of today.

[Danrarbc]

Three of my coworkers have sold their Wii's in the past month. Their reasoning? All three said it got tiring and 2 out of the three said there were no good games out to play that they didn't already own. Suffice to say, all three went out and bought PS3 after selling their Wii's.

I already had predicted the Wii would get tiring after a few months of playing it so I skipped it.

Would you like a cookie or something?

[L3thal Veteran]

Would you like a cookie or something?

Yes, and can I get a cup of skim milk with them too? :rolleyes:

[Xerus]

But those graphics were the best back then ;) And I must say that to this day the gameplay on some of those older games still out-do the games of today.

Amen to that.

[TruckWEB]

Amen to that.

I miss the Sierra type of game (Space Quest, Police Quest, King Q, Island of Dr...., ...) or Days of the Tentacles, .... Those kind of games where fun, you had to search, solve puzzles.

Now it's mostly Sports or RPG that you have to control 12 things at the same time or full agressive KILL KILL KILL....

It's probably why I still enjoy some of the games on the Nintendo DS or Wii. The simple things like Super Mario DS... Oh, and I'm 32... I saw the time of the Atari...

[nid~vaeda]

I miss the Sierra type of game (Space Quest, Police Quest, King Q, Island of Dr...., ...) or Days of the Tentacles, .... Those kind of games where fun, you had to search, solve puzzles.

Now it's mostly Sports or RPG that you have to control 12 things at the same time or full agressive KILL KILL KILL....

It's probably why I still enjoy some of the games on the Nintendo DS or Wii. The simple things like Super Mario DS... Oh, and I'm 32... I saw the time of the Atari...

Well if you are into puzzlesolving I am sure you might be interested in a game coming to the pc call cryostasis..from what I have seen it looks to be very much puzzle oriented as you have to not only keep your character warm, to prevent death, but also go back in time and rescue others from their demise.

[+vlsi0n Subscriber¹]

For those of you who really think power/graphics is what has always sold video game systems, read about the Neo Geo, the Saturn or even compare the success of the Nintendo DS against the PSP.

Graphics always come second place to "overall experience", it's always been like that. The PS3 may be a fine piece of hardware but until they release some really good and original games on it, it won't be worth its weight of metal.

But back then the amount of graphical difference isn't what it is today. The technology just didn't exist back then, and now that it does it has a greater impact.

[MtnDewCodeRedFreak]

Think about it, really.

The Wii is an excellent idea for people who want to visualize themselves as the characters in the games.

I mean, take Scorpion from Mortal Kombat 7: Armageddon. By literally acting it, now you know what's like to draw a spear at the opponent.

Oh yeah, on a side note, the Wii is perfect for body action, thus the fat and calorie burning in the human body. Hello? Did you not think about *that*? If it's too "tiring" or "boring" then those people need to get out and exercise more at the gym.

I pity those fat-ass people who'd move their thumbs and not their bodies. Please don't take this into offense and/or flame me, okay? I'm making a point.

'Kthxbye.

[Razorwing]

I have both 360 and Wii.. so I guess good of both worlds.