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The Wii - Is the Magic Gone?
Computer And Video Games asks the tough question: is the Wii's magic gone? After the flurry of excitement around the launch, lackluster ports and a persistent inability for Nintendo to keep units on the shelves has made it hard for gamers to sustain their enthusiasm for the system. It doesn't help that most of the good games slated for this year won't be out for months. In some cases, there's doubt they'll even make it out this year: Reggie Fils-Aime appears to be backpedaling on Metroid Prime 3 by Christmas, which would be a shame. GigaGamez has additional commentary. Are you still as excited about the Wii as you were when it launched?
Yes, Zonk, we know you're a tasteless, frigtarded Xbox lover. That doesn't mean you have to rip on other consoles every chance you get, unless you have serious insecurity issues to work out.
Fun != Magic.
Cute != Magic.
I think in general until they can get online play/co-op & team sports going they're going to have a tough time. Multiplayer at home is expensive, not to mention is difficult finding peripherals and online play is non existant.
Wii is trying to be the iPod of consoles but how can you really when the market when your competitors iPods are just/if not more capable and the only difference is the peripherals? (and taste in music have you..)
That site started shortly after the last election, which appeared to be based upon "Southern values" and a somewhat smug "We're the real America" attitude from the losers of the last Civil War (you know, the one where they couldn't impose support for slavery on the other states any more so they decided to leave. Very American that, not wanting to be a part of it because you hate Freedom, and not in some Osama Bin Laden strawman way either, I mean you really hate freedom, as in you support slavery.)
Southern values are not really American values, but there was this attitude throughout the first four years of the Bush administration that implied that they were. You can't blame Real Americans for getting pissed about it.
Sucks to be you.
And where I live, they sit in a stack on the sales floor along side the PS3's. The frenzy has definitely come to a halt where I live.
Waiting for Warhammer Online.
You have no clue buddy - 2 people I know had them fail after the 3 month period was up, which was the INITIAL warranty period. Rather than pay Microsoft another fucking $140 they tried to fix them or have somebody else help fix them. Warrany sticker gone - so now Micrsoft won't touch them. Nice of Microsoft to announce a warranty extension many, many months after most people's failed. You can talk all you want until you've been in that position.
I'm developing a deep seated disgust with this whole Wii fiasco. Never have I been compelled to buy some crummy console #$##$ game unit, and not be able to get one at less than twice MSRP. I'd be fine *never* owning one, but my kids feel differently. This just makes me want to kick Nintendo to the curb and never look back. I still cannot understand the lack of production ... honestly, it's not like there's a blue laser, magic faire or even just a small puppy's life at stake here ... it's just a block of silicon and polycarbonate. What is this ... the return of Commodore Business Machines? The "magic" is long gone here ... and the hurt just keeps on building.
Maybe with luck this will do in Nintendo and teach the whole industry not to screw with the consumer so hard. Then again, maybe not.
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