Thank Jebus I picked the right console...

...I don't know about you but after having watched all three E3 press conferences, I feel very sorry for Nintento Wii owners. This may be going off on a tangent but I feel I have learnt my lesson from getting a Gamecube. Thats not to say it was a lackluster system, not by a long shot, some of my greatest game experiences were had on that little purple cube. However the majority of titles I purchased for it, bar a few, were high profile first party Nintendo releases. Games like Wind Waker and MP were beautifully crafted, enganging and at some times jaw dropping experiences but, between lackluster ports and cheap third party releases, they were few and far between. Maybe it's been a long time but I cannot name one third party title in which its fun factor was equal or paramount to a title developed by the wizards at Nintendo. That's not to say that all of these releases were of sufficient quality (Mario Party, Luigis Mansion).

This lack of quality third party releases, which I could see coming out on other platforms, was something that really angered me at the time. Thankfully I have had the last laugh Nintendo. Really it's a consensus view that their press conference this year was lackluster, badly scripted, had some excrutiating banter and contained a puddle of  exciting announcements the majority of which being  the usual dish of Mario games which Nintendo somehow manages to keep on serving . ( WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT PULSE THING???!??!). In addition both Microsoft and Sony now have there own motion sensors, which look more responsive and more interesting than waggling a Wii controller. Maybe the Wii Motion Plus will completely turn the table on this but I'm doubtful.

The only thing that would have redeemed that conference, in my view, is a Wind Waker 2 announcement. Just something that someone who has fond memories of playing a Gamecube and SNES. I love Nintendo and always have but I feel that any uncertainty I felt when buying a 360 instead of a Wii has now gone.


It's probably evident that I feel a pang of annoyance on this subject, perhaps I need to check my pulse with a Wii Vitality Sensor...sigh

...I don't know about you but after having watched all three E3 press conferences, I feel very sorry for Nintento Wii owners. This may be going off on a tangent but I feel I have learnt my lesson from getting a Gamecube. Thats not to say it was a lackluster system, not by a long shot, some of my greatest game experiences were had on that little purple cube. However the majority of titles I purchased for it, bar a few, were high profile first party Nintendo releases. Games like Wind Waker and MP were beautifully crafted, enganging and at some times jaw dropping experiences but, between lackluster ports and cheap third party releases, they were few and far between. Maybe it's been a long time but I cannot name one third party title in which its fun factor was equal or paramount to a title developed by the wizards at Nintendo. That's not to say that all of these releases were of sufficient quality (Mario Party, Luigis Mansion).

This lack of quality third party releases, which I could see coming out on other platforms, was something that really angered me at the time. Thankfully I have had the last laugh Nintendo. Really it's a consensus view that their press conference this year was lackluster, badly scripted, had some excrutiating banter and contained a puddle of  exciting announcements the majority of which being  the usual dish of Mario games which Nintendo somehow manages to keep on serving . ( WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT PULSE THING???!??!). In addition both Microsoft and Sony now have there own motion sensors, which look more responsive and more interesting than waggling a Wii controller. Maybe the Wii Motion Plus will completely turn the table on this but I'm doubtful.

The only thing that would have redeemed that conference, in my view, is a Wind Waker 2 announcement. Just something that someone who has fond memories of playing a Gamecube and SNES. I love Nintendo and always have but I feel that any uncertainty I felt when buying a 360 instead of a Wii has now gone.


It's probably evident that I feel a pang of annoyance on this subject, perhaps I need to check my pulse with a Wii Vitality Sensor...sigh

The GameCube was decidedly less lame than the Wii.

GameCube was an amazing console, to be honest. Metroid Prime, Super Smash Bros. Melee ( which is still the best party-game in existence ), The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Resident Evil: REmake... The game-library might have been relatively small, but there were a handful of real gems in it. And yes, I really liked the cubic design of the console and the small size of the game-cds.

With that said, Wii has been a very lackluster console - it has a couple of exceptionally good games, but other than that it's mostly collecting dust in my living-room.

I'll be enjoying Metroid Other M, Mario Galaxy 2, new Zelda (possibly) and whatever the new Retro project is next year. Plus No More Heroes 2, the Conduit and more Wii Sports later this year. Granted, I'll be enjoying those along side my 360, but I don't really "regret" getting my Wii. It still offers a very different experience from the other more traditional consoles (Boom Blox is one of the most amazing get-drunk-and-play games ever made) and clearly is connecting with a lot of people.

Personally, I also picked the right console which happens to be the Wii.  You're happy with your console, I'm happy with mine.  Everybody is happy.

Why feel very sorry for Wii owners?, I am sure they like me are perfectly happy with their console, what games they have, and what they are due to get soon.

If I only owned a Wii, I would be very pissed.

Im being super cereal here.

i am also very happy with my 360 but maybe that is because my undying love for most shooter games and 360 seems to do them best(in my opinion don't mean to start a war or anything)

while the gamecube had its drought of games, I had a lot more variety IMO. Because it shared development space with xbox and the PS2, there were a lot more decent multiplatform games to choose from. The wii, was fun for a few games, but IMO it doesnt deliver the same experience as the PS3 or 360.

I prefer playing the gamecube over the Wii. I only have a Wii because my fiancee enjoys playing it and she is a casual gamer. I found that this was one of the ways that I can get her involved in one of my hobbies. 

Thank jebus I picked EVERY CONSOLE!  Even though the Wii is utter garbage, I get all the great Microsoft exclusives and everything the PS3 has to offer.  That and Hannah Montana gives me the beeeeeest of both worlds!

Lol, I also upgraded from Gamecube up to the 360. I do wish I could have seen how Metroid Prime 3 ended up, but no big deal I have Gears of War!!

Having only a Wii would suck, but it's nice to have around so you can play the few good Wii games it has.

" Why feel very sorry for Wii owners?, I am sure they like me are perfectly happy with their console, what games they have, and what they are due to get soon. "

Some serious Necro posting just went down...

" If so many people hate the wii, then why has it been a sucess. "

" The GameCube was decidedly less lame than the Wii. "

Holy crap, thread necro.

I loved the Gamecube. Go Necromancy!

My 360 recently got the RROD 
 
I have had to try to find Wii games since. I got SMG and Super Paper Mario and Madworld from my friend. They are all pretty good but nothing compared to my 360 games. 
 
Although I do really want to check out Silent Hill

ZOMBIE THREAD RUUUUN !!!

" If so many people hate the wii, then why has it been a sucess. "

I view my wii the same way I view my guitar hero controller. I need the guitar hero controller to play guitar hero games. I need the wii to play nintendo games.

I have all three, but bought my Wii last. I kinda really regret buying it, as it seems all I've played on it for more than two hours were the two No More Heroes games. Mario Galaxies was fun, but after those three, there really wasn't anything else. And I tried freaking everything. Nothing was quite as engaging as it should be, and frankly, it was mostly because of control issues. I don't have a problem with motion control, but dude... the Wii's motion control is terrible. Absolutely horrendous. The cursor is jittery, and tends to snap about, the motion stuff is a bit unresponsive too. The fact that I need a Wii Motion Plus to make it work as advertised is so frustrating, and even then, there's like 5 games that work for it. 
  
I'm waiting on natal now, or the PS3 one. If those works like they should, I'll probably never touch my wii again. What would be the point? All the motion control stuff, but actually working for once, and graphics that belong in this decade.