How to end the Wii with a bang.
By Dalai 9 Comments
I guess the general consensus is that the Wii is witnessing its first real game drought. Some say it's a sign that a Wii 2 is looming, others might argue the Wii was suffering from a permanent game drought. So how can Nintendo send the Wii off into the sunset? That's why I'm here because I'm a man with suggestions.
- Take a chance on games that are mad Japanese. The Last Story, Xenoblade, and Pandora's Tower don't quite follow the standard Nintendo style, but we all know the Wii can only benefit from having a wide variety of games across all genres. And even though all of them are considered RPGs according to Giant Bomb and none of these games have much of a chance of success in America, this can be a way to appease disgruntled Wii fans looking for new shit to waggle. I think Nintendo has made some interesting moves in the past with Baten Kaitos and Chibi-Robo arriving late in the Gamecube era so it's not out of the realm of possibility these games will be shipped outside of Japan. There are signs that The Last Story and Xenoblade will be released in America and Pandora's Tower might have Western appeal so I'm hoping these games will close out the Wii's run with games that are the complete opposite of the Wii Sports/Mario deluge we knew and loved. And the best part is they're actually more original than almost anything we've seen come from Nintendo this generation.
- I can't stress this enough. F-Zero and Star Fox. Fox McCloud and Captain Falcon need work, dammit!
- Release any and all Virtual Console games that are ready to be unleashed. I've stressed enough in the past about the lack of VC support the past year or two and everybody knows the way to solve the problem is to add more games.
- Make sure Skyward Sword is amazing! Zelda games are known for their quality, but skeptics will always exist and Zelda skeptics have been vocal about the art style, the combat, and other details... and the lack of information just adds to the skepticism. We Zelda fans expect perfection (because we're assholes) and usually Nintendo gets as close to perfection as they can.
- One last Wii *insert word* game for the road. We've played sports, played... other games, got ourselves fit, partied hard, and made shitty music together. A few of you even got their chess on. Either revisit one of those or better yet, try something new. Like a sexy game show game for the Wii or something... like if You Don't Know Jack meets Wii Sports and had a baby with the bastard child of Double Dare and Bayonetta... with RPG elements.
I haven't decided if I should e-mail these ideas to Nintendo or to send them via carrier pigeon, but that's not important. What's important is family, friends, and money. Especially money. Money you can use to buy happiness in the form of meth.
- Forgot one. You can blow up your Wii with explosives. Boom goes the dynamite?