""About 5 I think would appeal to a wide audience of core players." Neither Fire Emblem or Trauma Center really appeal to the mainstream hardcore audience, they are more attractive to a niche group of players. Most of those games he listed are last-gen ports (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Okami, MLB Power Pros, Bully: Scholarship Edition, LEGO Star Wars), games that are on other systems and are not made specifically from the ground up for the Wii (Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock,  Pro Evolution Soccer '08, Madden, LEGO Indiana Jones, The Godfather: Blackhand Edition), or games that are not something that will interest most core gamers. Really, ask yourself how many Wii games you would consider "must-have"?
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I have a Wii and can't even find the time or money to play the amazing Wii games that I have, let alone some mythical non-existent game that Nintendo could be putting out.

Wii+DS = Too many amazing games for me to even play.  I plan on buying a PS3 soon and giving my girlfriend the Wii, but it is only because there are a number of PS3 games I want to play and will not be able to find time for the Wii anymore.

Seriously, if you are playing so many games that you say, "The Wii just doesn't have enough good games to satisfy me," then you are:

A) Rich with a LOT of time on your hands
B) Poor but have absolutely no life
C) Work in the games industry, so you are playing games all god damn day

or, most likely

D) Are in high school, have a lot of time, and are spoiled by your parents.

That is all.

I bought the Wii thinking I'd buy lots of games for it  (GC) and it would hold me over 5 years until the next Nintendo platform, but sadly, there is loads of shit on it and IMO, Nintendo's franchises are becoming weaker by each generation. If Nintendo's E3's, Leipzig, and other showings that showcased casual gaming properties, we do see a trend that the Wii is the home of casual gaming, and is not competing against PS3 and 360. And before I get flamed at by random people, I have taken action of my situation.

"nope, all I have to say is SSBB
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"I have to agree completely, because we all know that games such as

Resident evil 4
Mario galaxy
Prime 3: Corruption
Excite truck
Boom Blox
No more heroes
Mario strikers
Mario kart wii
Bully
Umbrella chronicles
Twilight princess
Star trek conquest
Paper mario
Brawl
GH3
WarioWare
and Splinter cell: Double agent are all pieces of shiet.

Seriously dude, come back when you've played all of those and we'll talk. And it's not Nintendo's fault that your wi-fi is crap.
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"I'm pretty surprised by how upset people are getting about this.  I know where this guy is coming from.  I don't think the console is a piece of crap, at all, but I haven't touched it in weeks.  I'm not going to sell it because there will be games that I want to play, in addition to virtual console, and the game library is better than that of the PS3.  But still, the Wii feels like a lot of its potential is being wasted."

Indeed.  No matter how many times they try to deny it, Nintendo forget about the hardcore gamers.  Wii Sports Resort looks like a blast though.

"Nintendo "fans" are the wierdest bunch of confused gamers out there."

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You're a freaking retard if you think the Wii has no good games.

Wii Sports (23.19 million, not including Japan)

Wii Play (11.51 million)

Mario Kart Wii (6.42 million)

Super Mario Galaxy (6.1 million)

Wii Fit (5.27 million approximately: 3.42 million from April to June 2008, 1.85 million prior to April 2008)

Mario Party 8 (4.86 million)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (4.85 million)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (4.52 million)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (3.4 million)

Super Paper Mario (2.28 million)

Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (2.26 million)

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2 million)

WarioWare: Smooth Moves (1.82 million)

Mario Strikers Charged (1.77 million)

Link's Crossbow Training (1.71 million)

Carnival Games (1.5 million)

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (1.31 million)

Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (1.25 million)

Rayman Raving Rabbids (1.2 million)

Sonic and the Secret Rings (1.2 million)

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (1.05 million)

Red Steel (1 million)

Game Party (1 million shipped)

Total Wii games sold as of June 30, 2008: 188.85 million.

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My Wii is my Super Smash Bros. machine and that's it. =/

"I have to agree completely, because we all know that games such as

Resident evil 4 - Already on Gamecube and Playstation 2
Mario galaxy - Awesome game, but only fun one time through
Prime 3: Corruption - better FPS's on other consoles
Excite truck - Motorstorm is better
Boom Blox - LittleBigPlanet
No more heroes - Uninteresting
Mario strikers - Seriously? If I'm going to play a baseball game, I'll play MLB 08 or something
Mario kart wii - Sort of cool, but don't care enough
Bully - Already on PS2 and Xbox 360
Umbrella chronicles - Sort of cool, but it's no Resident Evil 5
Twilight princess - Cool
Star trek conquest - ... wow
Paper mario - they ruined it
Brawl - AWESOME
GH3 - On every other console ever with DLC
WarioWare - mini-game collection
and Splinter cell: Double agent - On other platforms

are all pieces of shiet.

Seriously dude, come back when you've played all of those and we'll talk. And it's not Nintendo's fault that your wi-fi is crap.
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You named all the good games for the WII.  Thats the problem.  The Xbox and maybe even the PS3 have a lot more titles that are great.  You can't restrict someone to just those titles.  Besides, Mario Strikers?  Mario Kart?  Those games are not so ground breaking on the Wii.  And a few of those are ports that are not so hot.  Bully and RE4 are cool games but if you are a gamer, you already played those on another console.  You just can't deny that the Wii is having a severe lack of good games.  Just because a few good games are out doesn't make it the best system or does it have a decent library.  Also, what other games are coming out?  I don't know!  Nintendo is dropping the ball and so are the 3rd parties by just putting out license games and kids games.

"You named all the good games for the WII.  Thats the problem.  The Xbox and maybe even the PS3 have a lot more titles that are great.  You can't restrict someone to just those titles.  Besides, Mario Strikers?  Mario Kart?  Those games are not so ground breaking on the Wii.  And a few of those are ports that are not so hot.  Bully and RE4 are cool games but if you are a gamer, you already played those on another console.  You just can't deny that the Wii is having a severe lack of good games.  Just because a few good games are out doesn't make it the best system or does it have a decent library.  Also, what other games are coming out?  I don't know!  Nintendo is dropping the ball and so are the 3rd parties by just putting out license games and kids games."

I agree Nintendo has no games for the hardcore gamer. its a dust collecter.

The Wii is pretty much only good for Nintendo titles, which are becoming weaker and weaker by the generation. Yes, there only a couple great third party games, but its third party is complete garbage compared to PS3 and 360, not like it was of some quality anyways.

It's good if you have some extra cash and already have one of the other consoles

Agreed. A good secondary system. But not as a primary system.

I think the Wii is a strong system because it makes things clean and simple. I have played the three consoles, and I think that the 360 has the better games, because of graphical quality, deep gameplay and excellent control schemes. Besides, I love racing games, and the 360 has the best of them. Yet, I decided to buy a wii, mainly for two things: first, I owned a Gamecube, which I ruined by spilling coke on it :S. The GC library is excellent, and in order to continue playing those games, I bought the wii for it´s backwards compatibility, which, by the way is flawless. Secondly, I don´t consider myself a hardcore gamer, college just takes away too much of my time. I find the wii´s gamplay extremely relaxing, and so different to anything else, I just play not worrying about making the best time, unlocking achievemtns or such; just to relax and have a good time. Now, my point is, the games of the wii are perfect for this function (at least that´s what I believe), easy to pick up and play any time...I do wish it had better graphics, but I grew up only playing Nintendo Consoles (in fact I haven´t owned anything that isnt Nintendo) and that nostalgia value adds up to the overall experience for me...Mario games, Smash Bros, Metroid...they are all there. I still think the 360 is a great console, yet I find the Wii enough to satisfy my needs.
Oh, and BTW...there isn´t a better therapy for stress than playing WarioWare for half an hour :P

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I agree Nintendo has no games for the hardcore gamer. its a dust collecter.

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