snakeboy, on Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:52 AM, said:
Red 5, on Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:26 AM, said:
I am not sure what "VIDEO GAME" doesn't scream teenage boy, however, if you put together a list of great Wii games, I am sure an arguement could be made that the list you put together would scream "8 year old girl". Elebits? Mario Galaxy? Cooking Mamma? Your arguement is pointless, but you did add the "rolly eyes" so I guess that does drive the point home.
What games are "Gamer" games? I'm just stating that the majority of people who are "into" video games are more likely to play Gears of War than Chu Chu Rocket.
Well, judging by that list of great Wii games that you came up with, you clearly aren't that familiar with the Wii library.
And what's with these continued insinuations that if you like the games the Wii has to offer, you aren't a "true" or "real" gamer. Yeah, no one ever just comes out and says it, but it is heavily implied. So I guess since I like Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Boom Blox, and Endless Ocean, I'm not a true gamer. Well, after reading lots of comments by supposed "real gamers" on sites like IGN, I should probably take that as a compliment.
I'm not insinuating anything. EVERYONE likes Wii Sports and Mario. There's nothing wrong with that. The only point I am trying to make is that there is a significant difference between "Great Wii Games" and "Great PC / PS3 / Xbox 360 Games". You don't have to be a "gamer", "geek", "nerd", "techie" or anything else to see that. It is a blatantly obvious distinction.
And, now stay with me now because this is the important part, your opinion of what type of game you like will be very important to what YOU like better. I would imagine that the sterotypical "GAMER" (whatever the hell that means) would be associated with games like Halo than they would Boom Blox. I am not saying I am a gamer because I would rather play Assassin's Creed or God of War instead of Nintendo style games. I just like the other type much better.
The fact is that Nintendo Wii is a system that was created and marketed to the masses. It's brilliant because people bought into it. It is a money making machine. Carnival is a piece of absolute crap that has sold over 3.5 million copies. I am not sure what that says about the Wii community to you, but it seems telling to me.
Microsoft and Sony market to a particular group. While I own a Wii, I can tell you I easily fall into the Sony / 360 demographic because I like games like I stated above.
Wii markets to a completely different demographic. They cater to the masses to make a profit with games that would never have a chance in hell to those who play the 360 or PS3. I don't blame them for this. It is a brilliant business strategy and they are making a fortune. There is no wrong or right answer. The answer is you like Wii better and if anyone thinks less of you for that, then they are stupid. Some people like root beer better than cherry coke. Who cares? In the end though, there is no denying that Sony and Microsoft cater to what they think the "gamer" is (whatever your definition of that is) and Nintendo caters to masses. If that is soccer moms and folks in old age homes or "gamers", the anser is Wii is for everyone.
If you want to argue that feel free but here are the facts. I would imagine you can see quite a difference between the two lists.
The top 10 selling
Wii games of all time:
- Wii Sports (60.69 million)[70]
- Wii Play (26.71 million)[70]
- Wii Fit (22.56 million)[70]
- Mario Kart Wii (21.22 million)[70]
- Wii Sports Resort (13.58 million approximately)[70]
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (10.55 million approximately)[70]
- Wii Fit Plus (10.16 million)[70]
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (8.43 million)
- Super Mario Galaxy (8.02 million)
- Mario Party 8 (6.72 million)
By contrast, here are the top 10 360 games:
Halo 3 (8.1 million)
[24]
Gears of War (5 million,
[25] may include PC version)
Gears of War 2 (5 million)
[26]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (4.2 million)
[27]
Grand Theft Auto IV (4.074 million
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.772 million
Call of Duty: World at War (3.35 million approximately:
Halo 3: ODST (3 million)
[35]
Forza Motorsport 2 (2.674 million)
Fable II (2.6 million)
[38]