Iwata: “Wii Has Lost Momentum & Has No Decent Games”
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 30, 2009 01:14 JST
- Tags: Announcements, Business, Mario, Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, Statistics, Wii
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has publicly admitted the Wii’s momentum has slowed and that a failure to deliver any decent games has soured the public to the console.
His statements were made after the company had to announce a 58% drop in net profits and a 43% drop in Wii sales…
Along with the nosediving sales, he frankly admitted the Wii was having difficulties:
“The Wii has lost momentum. We’ve been unable to keep introducing good software, and the favourable mood towards the console has cooled.”
In April he admitted that “the Wii’s position is perilous,” but it seems he has done nothing much in the mean time to rectify matters.
The recent Wii price cut, made in response to the PS3 Slim’s release, did have a positive effect on hardware sales, but this does not disguise the fact that the most notable Wii title of late is nothing but a remake of a 25-year-old Mario game – possibly Nintendo will have to do better than rehashed fitness games and remade “classics” if it wishes to compete with compelling line-ups from Microsoft and Sony…
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At least they are aware of this fact.
Pretty much everyone who brought a Wii just has it sitting untouched collecting dust.
Funny how they're JUST realizing this after all these years
They've realized it all along, but never trust what people says in the industry.
Everything they say is in order to give their product a better image. If the big boss gives off a lousy image, people think the product's lousy too.
Now, everyone knows that the Wii isn't exactly doing well lately. By admitting their faults, it's like that they're going to rectify the matter, thus insinuating that there will be improvement (which you don't have to believe of course).
was planning to buy Wii, but not anymore...
At this point in the game waiting for microsofts new console or getting a PS3 would be a smarter investment...
There will be no improvements. They're releasing new consoles in 2011. Possibly late 2010 if they rush it.
I don't see much of a reason to buy a new DS, because the hardware it'll be made with will be coming to smart phones soon.I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo releases more DS models in the mean time.
I guess it's hard to please older gamers who have a hard time getting used to new games.
As I have seen, my friends still prefers the old school Pokémon games, while the kids prefers the hi-tech Platinum game.
Even I have a hard time enjoying Nintendo's newer titles for longer periods. The longest was SSBB, but only for a year, unlike Melee which leasted 3-4 years.
sooooooo trueeeeeeeeee, i sold all my games recently n even thought about selling my wii which i put up on amazon only to be screwed LESS THAN TWO DAYS LATER WITH A MARK DOWN.
I would say just get the PS3 now since I doubt MS's next console will be out any time soon. Plus the PS3 has Valkyria Chronicles and Uncharted, so it is worth it.
My 360 and PS3 are played a lot, while my Wii sit there doing nothing until I feel like playing Metroid or Zelda.
better image or not, at least this CEO able to STATE the obvious, unlike some company' console with failing rate of 54%
And I sincerely thought the Wii has potential...
Well now that I think about it, most gamers I know don't like to workout or even move a lot, and most people I know who do workouts have little interest in game consoles... so there you have it.
Yet I really liked DragonBall Z Tenkaichi Budokai 3 (sp?) for the Wii, it really makes you sweat doing all the fighting moves..
they milked mario soo hard
what the fuck you "work out" with the wii? Do you even know what "working out" is?
^ it honestly just a way to sell that work out thing for people who is too lazy to go to the gym. Gives them hope man cmon. lol
@Anon 10:37 30/10/2009
Am I the only one who read that and thought something dirty?
@anon 14:47
workout |ˈwərkˌout|
noun
a session of vigorous physical exercise or training.
Mine didn't last long enough to collect dust and I live in a desert. I got rid of it as soon as I beat Radiant Dawn. That was the only reason I bought it after all. Although I will admit now that the game line up isn't all that bad, especially with Tales of Graces coming out this year. I could see myself getting another one eventually, especially if Tales of Graces makes its way state side.
This site has been screwing with my last few posts posting as anon when I'm logged in or not posting them at all. The above post was me.
We don't care, and we never will.
I Dont care, and I never will*
Fix'd
im looking forward to zelda,
That is the precise problem with them. Where are all those titles that make Nitendo what is was.
It is really sad to see them not doing well since they are the ones offering the casual and non-gamers the ideal console amongst the 3.
Its plain folly for them to challenge the PS3 and Xbox360 head on.
agreed...My Wii is in a box and wont ever come out unless I hack it or need a backup gamecube...
yup mine is just sitting there after beating Zelda. I think its more related to the laziness of swing around your arms to play certain games. At least some of the more recent games aren't like that.
Yup I sometimes play games for 8-12 hours in one sitting (except for bathroom breaks and getting a drink of water). I doubt I can last that long flailing a nunchuck around nonstop. Me needs a regular controller, yo.
Everytime a Wii game has the Gamecube controller option I immediately break it out and use it.
Whenever I play a friend's Wii, I do the same thing. Having played SSB on the Game cube, trying to play it with a Wii controller made me want to put the Wii in a large rocket and shoot it at the moon.
(I wonder if NASA gets rid of crap that way)
Ever notice that the Gamecube controller design is really good? ;3
Had mine for ages and it has taken no damage so far, despite being thrown off my friends by my brother a few times (dont ask) and is really easy to use~
Its also because 'novelties' die fast. what console developers don't realize is that games make the console not vice versa. they need a platform which will entice the developers. just take play-station for example. with the ps2 they made the perfectly timed jump to DVD, which resulted in more games being produced on their console as opposed bad choice of cartridge by nintendo. with the PS3 they made somewhat of a premature jump to blue-ray, which is probably the reason why initially more games were produced on 360, and why they are currently doing better now and the future.
I haven't bought a Wii, but I've had a helluva good time at parties where the hosts had one, along with fun "party-type" games.
Watching one of my workmates frantically "milking a cow" - it looked like he was jacking two invisible guys off, one with each hand - made me laugh so hard I fell to the floor.
Same with 360. 360 also eats the dust.
Funny, my 360 gets played more in a month than my PS3 has been played. Ever.
Mine are played about equal. PS3 one day, 360 the next. Wii, gets a decent amount when a new Metroid, Zelda, or Resident Evil game comes out, but after that it sits there doing nothing.
For me, when I got the Wii, I played it almost on a daily basis, then when I got the 360, same thing, but when I got a PS3 after, I just stopped playing altogether. Damn.
Well you see, this is how i think console play time works.
360 = Time spent with friends
PS3 = Time spent alone
Wii = First couple minutes of interest before boredom
So it's obvious what kind of people prefer what kind of console. As not only the games available reflect that, but the fanboys too.
Iunno about you guys but I'd rather play a 4 player game with friends than rub my cock on a single player epic designed to distract you from your pathetic life.
360 = Time with friends? Are you kidding? Ragging on online players via a headset is the most interaction you can get versus any party game a Wii has? You suck, and I pity you. Please die in a fire.
and Nintendo is laughing all the way to the bank since everyone and their mom bought a Wii.
and i was just about to buy one. ha good to know
this is sad
damm i hope wii recovers because it is one of my fav consoles :)
Indeed. I knew it was going to die sooner or later but I still think the lineup is quite enjoyable. I mean, I absolutely loved Super Mario Galaxy, Fire Emblem, Metroid Prime 3, Mario Kart Wii, and even Wii Music. And I'm still wuite looking forward to some of the soon to be released games like New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Tales of Graces, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M.
Besides, that's about as much as my allowance can handle.
Strangely enough, 95% of those games you listed are first party games.
Just reinforces the whole idea that the Wii has no decent games.
Why waste money developing for the Wii when people keep buying the same Mario, Zelda, and Metroid shit over and over again as well as WiiFit and WiiSports.
Nintendo should become the next Sega and become a publisher instead.
Publish Mario for PS3 and Xbox 360. That would be grand.
Also sell accessories for its games.
Yeah, that makes sense, considering their consoles have been outselling their all competitors combined. Not to mention the ridiculous profit they get out of it (in that regard, the Wii probably has the PS2 beat by now).
Recovers? According to the sales ratings, it's still doing decently well.. But I will agree they need new game genres and titles.
Would be more dramatic if
a. The Japanese are known for this doom and gloom attitude.
b. They had not already made a gazillion dollars
c. Every console is more or less in the crapper. The slim "surge" is over already.
err
a. The Japanese were not know for this doom and gloom attitude.
b. They really have NOT made a gazillion dollars. Ass.
Playing both sides with that backhanded preorder link, eh?
People are still going to buy it. I almost ran a full article on it a few weeks ago...
Wii sucks, i don't know why it lasted so long
subjective comment is subjective
To prove that your comment is false.
OBJECTION! That was a contradiction!
Still sucks.
The wii lasted so long because it's a 'family' console and it was cheaper than any of the other 'new' consoles at the time. As opposed to the majority of games on the xbox or 360 the wii has tons of games for the kiddies where parents don't have to feel like they need to monitor their play too much. It is targeted to a much different gamer market than the other consoles.
For me, after I hacked my wii, it became far more useful as an internet terminal and dvd player among other things. So it gets more use than my xbox and ps3.
I think it might be time for Nintendo to drop their family-friendly image and get some M-rated games on the Wii. I mean, can you imagine GTA on it? Beating up hookers is now an excuse to exercise!
Those things have a ton of potential... the Wiimotes, not the hookers... err okay okay, hookers have potential too.
This would probably be the only incentive for me to ever buy a Wii.
while there might need to be more mature wii games, there already are some. It would be interesting to see how GTA would be done on the wii.
dude... ps3 has the magic sticks now...
But not in the way otaku would love it...
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must be a great game to ignore whats behind him...and in that position too~
If she really wants some action from him, she should just get up, turn the Wii off, and push the guy onto the bed and tackle him.
Seriously, that otaku is not the only one at fault.
You never interrupt a gamer while he's playing especially with the loss of data unless you want to be slapped.
Yeah, but look who is the one who can do it. Besides, why do you think he's playing with that game instead of with his girlfriend?
I do admit the "turn the Wii off" part is too much, though (I'd definitely get mad if somebody did that to me while I was heavily involved in a game...Sonic Adventure 2 Battle comes to mind >_< ), but reasoning probably won't get her anywhere if the game really is that fun XD .
"But not in the way otaku would love it...
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Source for pic please
Another reason why people won't buy Nintendo Wii is because its a Pleasure toy for Women.
Nintendo isn't as family friendly as they once were. They've got games like No More Heroes and Mad World. And also, there is a GTA for the DS.
Wow, 3 games.
Those things have a ton of potential... the Wiimotes, not the hookers... err okay okay, hookers have potential too.
That already happened in the wii version of the godfather game. It was really a great port using the wiimotes to punch, shoot, strangle and all those fun things
I'd never seen those Wii-tan before, but wow. They're so cute! Great design.
Well, the Wii is not really good for sophisticated games. It probably won't be long till we see a new system from Nintendo...
Thats what you get for making the Wii appealing to casual players.
Most of them will not support the console since they are casual players.
In the end it is still the hardcore players putting money in their wallets.
This also reminds me of how Nintendo loved to boast about how easy the Wii was to program for, making it a console "for game developers". (Of course, one of the reasons it was easier to program for was that there was simply less there.) I guess this was to further court the casual market, figuring tons of people would be lining up to just bust games out on the Wii one after the other.
But the explosion didn't happen. Turns out that the developers don't really care if you make a console for them, because they still have to make their product for the gamer.
SNES and N64 are still superior.
and why do you post this? this is about the wii system not about any others...so stating such things are meneaning less... i dont want to see another 360/PS3/wii comment war... theres already 25+ threads (each with 300+ comments) with thoose wars...
(the SNES and N64 were great systems though
Oh I didn't mean it, just compared Wii with the other Nintendo game consoles.
Actually, Wii and Nintendo got the casual gamers.yea that's great! and then?
They should take the next step.
Wii has never had any decent games since day 1
this is not news
Idiot. The Wii had good games in the beginning. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. And the 3 Rayman: Raving Rabbids games, though the last one is more recent. Also more recent is Warioland: The Shake Dimension. But it's realese of good games are very few and far between.
You mean a Nintendo console had The Mario Game, The Zelda Game, and The Metroid Game? Shocking.
most of which are nintendo games
so fuck your list
Why? You claim there were no good games, that and is a list of good games, what does them being Nintendo games have to do with it?
The fact that third party game designers make better games,and in greater numbers. Nintendo is almost trying to self-produce their console and games as third party producers all being snapped up by the 360 and PS3. Therefore, Wii has less good games, ergo less popularity
I played all those games on the N64/gamecube.
i'm just waiting for crystal bearers, monster hunter, no more heroes 2, (hopefully) tales of graces, epic mickey, tatsunoko vs capcom and a few other games to come out next year. upcoming good games for the wii are just too spread out on the market.
those games are good...monster hunter is fucking win on the Wii. Its just sad NOW they're saying too many of our games suck. thats what they get for pushing add-ons and hardware instead of good quality software.
I owned a Wii but it ended up just sitting there never being used because there were so few good games for it. I ended up trading it in and getting myself a 360.
Now that is a bad choice.
Yeah, what a bad choice, buying the most popular console with the largest games library. What an idiot am i rite!
DERP DERP 360 SUCKS LOL. Dickhead.
YOU'RE PRACTICALLY SPOONFEEDING IT.
Doesn't surprise me. Not only was the stupid console impossible to find when it first came out (heck, even YEARS after being out), but most people are trying to save money right now. Telling them to go out and buy any game system isn't going to go well, let alone a game system with hardly any games.
You do know it was hard to find because they would be sold out as soon as they were stocked, right? Meaning that it's not exactly a negative.
just do homebrew and its all right
My Wii is well-used. In my household, the PS3 has more dust (probably because it's got more surface area) oddly enough.
The Wii certainly has fun games, but it's really a shame that Nintendo has to be the one to put out stellar games for it and the 3rd party companies for the most part do inferior copies of other games (note: I'm aware many 3rd parties do real games for the Wii, but if you take a look at the Wii section, you're going to see those gems hidden by dozens of Wii Sports/Wii Fit clones).
Sometimes, you really have to dig for some of the awesome 3rd party Wii games. But it really doesn't help when some people just totally dismiss the games without having ever played them.
Oh well, that doesn't stop my enjoyment and I'll still continue buying Wii exclusives as I see fit. I'm an equal opportunity gamer and I just love what's fun whether it's waving my arms wildly or being slouched over with a controller in my hand.
The only reason why there are not many really good third party games is because they don't want to deal with the completely different format that is the Wii. So they stick with the PS3 and the XBOX360 which are at least similar enough in format.
Wii games for the JRPG player?
Gimme the following soon:
Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Arc Rise Fantasia
Tales of Graces
Their localizations won't come until next year. I hope to receive a Wii as a Christmas present since I don't want to pay any more than 99 bucks for it, although I'll most likely receive 3 ipods instead (Lol how come everyone gives ipods as presents nowadays)
And I used to complain about getting clothings as gifts but alas you get ipodS. How the world changes..
1. Get iPods for Christmas
2. Take iPods to resale store
3. Exchange iPods for Wii
4. Play Wii for two weeks, let it sit for a year, then trade it in towards the cost of a real console
5. ????
6. Anti-profit!
who the fuck wants to play a jrpg on a waggle wii mote with shitty dated SD graphics
put that shit on the ps3/360 ffs
You know, when you sold that many consoles already, you should expected that your sale number will drop after a while =/
I think now only the dogs in Japan don't have the Wii yet.
Heh it's just the Japanese way to doom and gloom. I recall the top exec of Sony (games division) said they should just sell out to nintendo.
Anyway Nintendo knew what the system was and what it would do. It has done it. Nintendo has made a gajillion dollars, game companies are taking them more seriously now and they have a HD version of the Wii coming out in 2011.
Ya they are fine.
Agreed. Don't know why they're complaining.
Despite all that the console is still selling more than others. But Nintento probably ain't making much money out of it because people don't have much games to buy or they are casual gamers and don't buy many games because they don't play that much.
I had plenty of fun with Muramasa and have high hopes for Metroid Other M but really the system hasn't had much going for it for a while now. I think they would have been better served by not intentionally making Brawl less competition friendly. It really gave the system a feel of something that is exclusively for non competitive gamers from the viewpoint of third party devs.
muramasa is a pretty good game for the wii but you know that in their minds vanillaware is saying "man...maybe we should have just made it for the ps2...". the game didn't use any of the wii motion controls and would probably would have sold better on the ps2 aswell. hope vanillaware make some games for the ps3 tho.
Odin Sphere was slow and laggy though. Could the PS2 have handled the fast pace of Muramasa?
nope but the 360 and the PS3 could :P
At least Nintendo isn't in denial like Microsoft with the 360 losing to the PS3.
It's good that Nintendo is at least honest about their faults...but they still won't stop releasing the same systems over and over again with LITTLE things added to them...*coughDSiLLcough*
YOU CASUALFAGS SURE GOT TOLD.
Wii
pros
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Wii-tan
Wiimote used as a vibrator toy
Exercise
cons
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everything else
I see no problem with the wii game library at all.
I still have Metroid Prime Trilogy, Rune Factory, Muramasa, Dead Space, Guitar Hero 5 left to play.
Even with that many games bought but not yet play i still have NSMB Wii, Mario Galaxy 2, Other M, Zelda and Red Steel 2 to buy when they release.
There is only a lack of FPS games.
the wii has like 3 pretty decent FPS games they're just considered "generic"
And to think Nintendo was the one who single handedly ressurrected the video game industry from failure.
Please tell me you're not referring to the Wii. Rather they've doomed the console generation with Avatars and Miis not to mention pointless peripherals such as the PS3 Wand and the 360 Natal.
No, historically he's right. Not about the Wii, but rather with the original NES. Video games really were on their way to becoming "a passing fad" before the NES made it relatively affordable to have a bunch of decent-quality games (for the time period).
They were good to excellent quality games as far as standards went back then. Even now, I still play things like Megaman 2 and Mario games on VC.
That's fine if you're talking about the NES and SNES but I would argue rather strongly against the Wii though.
He wasn't talking about the Wii.
Comments like these make me feel old.
it had great games for all the first year then nothing.
Best Things about Wii: SB Brawl, Metroid, Zelda, Download "yesterdays" games
Worst: Gimmick games. No, I don't wanna spend $60 to cook with Mama again.
Wii should come out with a game of a person who is trying to play a Wii for the 1s time who has never seen a game machine. It would progress as 'he' got better. . . .... .
They need to make some porn games for it.
I haven't bought a new game for the Wii in about a year and a half, except for a couple from the Virtual Console. All the big games are going to the PS3 and 360. At best, the Wii gets an inferior port with watered-down graphics and at worst, nothing at all.
More and more, it's resembling the Gamecube: solid first-party games, few substantial third-party games (except for a lot of shovelware). Nintendo's hardly in dire straits (after all, less profit doesn't mean a loss), but if they don't build up momentum, it won't be good for whatever system they inevitably come out with next.
buying a wii is perhaps one of the worst gaming purchases I've ever made. it's sad because like everyone else I were suckered into Nintendo extremely effective marketing campaign, thinking to myself that the wii might actually have some kind of future. how wrong...
when I tell interested parties who are thinking about getting a wii to forget that bullshit, they still end up buying it. After a few weeks or so they realize what a shit console it is and they eventually get a 360 or ps3.
It really has, that's why I stick to buying old gamecube games to play.
really? there weren't enough gamecube games to keep most people busy when it was new... let alone years later
Skies of Arcadia alone is good for hundreds of hours of entertainment.
Most of them watching the shop girl bounce or that other girl polish a bullet, but hey, quality entertainment is quality.
and I just bought a wii! >.<
Good maybe now they'll make more than five decent fucking games.
Because a new game is a remake now.
Do your research next time, man. You're usually better than this.
Maybe Arte is being sarcastic about the game's massive involution in respect to both Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World.
That and the fact that, well, another fucking Mario game is nothing to get all worked up for. Specially if it isn't waggle-free Galaxy 2.
There are several good games I have for the Wii. A few more that are at least average. And quite a few more I am looking forward to.
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However, it is true that there aren't enough good games for the Wii. It's incredibly disheartening.
It's sad, the Wii is the first console I've owned that I haven't felt much hope or excitement for the future.
.
Usually owning a console, I'm filled to the brim just owning it, because of the possibilities. Didn't happen with the Wii, and that never happens.
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To remedy the problem, I think that Nintendo needs to give any who presents any party games, third party spamshoveling, and otherwise trash sportscasualing and so forth, a swift kick in the face.
Nobody takes the Wii seriously due to obvious reasons. It's good that even nintendo themselves are aware of it.
They better bring Tales of Graces to America. That is my only statement.
who cares
all tales games are the same suckage
played one, played them all
It's a horrible series, why would you care?
I hate nintendo for selling out to gimmicks and dumming down gaming.
success or not, the wii is for kids and non conventional gamers, i.e. idiots
> success or not, the wii is for kids and non conventional gamers, i.e. idiots
So you were also an idiot?
no, I never bought one
It's usually the most childish people that claim things are for kids.
To be fair to Nintendo, there is no way that they could beat S*ny and M$ in the hardware department. They just can't subsidies their consoles the way S*ny and M$ could. That being said, Nintendo needs to attract more 3rd party developers to develop special titles for their consoles. And with all the profit they made off the Wii, I expect their next console to be at least on par with what Sony has to offer.
"the most notable Wii title of late is nothing but a remake of a 25-year-old Mario game"
You dare ignore the second version of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom this January?
The japanese don't even bother playing that shit in the arcades so why should home players give a fuck
Frank West and Zero. You ever saw the Internet response to the announcement of those two?
yes,
no one cared
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is a pretty shit game. no one takes it seriously as a fighting game since the gameplay and mechanics are just poor and unrefined, not to mention half the cast are virtually unknown to english speaking nations. marvel vs capcom 2 for instance was a pretty shit game but at least it had good characters and was fun for casual play.
I've always been a huge Nintendo fanboy, and had practically every gaming system since NES. But even I can't bring myself to buy Wii. I got myself a PS3 instead (after the price cut) and waiting for Persona 5 now.
S&P2 & Dracula Rebirth are way more than decent, Iwata..
Who cares? I'd be getting one anyway
About darn time they realize this.
My Wii library is the smallest in my collection, just a measly 4 games, and that's only because Wii Sports came bundled with it.
There's more dust on my Wii console than there was during the Dust Bowl.
Nintendo needs to get some decent games out there, otherwise a bunch of wii's are just going to be left to rust.
Dude, my brother & I have 9 & a half games (We count Wii Sports as a half game since it comes with the wii) over a 2 year span of having it. I never took the wii seriously & I never will. To family friendly for me, a hardcore gamer.
yeah most of the games are just like "i know already"
or they get boring really fast
i hope they get something good again
maby then im able to see my wii
i mean at the moment it is a grey space
(man dust these days!)
any competent gamer who did research beforehand instead of actually reading fucking consolewar posts would never actually buy the Wii.
that said, bitches got what was coming to them.
Butthurt nintendofag here.
PS3:
Enjoy your no games
Xbox 360:
I like mature games for mature people such as myself.
are you serious "mature games" I didn't know latent homosexual space marines in generic shooters constituted "mature games" Let see what the ol' shitbox 360 has umm Gears of War, Halo..... ummm oh thats right everything else is also on PS3. No games? Ha I have a shitbox 360 and do you know what it's doing? Sitting in it's fucking box because it broke for the 5th *NO FUCKING JOKE* time, I sent it in the other 4 times because it was in warranty but i'm not paying those bloodsucking assholes a single cent because of their faulty merchandise. Also I don't enjoy paying for internet+XBOX LIVE+mmorpg membership and don't get me started on those shitty headsets that broke 6 times. Every game on that steaming pile of shit is either multi-platform or not worth playing infact of the 2 1/2 years I had one I got 11 games for it 5 of which were given to me the 6 games I bought only 3 were exclusive Tenchu Z, Naruto: Rise of Ninja, and Gears of War all of those are shit games the multi-platform ones I bought were good
Let's see Valkryia Chronicles, Disgaea 3, Ryu Ga Gotoku 3, Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan!, Way of the Samurai 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, Uncharted, Uncharted 2, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Star Ocean 4 International, Tales of Vesperia Perfect Version, White Knight Story, Heavy Rain, God of War 3, Heavenly Sword, Killzone 2, Resistance, Resistance 2, Folklore, Demon Souls, M.A.G., Agarest Senki Zero, Atelier Roronoa, Boku No Natsuyasumi 3, Genji, Gran Turismo, Imabikisou, Kurayami, Lair, The Last Gaurdian, Little Big Planet, Metal Gear Online, Motorstorm, Motorstorm 2, PAIN, Quantum Theory, Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of Destruction, Siren, SOCOM, Steambot Chronicles 2, Wangan Midnight, Warhawk, ALL EXCLUSIVE PS3 TITLES and I left out quite a few like some other Ratchet games some MSG games, some games I don't like and the other games I don't remember +all of the multi-platform titles NO GAMES!? SHUT YOUR FUCKING RROD MOUTH!
People finally realised that waggling your cock is a million times more fun than waggling on a wii
i pretty much concur on all points here. wii has a lot of potential but their game selection blows. haven't touched mine since dokapon kingdom (sic).
YESSSSS KILL THE WII!!! LONG LIVE PS3/360!!!
I didn't like this generation anyways. It was shit to begin with.
THIS IS MADNESS!
Wii is dying, Xbox360 is dead, PS3 wins
Oh really? Whose fault is that, Nintendo? That's right, yours. You didn't make enough of an effort to pull third parties over to your side or make the Wii an enticing enough platform to develop games on. It's purely a last gen console. Suck on it.
It should start by stop saying no to all those good games
Just to be a meanie: WE TOLD YOU SO!
If they make a snuff game where you use the Wii-mote to
inflict and interact, then I am very sure it will top the sales of the 360 and PS3...
It might also help if you can snuff lolis, shotas, and the occasional MILF and hot Bishounens...
*sigh*
But I won't be seeing that happening in my lifetime...
Combination of;
- Stupidly high price for last gen hardware
- Severve lack of 'proper' games
- The 'wow' factor of motion controls has faded, leaving people to realize they just don't work as good as traditional controller methods
I think a Wii is worth it for Nintendo's games, especially since I can't get none of Shiggy's games on my 360 or PS3. If I have to waggle to play the newest Zelda, Mario, Smash Bros., Metroid, or (hopefully someday) Donkey Kong then I will.
Iwata....
This can all be fixed if you stop being selfish
and let someone publish FF4 in the Us.
This site would be so much better if you guys chose not to cover this ridiculous console war bullshit.
This.
I find console war bullshit has little to do with schoolgirl tentacle rape.
Maybe if they had actually put more effort into the development of the Wii int he first place.....;_;
Wii is a complete shit, it only sold a lot because there are that many idiots around.
Everyone that wants a wii to play wii fit already owns one. No good games gives it a short shelf life.
except for muramasa of course.
The problem with Nintendo is they tend focus on to much on there own stuff not on Third Party.They had some good titles the problem is Nintendo needs to aleast develope some game that people would buy its sad enough Nintendo doesn't grab the right titles that can be played on there system.
Nintendo Introduce Final Fantasy to Us Gamers on NES why doesn't Squareenix put Final Fantasy XIII on Nintendo Wii?
because the snes 'was' the superior system at the time. in my books its still the best for its time.
Wii has good games, non-gamer HD fans just ignore them and Wii owners pirate them.
The Wii needs to die so the industry can crumble, worst fucking generation ever.
They need to reinstate the Nintendo Seal of Quality. They need draconian monitoring of game quality. If your game fucking sucks, you don't get to publish it.
Except that they are the ones publishing all the key games...
Yes, clearly even greater restrictions on who could publish is the key, when they have hardly anyone wanting to publish on them already.
You were the sort of kid that thought that when no one wanted to pay a quarter for your watered-down lime koolaid that you should up the price to a dollar, weren't you?
Well I'm looking forward to No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. But I gotta admit... the Wii has nothing going for it right now. They really have to broaden their selection a bit to lure in new customers. Pay Square Enix to make a damn good exclusive or something. XD
Ps3 is a piece of Shit. 360 and Wii will be the only games systems alive.
360 where to start RROD, paying to play online, microsoft points, shitty headsets, no worthwhile exclusives, avatars, no built in wifi, uses dvds instead of blu-ray, scratches discs, no browser, every 10 year old has one, can't install OS, AA battery controllers without plug in cable, noisy, made by microsoft, douche fanboys, Final Fantasy XIII on 4-Discs, expensive small space hard drives, shitty disc tray, cheap soldering, all of it's 3rd party "exclusive" games having upgraded re-releases on PS3, lack of any innovation, boosted sales numbers from repurchases because of RRODed 360's, dead in japan, lack of SD and memory stick readers, lack of blu-ray player, HD-DVD add-on failure, having to buy exclusives, 1-800-4MYXBOX=FAIL, Halo fags, do I need to go on? By the way typed this on my PS3, I can play games, read SC, watch anime and JAV on the internet, download mp3s, download hentai, porn, anime images. All without even having move or change a disc.
Don't worry, the vitality sensor will save them :(
This is what they get for focusing on casuals and telling hardcore gamers to fuck off because they're not "beautiful people". Seriously, every commercial for a new wii game just gives me more disappointment for buying a wii instead of a ps3 or 360.
hm I thought the arrival of Monster Hunter Tri- would help... guess it didn't, huh..
I respect Nintendo for actually admitting something like this.
Let's sit back and watch how they plan to get back on track..
A new system is in the works, right? I thought i remembered hearing that..
As much as I hate to admit it (I'm a Nintendo fangirl, after all) I've got to agree. I recently went through a list of RPGs, Strategy RPGs, and other such things to make a list of games to get once I have a wii. I couldn't even find a dozen games between the five or six genres I searched that weren't remakes or ports which interested me.
Never once in the interview did they say the Wii has "No decent games". That's just a phrase auto-generated in video game articles that are not about the PS3. It's just the logic of Sony's company whore squad, er, I mean Sankaku Complex.
Just how would you like us to believe it is best translated then?
Iwata: "Wii has lost Momoentum" is all that is needed, and factual for that matter.
Since I enjoy playing games like Muramasa while waiting for other great games like Fragment I don't care about the sales. Did you ever care about sales the sales of Dreamcast when you were playing games like Ikaruga and Shenmue? If your answer is yes, then you don't know how to really enjoy videogames.
I was obviously too interested in finding out where sailors hung out in shenmue than the sales of a system. Anyways, I honestly agree that the dreamcast had so many awesome games, it's a shame that it segas marketing screwed it over.
It's true SEGA just doesn't seem to care anymore about a high quality product. They know what the SEGA fanbase wants; Streets of Rage, Guardian Heroes, Alien Soldier, Jet Grind Radio, Shenmue, Shinobi, Panzer Dragoon and last but sure as hell not lease Gunstar Heroes. Some of the best shit I ever played from SEGA seemingly forgotten by the higher ups of the company because they think it won't sell. If any of those games get a modern update it'll sell even if SEGA marking department screws it over because the fans will speak the truth.
The Wii gets some games with high production values... No More Heroes, Tales of Graces, Monster Hunter 3, and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories come to mind.
Is there really anything wrong for enjoying the Wii just for the Nintendo games? They are pretty good
You get your money's worth anyway.
For now, Nintendo wins with their cheap consoles and substantially larger profit margins.