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Jan 17 2010 08:57pm
Quote (Ugg @ Jan 17 2010 08:37pm)
Sorry, but that's not the reason WHATSOEVER. The Wii's average game obviously doesn't have eye-candy graphics, but there were a few insanely good ones such as Mario Galaxy. It's not that it "can't handle it."

I don't think you guys understand the Wii. It's not meant to suffice a powergamer's idea of a console, it's moreso approaching a casual point of view. Get a 360/PS3 if you want to be a hardcore gamer. Even then, the PS3/360 can be enjoyable in small doses, but the Wii was more designed for this and more for casual gamers. What is your guys' idea of shovelware might be a casualist's idea of a good game. Obviously some 9 year old kid isn't going to care about wether the game has 258bit color perfect graphics or shit like that. Nintendo is great at what they do, and they make a hell of a lot of money doing it.


Just thought I'd make it's own topic so that it would get more views, and I wouldn't have to type out a rant essay everytime.
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Jan 17 2010 10:48pm
all of the consoles are for casuals. sorry i dont consider a game like MW2 for "hardcore gamers" whenever it sells like 15 billion copies, the majority of people who bought that game are casuals.


gaming is mainstream now, people gotta deal with that.

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Jan 17 2010 11:57pm
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all of the consoles are for casuals. sorry i dont consider a game like MW2 for "hardcore gamers" whenever it sells like 15 billion copies, the majority of people who bought that game are casuals.


gaming is mainstream now, people gotta deal with that.


Sorry, I don't consider MW2 the only game for 360/PS3. Games such as large RPGs, for example Final Fantasy, will give you a run of maybe 50+ hours on average PER GAME. That takes a bit more dedication than casual play.

As far as I'm concerned, gaming has been mainstream for a LONG time now.

This post was edited by Ugg on Jan 18 2010 12:00am
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Jan 18 2010 12:39am
Quote (Ugg @ Jan 18 2010 01:57am)
Sorry, I don't consider MW2 the only game for 360/PS3. Games such as large RPGs, for example Final Fantasy, will give you a run of maybe 50+ hours on average PER GAME. That takes a bit more dedication than casual play.

As far as I'm concerned, gaming has been mainstream for a LONG time now.


it would be dumb to say that it hasn't haha. gaming has been really popular since the early 90s tbh
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Jan 18 2010 09:47am
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Jan 18 2010 03:38pm
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it would be dumb to say that it hasn't haha. gaming has been really popular since the early 90s tbh


yes, but gaming in the past few years has grown tremedously. The wii especially has brought non-gamers into the gaming world.

I work at Toys r us and when im bored i sometimes stand behind the cashiers in the video game section to chill and i cannot explain to you how many adult couples (without children) buy a wii, it's crazy.

the wii has been a great system for someone who never plays video games, to pick up a controller and have a night of laughter.
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Jan 18 2010 03:39pm
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yes, but gaming in the past few years has grown tremedously. The wii especially has brought non-gamers into the gaming world.

I work at Toys r us and when im bored i sometimes stand behind the cashiers in the video game section to chill and i cannot explain to you how many adult couples (without children) buy a wii, it's crazy.

the wii has been a great system for someone who never plays video games, to pick up a controller and have a night of laughter.


The wii has done it's job.....brought in more people to play video games. Sure the wii doesn't have the best game selection, or insane graphics.....but it has fun games, and that is what playing video games is all about; having fun.

Yes it's nice to have super graphics when playing a game, btu graphics dont make the game...
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Jan 18 2010 04:05pm
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yes, but gaming in the past few years has grown tremedously. The wii especially has brought non-gamers into the gaming world.
I work at Toys r us and when im bored i sometimes stand behind the cashiers in the video game section to chill and i cannot explain to you how many adult couples (without children) buy a wii, it's crazy.

the wii has been a great system for someone who never plays video games, to pick up a controller and have a night of laughter.


BINGO

the wii is for non-gamers basically..or "casuals"........
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Jan 18 2010 05:32pm
Quote (stupidkid282 @ Jan 18 2010 05:38pm)
yes, but gaming in the past few years has grown tremedously.  The wii especially has brought non-gamers into the gaming world.

I work at Toys r us and when im bored  i sometimes stand behind the cashiers in the video game section to chill and i cannot explain to you how many adult couples (without children) buy a wii, it's crazy.

the wii has been a great system for someone who never plays video games, to pick up a controller and have a night of laughter.


yeah i know what you mean man, i work at gamestop. i see couples coming in for them all the time haha.

it amazes me that some games that the wii has actually sell. like redneck jamboree.. the fuck is that? XD
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Jan 18 2010 07:24pm
Quote (Ugg @ Jan 17 2010 10:57pm)
Just thought I'd make it's own topic so that it would get more views, and I wouldn't have to type out a rant essay everytime.


very well said ugg.
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