People would need to care first for it to be controversial. Nahmeen?
This thread is about the Wii, not the WiiU.
People would need to care first for it to be controversial. Nahmeen?
These sorts of comments are extra funny in retrospect when you compare the long-term impacts of motion-controls and stuff like DLC which started cropping up on the other two consoles at the same time.Or "It killed gaming." Some bitter haters will just never let go of that misplaced resentment. They may miss out on games that's fine but the repetitive condemnations are super weak. Misery loves company.
Oh, guess people are always afraid of new things, no matter when.This thread is a fun reminder of everyones' reactions to the Wii remote, lol.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63251
Agreed 100%. Hard to think of anything more controversial than the Xbox One. Even the Xbox 360 was in a few ways, specifically with the Red Ring of Death.I think the Wii definitely had a group of detractors that were very vocal and bitter, but I don't really think it was that controversial a console when all was said and done.
It had really interesting, well implemented ideas, it was a huge financial and commercial success, it had a great library. It put Nintendo back on the map after they sort of lost their way in the GameCube years. Most people saw the value, and it was received accordingly. Some people didn't, and said dumb stuff, but they weren't ever really entertained for very long as anything other than fanboys.
I really think the Xbox One has been the most controversial console ever.
This was a console that, before it was even released, hell before its details were even officially unveiled at E3, was being held up as the death of retail gaming, the dark vision for a digital only future filled with DRM, the erosion of consumer rights, a hugely out of touch expensive, American centric disaster, a tool of the police state, hostile to people who lived outside of cities, outside of the USA, who lived on military bases, etc etc etc. Not to say these things were all necessarily true or accurate, but the controversy of the system definitely existed.
I mean, even with all this in the rear view mirror, this is still a console, justifiably or unjustifiably, still generating immense controversy. Look at the Tomb Raider deal. Look at the accusations Ubisoft gimped Unity to work with it due to the parity clause. With its microtransactions on several high profile titles. It's just on another level.
All I know is that people saying that it was a fad were completely justified.
It sold a lot, sure. Didn't mean much for motion gaming in the long run OR its game library.
All I know is that people saying that it was a fad were completely justified.
It sold a lot, sure. Didn't mean much for motion gaming in the long run OR its game library.
Who exactly are you making fun of? the millions of players who brought games like Zelda and Mario? Or old people? Don't they have the right to play? You too will be old one day,Yes. Polarizing.
I introduce to you, G4M3RRSSSSSSSZZZZ:
Who exactly are you making fun of? the millions of players who brought games like Zelah and Mario? Or old people? Don't they have the right to play? You too will be old one day,
That thread sure is something special.This thread is a fun reminder of everyones' reactions to the Wii remote, lol.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63251
This thread is a fun reminder of everyones' reactions to the Wii remote, lol.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63251
Not really controversial, just failed to be a good Nintendo system for the fans. It's col that grannies and goldfish can play the novelty wore off quickly. For us who bought it to play the latest games during that time, it sucked.
Not really controversial, just failed to be a good Nintendo system for the fans. It's col that grannies and goldfish can play the novelty wore off quickly. For us who bought it to play the latest games during that time, it sucked. I use it for the Internet in bed and Project M.
I think reactions to it were pretty standard. casual gamers liked it for 15 minutes then it usually collected dust In the closet and the Nintendo fans would stick to first party stuff. People into the more mature titles had ps3/360 or pc
That argument, "people bought it for Wii Sports then hid it in a cupboard", is all too common. I don't understand how with Sales GAF being prevalent, it so easy to find real numbers and statistics (i.e. NOT ********), and such that so many people still use that argument. Is it willful ignorance?
I would say yes.
There are people who blame Nintendo on Japan's struggle in HD development. The reasoning was that third parties didn't know what horse to support.
In retrospect, that's pretty shortsighted. Japan was moving from consoles to handhelds. Just like they're moving from traditional handhelds to mobile now.
It was disruptive for sure.
I think reactions to it were pretty standard. casual gamers liked it for 15 minutes then it usually collected dust In the closet and the Nintendo fans would stick to first party stuff. People into the more mature titles had ps3/360 or pc
This thread is a fun reminder of everyones' reactions to the Wii remote, lol.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63251
Probably.
It's one of those consoles that you come back to later and find the gems, if you were like me and tossed it aside originally due to the motion focus. Funny that it feels like a retro console, so soon after it's demise.
Probably.
It's one of those consoles that you come back to later and find the gems, if you were like me and tossed it aside originally due to the motion focus. Funny that it feels like a retro console, so soon after it's demise.
This thread is a fun reminder of everyones' reactions to the Wii remote, lol.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63251
How is it funny? One of the very first things we knew about it was that it was going to play retro games, then that its main controller was a remote that could be used sideways like an NES pad. And the best-selling games on the system all capture the NES-era feels of arcade games in your living room.
What you're reporting was the killer appeal of the system: it was always supposed to feel like a modern version of a retro console.
I thought it was a retro console the day it was released, but in a good way... a very good way.
It felt like we went back to the fun/simplicity of early NES games. I loved it... and I still do.
Yeah it's not like every device capable of playing games has some method of motion control available to use or anything. Not even the most successful ones that sell millions per month.
And it's library? Nope, didn't have the highest selling titles last generation at all, with some of the most memorable impacts among them.
It's a fad alright.
(It's crazy that some people still harbor the sodium chloride)
It was a fad dude. Some fads are more intense than others. The fire that burns twice as bright burns out in half the time.
Those days are over.
The same way the PS3 and 360 were fads, just over a slightly longer period of time.
It was a fad dude. Some fads are more intense than others. The fire that burns twice as bright burns out in half the time.