I love my Xbox 360 but have been converted to the Nintendo Wii

I’m in the same boat. I love my 360 and especilly Bioshock but there’s something about the Wii. I’m currently addicted to Metroid:Corruption. I didn’t really like the previous games on the Cube (and the DS one) but I love Corruption. The control scheme is top notch.

Once you get bored with the very basic dot to dot gameplay of Wii Sports & Wii Play…good luck finding anything to play on the Wii.

Why is it everyone rushes out and buys the console – plays it for two weeks – and then lets it sit for months gathering dust. Too bad the Wii doesn’t have many real games to play. But then, Alpha Moms wouldn’t know a real game if it hit them in the face.

The Wii outsells the Xbox 360 & PS3 combined. Yet the 360 games outsell the Wii & PS3 combined. If the Wii is so great, why don’t Wii owners buy any games for their console. The average Wii owner has less than 1 game (not including the pack in Wii Sports). The average 360 owner owns over 7 games. Buy the Wii at your own risk.

Wii is great i had it since launch and still play it. none gamers as i like toi call some 360 fan boys dont really give the Wii a chance like Maxwell and assume its dead basic. but thats cos they cant get to grips with the most sophisticated control scheme of any console ever. not to mension you can always use the classic/cube pad.
also lets not forget the 360 has been around a whole year longer and therefore has more sophiticated games as developers have had more time getting used to it. so with more games to choose from yes the 360 will be selling more games. also some wii owners are more casual gamers and dont pick up games as often. but dont go kidding yourself this will continue to happen….
Wii gets twice as many games made for it at the moment than the 360 and twice as many downloadable games. in the end all games will be on Wii cos thats where the money is.

Eight months have gone by since I purchased the Wii for the family, and everyone is still enjoying it. If I charged a quarter for every hour of fun players have had, I could have bought a dozen Wiis. That is, if I could find them at our local stores!

Have had my Wii since early December and it is on all the time. I think there is a lot of fear in the hardcore gaming group. Some serious Wii envy. Honestly, I think a lot of gamers feel threatened by the Wii as it opens up gaming to more people and makes it common. It’s sort of like watching your favorite band becomes mainstream. Many of the initial fans feel betrayed and think the band has sold-out, and so they move onto new bands. Hardcore gamers are feeling the push of the masses and many are getting defensive. The Wii is a fun new experience, and as someone who has played avidly for 20+ years, I find myself enjoying Wii games a lot. Now when I play games on other systems I complain that “I’m just pushing buttons.”

Metroid has been alright, I find the bosses Tedious and Tiresome (with a capital ‘T’). However, the art and the worlds of Metroid are just amazing.

Mario Party, which I rented through GameFly 3 weeks ago has been a surprise. It’s very accessible. My wife and 2 year-old have asked to play, and that hasn’t happened since Wii Sports.

I really enjoyed Zelda and thought ExciteTruck was under appreciated. Mario Strikers didn’t work for me, but I appreciate Nintendo providing quality games (and some variety in play, even if there isn’t much variety in the starring characters

Honestly, I have a list of 20 games at GameFly that I want to check out, there are many that I want to play. I’ll add Tiger 08 to the list now .

I’d like to see a source on Maxwell’s claim. It’s true that Wii games do not sell as well as 360, but it’s not to that degree. And they never include VC, which make up a health percentage no matter how you look at it.

It’s unfortunate that people can’t like the Wii without being drug into the “competition” debate that only the hardcore seem to care about. Regardless, The Wii is a great console that has room to improve for the future with more full 3rd part support (i.e A version of Tiger Woods that has online!)

I Thought the wii was great for like 2 weeks, then the novolty ran out, so i sold it. But i still use my xbox 360 all the time

I enjoy the Wii for about 2 weeks, but then… i turned it off for 7 months and counting… There’s a lot to play on the 360, so i can’t waste my time with the Wii.

Maxwell seems like he’s in denial. Perhaps he should apply for a position as a Sony exec.

How can you say there are no good games for the Wii? Zelda:TP is the best game I’ve played in a DECADE for ANY system. Metroid Prime 3′s controls are untouchable. I also agree that Excite Truck was highly underrated, and have also found my girlfriend (who is NOT a gamer AT ALL) asking if we can play Mario Party 8. On top of that you’ve got RE4, Smash Bros and Mario Kart coming out, ALL OF VIRTUAL CONSOLE, Heatseekers (I don’t know how that game got overlooked) and countless more coming (Guitar Hero 3, Soul Calibur 4, Spore – you get the idea). The 360′s games are also on PC, same price, better controls (since 80% of 360′s games are FPS, after all). Wake up Maxwell and cut the denial.

As for Tom and otakugamergt: if you actually tried Wii games instead of ignoring/selling it, you might find that the games are AMAZING. Try Zelda and Metroid, then you may see the light.

– Bing

As well as the Wii’s are doing, it seems apparent that the Xbox 360 is pulling out ahead of the pack. Personally I believe that the Wii and the 360 should not be compared seeing how each has a different goal (simplicity vs. hardcore gaming). However, notice how the game developers leaving Sony (Rockstar, Square Enix, etc.) are not walking over to Wii but rather sprinting to 360. Thats right folks, Kingdom of Hearts is coming to the 360. I hear people whining about how the 360 came out a year before Wii and all of that but remember, the only game that MS helped out with at launch was Gears of War. Now lets take a look at Wii, can you seriously count how many games Nintendo had to foot the bill for to get the Wii running??? Mario Party, Mario Strikers, Zelda, Excite Truck, Metroid, soon to be added Brawl! I not saying the Wii is crap, its definitely not. Yes, I have played the thing and the whole motion thing is pretty cool but contraire or whatev the word is to Russell’s
button pushing complaints, you still have to push buttons for whatever game you play on the Wii no matter if its Zelda or NFS Carbon. Dont even get me started on online play.

Gears of War wasn’t anywhere close to a launch game. If you believe the 360 just launched in 2006, you must have been amazed at what had to be the most games ever available at launch. So Square Enix is going to jump ship to 360, a console that is flatlining in Japan?

http://www.vgchartz.com/

Check out the latest numbers on VGChartz.org and tell me Microsoft is winning… Nintendo is far outselling and outclassing the 360, as much as I like mine.

PS3? Is that even out yet? lol

VGChartz.org numbers as of 9/11/2007:

11.42 million Wii (after less than 10 months)
10.89 million 360 (after almost 22 months)
4.56 million PS3 (exaggeration?!)

These numbers reflect consoles sold to consumers, while NexGenWars.com is consoles estimated to have shipped to retailers, for the most part.

The Wii is a decent system, not as great or bad as everyone says. The system has a great motion-control setup (when used correctly by the game) but its hardware is less powerful than the original Xbox and unfortunately it shows. The Virtual Console is a great success allowing gamers to download their favorite classic games but other features such as DVD playback, MP3′s, online play, etc., are sorely lacking. The kicker for right now anyway, is that there really aren’t any quality titles for the system. Zelda, Metroid, and Wii Sports….that’s it for a few months.

The Wii is great for a family or party setting, but won’t keep the hardcore gamer occupied for long. I am a hardcore PS3/360 gamer and I bought a Wii because everyone was saying how great it is. I did have some fun for a month or so. Then bowling on Wii Sports got a little too easy, every game I played I beat in 2-5hrs and immediately regretted paying $50 for it, Zelda couldn’t hold my interest for more than 1hr at a time, and Metroid (the console’s best game so far in my opinion) is just too influenced by Halo…all it did was hype me up for Halo 3 even more. So if you’re a hardcore and are into games like Bioshock, Halo, Mass Effect, Resistance, etc., etc., I would seriously wait until some more quality titles and Nintendo getting their online act together until purchasing.

If you’re not a hardcore gamer and enjoy simple pick-up and play titles designed to hold your attention for 30min to 1hr than you would probably really enjoy the Wii. It just so happens its not my cup of tea.

For all those people who say that each x360 owner has more than 6 games, and wii owners with less than 3; you got to think about it. X360 went on a year b4 the Wii (and ps3), how shameful it is that Wii overpassed x360 in less than a year. Just give them more time and let’s see.

You know what’s really funny to me. When people who obviously don’t like Nintendo comment on small bad experiences. I mean, someone said two weeks and they sold it. I doubt they even bought it, but rather are lying about it to complain. I mean,who does that? Two weeks? I’m not calling anyone an idiot, but to buy something just to bitch and groan is just idiotic. I mean two weeks! Ridicules! Two weeks? Liar, liar, pants on two weeks.

It’s sad that there are people calling themselves hardcore gamers. Back in my days, “hardcore gamers” were called something else. It goes in line with people who are hardcore tv watchers. What makes them hardcore? That they stay home all the time parked next to the tv playing shooters all the time. As for the wii lineup of games, at least you can say you lost a little weight today. Their games corresponds to every person into gaming. As for me, I can’t spend all that time anymore. I have stuff to do and the wii helps me relieve some stress. I guess that’s why it’s on and off for a reasonable amount of time. Huh? really, two weeks? Priority, priority, priority.

Have been a Nintendo fan for a ong time dating back to improting a Super Famicom and can safely say so far the Wii has been the biggest disappointement in their console releases.

The SF/SNES was the mutts nuts – game after game released.
The N64 bought on launch day what a launch line up Mario and Pilotwings, followed by a good few releases.
The Cube loved Luigi’s Mansion and Waverace again is Japanese to start with.

Now to the Wii, Wii Sports again is the mutts nuts, but how long must we wait for games to come. There are only so many minigame experiences you want to have.

Anyone saying Twilight Princess is the greatest Zelda experience is taking it a bit far. The game was a Cube game and the motion controls added very little. But that is the saddest thing to say about the Wii is that it’s one of the two best games for it (that and Resident Evil 4 – Metroid not out in UK yet!) and they both are for the Cube.

As someone has already said if you want a console as a party piece buy a Wii, if you want some more challenging gaming don’t.

I agree with Steven, what’s a hardcore gamer? I love the Wii yet I also have a 360 and my PC. The Wii is my favorite. Does that mean I’m not a “hardcore” gamer?

Anyone who says that they’re hardcore gamer is an idiot.

Games are meant to be fun and entertaining. That’s the goal.

Now if you play a game and everytime you lose you cut yourself or smash a part of your body, then you’re “hardcore”. If you just play a game drinkin’ Halo-orange dew, you’re no more hardcore than a fat housewife watchin’ tv and eating chocolate.

I think hardcore gaming nerds feel that their gaming culture is at risk.