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| Nintendo Wii 15th anniversary |
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| vivigamer:
The lack of HD output really set this console back for me - Heck even if the Wii-U attempted to upscale Wii games I could forgive it but sadly there isn't a decent way to play Wii games now other than Emulation. I sold my Wii console years back and still have a Wii-U in storage. As for games what sticks out for me is Operation Rainfall - The campaign to get 3 RPG titles for widespread release. All 3 titles deserve modern ports I hope The Last Story & Pandora's Tower aren't to remain stagnant in the Wii's coffin. Beyond them games... Epic Mickey was a very decent platformer with a good use of the Wii control scheme. The console also has the best version of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - While the game has the loose footing of Silent Hill 1's story it breaks away from the plot points very early one and is a very compelling experience in it's own right highly recommended! That's all I really have to say about the console... I'm not a fan of Nintendo license games & there is little else that interests me for the system. |
| marvelvscapcom2:
--- Quote from: aliensstudios on November 20, 2021, 12:11:14 pm ---I remember being absolutely flabbergasted when may dad asked me take out the trash on Christmas day 2006 and inside the can was another present. I ran inside and opened it and it was the Nintendo Wii! Turns out my mom had stood in line in the 10 degree cold out in front of Target at 1am to get it. At the time, the thing was harder to get ahold of than the PS5. My Aunt and her family were visiting from Germany that Christmas and we played tons of Wii Sports for like the next week or so. I also remember playing the crap out of Mario Strikers on it via backwards compatibility even though I had a GameCube already. Great memories and great times. I still have the system with me today, I was playing some Excite Truck on it the other night haha. --- End quote --- What a beautiful story :) Gave me the christmas feels. Just think waiting in line in 10 degrees cold for a plastic box not realizing that you'd be here remembering it fondly 15 years later. Pretty neat. |
| kashell:
I liked the idea of the Wii. But, the execution was another thing. I can't stand motion controls and a good chunk of games that seemed interesting would use them. That said, there were some bright spots. The Last Story was a solid RPG and I liked that it could play GameCube games. And of course, playing Smash Bros. Brawl (even with the stupid tripping "feature") never stopped being a good time. |
| sworddude:
--- Quote from: marvelvscapcom2 on November 21, 2021, 06:41:49 pm --- --- Quote from: telekill on November 21, 2021, 06:23:07 pm --- --- Quote from: burningdoom on November 21, 2021, 04:56:43 pm --- --- Quote from: telekill on November 21, 2021, 09:52:48 am ---Ah the Wii... the system that turned me off of Nintendo for more than a decade. It taught me one thing though... I absolutely hate... no... loath... motion controls. Zelda was completely destroyed by motion controls in Skyward Sword. In fact almost every game that used motion controls... including from PS3... suffered for it; only Warhawk's flying motion controls were done well. Then the hardware was basically still Gamecube quality. Granted... it would have been fine had they added HD support... which they didn't. --- End quote --- Light-gun shooters work well with motion controls. A good chunk of Wii collection are those games. --- End quote --- I tried the Resident Evil light gun games and wasn't impressed. When a company creates their entire generation of gaming around a single gimmick it often leaves a bad taste. --- End quote --- I gotta agree. Mario Galaxy without the pressing motion control would have no exaggeration been the best mario game ever made. Even present day PSVR. Motion game just is never responsive or accurate enough to feel real. And in Mark Cuban's voice "for that reason. I'm.out" lol. Also literally launch 360s had HD support. It was the standard 5 years before Wii. RGB cables well after 2010 when they released the mini was just offensive. With that said it had a lot to offer and was fairly innovative with multiple ways to play. And the virtual console and digital shop was way ahead of its time. --- End quote --- Even with the miniscule amount of motion controls that it has they are the best mario games of all time. Such a treat. I also like the story and just the overall atmosphere, and while allot less in galaxy 2 in that entry everything else was much improved with new idea's Also the best mario kart game of all time, I love the mechanics. I really hate how the newer mario karts have simplified quite a few things. While the overall wii library has allot of junk it has some killer titles that redeem the console to compete with the greatest |
| pzeke:
I like the Wii a lot, and can honestly say it's one of my favorite consoles. I got mine by chance at a Sam's Club one day, and it, alongside the NDS were two of the systems I used the most during those years; I remember having low expectations for the Wii, but the years that followed helped change that perception. Even though the console is mostly known for its massive library of shovelware, it happens to have a good number of gems that I think everyone should try. The Wii is—without a shadow of a doubt—one of Nintendo's greatest consoles. |
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