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DaveMMR:

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--- Quote from: patrickl on May 29, 2008, 04:19:27 am ---Are you sure he wants a Wii? Is he under 14 years old? Or does he have kids?

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I have at least a dozen friends/acquaintances in their 20's/30's, no kids, that enjoy the Wii immensely.

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Immensely?

BS :P

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Yeah, no BS. It's easy for us to enjoy it because we stopped caring about graphics or Blue-Ray playback or 'kidee visuals' and played the games for its games. ;)

versapak:

--- Quote from: DaveMMR on May 31, 2008, 07:30:41 am ---
--- Quote from: versapak on May 30, 2008, 09:30:11 am ---
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on May 30, 2008, 07:46:08 am ---
--- Quote from: patrickl on May 29, 2008, 04:19:27 am ---Are you sure he wants a Wii? Is he under 14 years old? Or does he have kids?

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I have at least a dozen friends/acquaintances in their 20's/30's, no kids, that enjoy the Wii immensely.

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Immensely?

BS :P

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Yeah, no BS. It's easy for us to enjoy it because we stopped caring about graphics or Blue-Ray playback or 'kidee visuals' and played the games for its games. ;)

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It doesn't really have all that much to do with graphics for me.

I won't lie. Graphics and sound being far (and yes I do mean far) superior does carry some weight, but in the end my Wii sat there collecting dust, because it just doesn't cater very well to gaming other than that of the party like.

Nintendo has some great gameplay down on a few titles, but even in those titles it is more akin to an arcade where you just tossed in quarters for an immediate gaming fix based solely on gameplay.

If all your gaming time is the kind that can be fulfilled with that kind of pick up and play no attachments sort of gaming, then the Wii will do the job. It does excel at that sort of experience, but it doesn't really offer anything more.

DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: versapak on May 31, 2008, 01:42:51 pm ---If all your gaming time is the kind that can be fulfilled with that kind of pick up and play no attachments sort of gaming, then the Wii will do the job. It does excel at that sort of experience, but it doesn't really offer anything more.

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You touched on why I like Wii games (and portable gaming on the DS). I used to have all the time in the world to pop in Metal Gear Solid 2, move the controls for 30 seconds, and then watch 10 minutes of dialog. Yeah, that's an extreme example and wasn't derogatory towards that game or similar genres, but the fact is, lately, I haven't the time or patience for anything I can't play in under a half-hour. (That goes for "Twilight Princess" as well) I'm not a super busy person, I just have other hobbies, relationships and commitments. Plus I'm super-impatient.

Hoagie_one:
Yeah, I'm seriously considering selling my modded wii all together and I love it. I dont have the time commitment available right now. I just have kids and other hobbies that occupy more of my time. When I finally get the kids in bed and can play, I'm too tired to even turn it on and just watch the news and go to bed.

I'm getting old.

Besides, I'm thinking of buying a motorcycle...I canuse the extra cash. hmmmmm.

RTSDaddy2:
My love of the Wii is no secret ;D, :o but with every bit of seriousness in me Versapak hit a great point....there's just not a lot of great single player games out for it.

I do have to be honest - I wish there were a few more platformers and not so many party / better as a duo / trio / quartet styled games. Mario Kart doesn't bother me being played solo, as there's the Wi-Fi where you can play against others, same with Super Smash Brothers and Super Mario Strikers....but games like Wii Sports by yourself, because beating the machine for the umpteenth time is not as much fun as beating your friend next door, or elsewhere.

There are some interesting looking platformers on WiiWare that I hope will help (I've not tried them yet). I keep praying for a few more good commercial platform - or some other single player game - to cause a stir, but nothing it looks like in the foreseeable future.

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