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| versapak:
--- 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? --- End quote --- I have at least a dozen friends/acquaintances in their 20's/30's, no kids, that enjoy the Wii immensely. --- End quote --- Immensely? BS :P |
| patrickl:
Indeed there was a thread about people feeling remorse about buying a Wii and there were a whole lot more people disappointed with their Wii than people happy with their Wii. I'm just warning the guy not to become part of the 9 out of 10 who just use their Wii to collect dust. |
| Hoopz:
I volunteer with a teen age boys group (leadership training and character development). They raised the money to purchase a Wii and played last night for about 2 hours. I think it reaches more than just families with younger children. |
| shmokes:
I read an interview with a major game developer . . . I forget which one . . . and he said something funny about the Wii that I think is at least partially true. It's like a virus. You go out and buy it, and then all your family and friends come over and play Wii Sports. They have a blast and they go and buy one. In the mean time, you get bored with Wii Sports, and you find yourself ignoring the Wii altogether and it begins collecting dust. Your friends and family, however, show Wii Sports to their family and friends, who have a blast and go out and buy one. In the mean time, your friends get bored with Wii Sports, and find themselves ignoring the Wii altogether and it begins collecting dust. The friends and family of your friends and family however, show Wii Sports to their family and friends, etc., etc.. :dunno It would explain the insanely high hardware sales and the low software attach rate. |
| versapak:
--- Quote from: shmokes on May 30, 2008, 02:02:28 pm ---I read an interview with a major game developer . . . I forget which one . . . and he said something funny about the Wii that I think is at least partially true. It's like a virus. You go out and buy it, and then all your family and friends come over and play Wii Sports. They have a blast and they go and buy one. In the mean time, you get bored with Wii Sports, and you find yourself ignoring the Wii altogether and it begins collecting dust. Your friends and family, however, show Wii Sports to their family and friends, who have a blast and go out and buy one. In the mean time, your friends get bored with Wii Sports, and find themselves ignoring the Wii altogether and it begins collecting dust. The friends and family of your friends and family however, show Wii Sports to their family and friends, etc., etc.. :dunno It would explain the insanely high hardware sales and the low software attach rate. --- End quote --- Yep. I loved the Wii when I first got it, and shared the experience with as many as possible. The honeymoon did end though, and it did indeed sit collecting dust for myself and most that I know. I unfortunately got rid of mine before some of the quality Nintendo titles made it out, but even those don't have the kind of substance that would have kept me playing. The Wii's big flaw in my eyes is that it lacks any single player substance. It is 99% a party machine. |
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