THE WII...ANY GOOD?

I had a Wii for a year and a half and enjoyed it for a little under a year. After I got my 360, it just kind of sat there collecting dust for months. I had some fun with it, especially with Metroid Prime 3 and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, but the flow of games that interested me was far too slow.

I have an amazing amount of fun with the Virtual Console. The Wii Classic Controller is the best traditional controller ever made.

I'm still playing Wii - mostly Brawl, DQ Swords, Dokapon Kingdom. Oh and MEGAMAN 9. My PS3 collects more dust than my Swiffer.

Then again, I'm old and don't play video games.

When I lived with my dad, my little brother had a Wii, when I moved out, my housemate had a Wii. I say had because they both got bored of it and sold it to get a 360, as did almost everyone else I know who has ever owned a Wii.

Here's my problem with the Wii. All the best ttiles have come and gone, and none of them made a huge impact on me. Galaxy failed to hold my interest, I preferred Sunshine. Twighlight Princess was alright. Problem there was I had the GameCube version (and wish I still did, it's worth a few pennies now). Metroid Prime 3? Never finished 1 and 2, I prefer my Metroids in 2D. I prefer Melee to Brawl, it just feels faster and more fluent (and yes you can argue it with me, it just didn't feel right to me at all). Mario Kart? Using the wheel was fun for ten minutes. I admit I have an interest in Resi: Umbrella Chronicles, but haven't had a chance to play it. Resi 4 was a rerelease of a game I already beat twice (GC and PS2) and the fantastic Resi 1 remake and Resi 0 were for GC. The Wii has absolutely sod all to tempt me with.

My 360 on the other hand has offered me a ton of fun that's just not avaialble on Wii. We're talking Assassin's Creed, Blue Dragon, Burnout Paradise, Call of Duty 4 and 5, Condemned 1 and 2, Dead Rising, Devil May Cry 4, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, Eternal Sonata, Fable 2, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, Fear 1, Files and 2, Gears of War 1 and 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, Halo 3, Left 4 Dead, Lost Odyssey, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja and Broken Bond, Overlord, Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2, Resident Evil 5, Saint's Row 2, and Skate. Also, the third Banjo-Kazooie is on 360.

Yes, the Wii's Virtual Console has a great selection, but I already own most of those titles, and the Wii should thrive on new exciting experiences rather than making you pay out again for past glories.

The Wii also suffers downgraded versions of certain titles, for example, the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, Dead Rising, or Sonic Unleashed. Granted they aren't huge releases, but why pay the same price for a commonly worse and cut down version of the game?

Videogames always give different experiences to folks of different tastes. I like my 360 but my Wii definitely gets more use out of me. The games just resonate with me better.

So what you should do, is look at the different games for the systems. Whichever system has more games that make you say "I would like that", get it.

Now for the obligatory pissing contest.

Metroid Prime 3 has better controls than every 360 FPS. Resident Evil 4 on the Wii is better than RE5 and all the other versions of RE4. Anime games are shitty shovelware. The latest Guitar Hero and Rock Band games on the Wii are near identical to the other systems sans for HD. The Virtual Console is fantastic and I am pretty sure you don't own Sin & Punishment, Sam. You can actually play some games from back when most developers actually put soul into their games.

All I am saying is that nobody was shitting on any systems until you started to. And it's very easy to attack your statements with the same sort tactics that don't go anywhere.

IF you're JUST jumping in on the Wii right now, and your gaming tastes aren't limited to M-rated shooters or sandbox games, you'll have a lot of good games to pick from. Unfortunately, neither Nintendo nor third parties have released many good quality games lately. There's a chance Nintendo of America may abandon core gaming entirely, given their recent localization decisions (bye, bye, Fatal Frame IV, Soma Bringer, Glory of Heracles, Disaster ... )

Having a Wii + one of the HD consoles will have you mostly set this gen.

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I hardly play the Wii. The games I got (that includes Brawl) get old fast. Wii lacks the Nintendo magic that I remembered back in the 90s. I think the last time I played my Wii was in February to beat Brawl or something.