by wonkabar on Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:52 am
With all due respect...But Mario and Zelda are hardly the "future". And I seem to recall Nin and it's fans making a not so small issue out of graphics-superiority when Nin was on top in that area back in the day. Besides, there are bigger issues at stake here. I'll admit that I'm pulling for Microsoft at this point. But Sony is trying to foist $80 games and a $600 Blue-Ray machine (cheaper than the $1000 price-tag of others, but sill) on us. If you want a Wii, fine. But just getting a Wii isn't enough...it amounts to a meaningless protest-vote at best. Look, HD needs to happen, I don't really care if it's BR or HDDVD, or Sony in charge of the show. But I do care if it's insanely expensive. Buying a Wii is nice "fuck you" to arrogent-ass Sony who seem to think we'll buy anything for any price just for their name, but getting a 360 sends a clearer message. Because this is about more than just games. The sooner PS-3 goes down, the sooner we have a winner in the HD format-war, and the sooner that happens the sooner we get SW and LOTR box-sets. Hey, if folks WANT HD itself to go down in flames or Sony to send the price way up like it seems to be trying to do then that's what's gonna happen. As much as I cringe at saying it, MS provides the best chance at stopping those things from happening. While Wii can hurt Sony, it will not crush them. Besides Wii might be cool as fuck, but it is NOT the future as some claim. People speak as if graphics are all the next-gen sytems have to offer and the games simply suck despite looking pretty. Dude, a more powerful system = better gameplay, period. Not just better graphics, but a better game overall. And like I've said before, I don't really care if it's Sony on top, I just can't handle the price and the attitude that we're all gonna drop everything and PAY. 360 has the games NOW, and they have their online shit together NOW....THAT'S the future of gaming my friends. The Wii just lacks so much. Yeah, it's cheaper, but you get what you pay for. Of course a Nissan owner is gonna say he doesn't need all the extras that come with a BMW. Of course he's gonna talk-up all the benefits of his car. Sure, it's good car but it's not in the same league. That's how see the Wii. If you don't want an all around entertainment-system fine, but don't assume that lacking in those areas means that makes it the "official" "gamer-machine" As illustrated by the IGN-link I posted above, it's clear that Wii has the lesser COD-3 game. I believe that once the hype dies down, and Wii owners have played many such lesser efforts, they will also realize they have a lesser console as well. Once that happens they will fork over a couple hundred more (360) rather than four hundred more (PS-3), and that will be a good thing as it will help make the HD revolution somewhat more affordable I think/hope. I'd take Master-Chief over Mario any day anyway. I do wish Wii all the best though, I DO plan on getting one at some point. It's just not my first choice, at the price it almost offers too little IMO
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wonkabar on Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:23 am, edited 1 time in total.