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Remind You of Anything?  (Source: Joystiq)

Move sub-controller  (Source: Joystiq)
Launch set for fall 2010 for under $100







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RE: So at what point will the...
By R3T4rd on 3/12/2010 4:49:15 AM , Rating: 2
First off I couldn't careless for Wii, PS3, or Xbox360.

What Mottoman is saying is, People who own the PS3 and Xbox360 have always trashed talked the Wii for inferior graphics and power overall, no hardcore gaming, gimmicky controllers, its a child's toy etc. And now, Sony and MS is comming out with thier own itteration of the "gimmick controller", PS3 and Xbox360 owners (maybe not all)are "Its awsome!".

Point #1: Wii indeed is less powerful and does have alot of kiddy games etc.

Yet the Wii outsells PS3 and Xbox360 (Combined?).

Point #2: Wii has a gimmick* motion controller.

I don't know if I would call it "gimmick", rather it brings gaming and entertainment to a new level. its more innovation than gimmick - perhaps the two combined.

Point #3: Nintendo makes money on everything Wii while Sony and MS is losing money.

In conclusion, MS and Sony is trying to cash in on what Nintendo has already saturated in. Perhaps Sony and MS consoles are for the limited "Hardcore" Gamer crowd. But this crowd is at best marginal vs the average Joe/Family who likes and finds the Wii attractive. And even though the average Joe/Family does not play or use the Wii as often as said rival consoles, they (maybe not all because some people do play the Wii daily) enjoy it during special situations etc.

It all comes down to Money and Business. Like those who have quoted before, give MS or Sony the oppourtunity to re-do things the way Nintendo did, they'd jump all over it. Having the most powerfull console sold and not make money on it defeats the purpose and is moot. Nintendo took the right approach and innovated a product to reach a massive market. If you don't think its innovative, how many times in the last 30yrs of Video Gamming consoles have you seen a console used for and in gyms for exercise?

I think that is all Mottoman was trying to say. He was not bashing sides or jumping on people. Its just we are tired of people bashing and trash talking the Wii yet don't understand the innovation and attractiveness the "gimmick" controllers bring. Its a miss conception of business that most people do not see. And no I am not praising the Wii but yes I am praising the genious behind Nintendo for the Wii-mote and marketing to attain a market saturation that no console has ever done before.

Nuff said.

RE: So at what point will the...
By Helbore on 3/12/2010 7:00:03 AM , Rating: 2
Not all people who own a PS3 or Xbox trash the Wii, though. I own a PS3 and I've never trashed another console for anything. I chose the console I wanted for the reasons I wanted and then got on with my life.

It's hard to say someone is "just commenting on a situation" when the first word they use is "PS3diots."

Just because there are some idiots who blanket-bash the Wii and all it's owners, doesn't make it any less moronical to blanket-bash al PS3 and Xbox owners.

They're flipping TOYS! Who cares what anyone else has bought? Who cares what anyone else says about your toy? I've had people hurl abuse at me (online, of course) because I said I owned a PS3 and not an Xbox. Know what I did? I laughed, shook my head and told them to chill out a little.

There are no smart points hidden in a post insulting people for owning a particular brand of toy!

RE: So at what point will the...
By R3T4rd on 3/12/2010 8:13:39 AM , Rating: 2
True and Mottoman did come across abit harsh. I should have also noted that "Not" all people who own PS3 and Xbox360 bash the Wii.

But for years now, the consensus among PS3 and Xbox360 owners are as I stated above. I am (I think mose of us who are neutral) just tired of people doing so when its not how powerful and hardcore gamming a console is (XBox360 and PS3), but it is whats fun and different about a console and its games that counts (Wii). Nintendo struck gold. Sony and MS is now trying to put claim on that gold as well.

RE: So at what point will the...
By The0ne on 3/12/2010 11:01:41 AM , Rating: 2
I think some of us "older" DT visitors know that when a console "hardcore" gamer bashes another system, PC included, it's just freaking hilarious. It can't be any more obvious that these kids/people have no clue what they are talking about and/or know what's happening in the tech world. To them, the PS3 and 360 might be the best hardware one could ever own regardless of the advancement on the PC realm.

Add to the insult that gaming evolves and calling yourself a hardcore gamer simply because of the currents games is ludicrous. Does that mean that during the era of NES to the PS2 there were 0 hardcore gamers and/or that the games just weren't hardcore enough?

Like I said, good laugh on these type of conversation :)


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