Search

Attack of the Blog!

Welcome to Attack of the Blog, where you'll find all the best parts of Attack of the Show conveniently posted in chronological order.

Search Attack of the Blog!
Attack of the Blog Is Nintendo Showing a Wiikness?
Posted By: Dana Vinson - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:26 AM

At one point, everyone thought the Wii was going to be untouchable.

Unfortunately, time has revealed that it might not be the perfect system everyone thought it would be. It's fun, sure, but there are only so many times you can play Wii Bowling or Super Swing Golf before saying "Jesus! ENOUGH!"

Plus, is there a crack in your TV yet from one of your A-Hole friends yet?

Tonight on The Loop, our experts Mike McWhertor from Kotaku and David Hinkle from WiiFanBoy.com will be joining us to try and sort these Wii little issues out.

Tags: The Loop


Comment(s)

Posted by StrongestSaiyan - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:30 AM
The biggest problem for the future is that games might get stale. Unless the games continue to be innovative the appeal of the Wii might fall. The biggest problem right now is that the games really don't look anywhere near the 360 or the PS3. Call of Duty 3 shouldn't look like it's for the N64.
Posted by Druidblue - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:43 PM
While I plan to eventually own all three of the consoles (I have none of this "I must only like one and hate the others" mentality), my first purchase upon obtaining the money will be a 360. Why? Number of games available right this moment that are worth playing. Sure, I'd love to experience the greatness of the new Zelda game on the Wii- but I'd rather own a 360 with several sports games, Gears of War, Mass Effect and Viva Pinata than be stuck with just some Zelda and Wii Sports.

I'm sure there will be more great Wii titles in the future- just like there will be some great PS3 titles in the future.

People need to learn to be PATIENT again... apparently the art was lost with my generation.
Posted by Mongrell - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:49 PM
The Wii looked like and sounded like a bad idea to me from the first time I saw one.
Kids are too lazy and then there is the repetitive motions that only get more and more annoying as you play .
Kevin should take a Wii to the range and blast the living hell out of it with a 12 Gauge!
What a over rated P.O.S.
Posted by ZeroMonitor - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:11 PM
I'd have to say the biggest Wii problem right now is supply. I can't find one anywhere without issue, and I've been all over the tri-state area of PA, OH, and WV.

As for the comment posted by Mongrell above... well, I guess dirty pulls like that are to be expected from someone whose moniker means a dirty dog. :-D
Posted by bgm4482 - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:30 PM
lack of online play and ds connectivity are 2 more wiiknesses. online play is almost understandable, but not being able to do something with the ds and the wii is just shameful
Posted by mdpioneerb - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:59 PM
Druidblue's right. This morn, I saw some workers playing Wii Baseball at the Best Buy in Arundel Mills, and thought it was cool. The Wii already has a lot going for it right now with its Mii, Virtual Console, and a few early hits like Twilight Princess. The really good stuff usually takes about a year er two after a console's launch, so what they said about Mario and Metroid not coming until X-Mas isn't something to gripe about; Nintendo should be just fine. I can't say the same however for Microsoft and/or Sony though (Their consoles hinge on the outcome of the format war).
Posted by Xwing - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:36 PM
Nintendo has always been able to stand on its own. It is the father of gaming, it doesn't even have to try to compete with Sony or Microsoft. Even when people don't think the graphics are as good and the other guys its still a whole lot more fun to play, that makes it #1 in my book. Even if Zelda and Metroid where the only games on Nintendo i would still prefer it over the others although i do like Sony and own a PS2.
Advertisement
Posted by Xwing - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:37 PM
Nintendo has always been able to stand on its own. It is the father of gaming, it doesn't even have to try to compete with Sony or Microsoft. Even when people don't think the graphics are as good and the other guys its still a whole lot more fun to play, that makes it #1 in my book. Even if Zelda and Metroid where the only games on Nintendo i would still prefer it over the others although i do like Sony and own a PS2.
Posted by Bonzeemer - Tuesda