The Nintendo Wii is selling like crazy and doesn't seem to be losing momentum. Will the Wii end up being like the NES? Everyone had an NES; even people that didn't play video games as a real hobby got on board back in the day. The original Nintendo Entertainment System sold over 60 Million units world wide(1) . The Wii seems to be carrying on the NES tradition. Will the Wii last or will the luster fade?
There are claims that the Wii is just a fad and sales will fade. It has been said that the motion-sensitive controls are too gimmicky and "hardcore gamers" will lose interest with this method of play. I have personally enjoyed playing the Wii, and love the creative stance that Nintendo has taken. I want new experiences and, so far, Nintendo has delivered.
Nintendo has something else in its arsenal that Sony and Microsoft don't: A massive library of old games. Nintendo boasts a library of 1,000, and many of them, possibly all, will eventually be available for download through the Wii Virtual console. There are also Super Nintendo, N64, Turbo Grafix, and Genesis titles that keep being added.
The library for the nostalgic gamer is in place, and the exclusive titles for the Wii are coming as well. But, for the sake of discussing the future of the Wii, we need to return to the past and compare some of the accessories of the NES and the Wii. The NES and the Wii have several things in common. The NES had a light gun called the Light Zapper, which was used for games like Gumshoe and Duckhunt. Now, the Wii has introduced the Zapper and the possibility of the Duck Hunt sequel. There was the NES Power Pad, which you ran on, that supported titles such as World Track Meet and Stadium Events, and, now, the Wii has a new peripheral called the Wii Balance Board that will roll out with the game Wii Fit. Just in case you forgot, there was the NES Max controller, which had a different x control design than the original NES game controller, and it worked wonderfully with R.C. Pro AM. The Wii has a ****c ****controller available for the Virtual Console Games called the Wii ****c Controller. There are a ton of other accessories for the NES and the Wii that I left out but these have striking resemblances.
Nintendo looks to become the leader of the Next Gen Console War. Whether or not the sales of the Wii are towards hardcore gamers or trendy folks that only want to buy what happens to be hot will be shown through time. I imagine Nintendo wants to make as much money as possible, since they are, after all, a business, so they are going to have to appeal to the masses. Sales of the Wii have passed the PS3 and they are right on Microsoft's tail. It's still early in the race, and no clear victor can be named, but if I we're going to bet, I would go Wii, Wii, Wii all the way to the Bank!
started by mroca1 on 30 Jul 07
There are claims that the Wii is just a fad and sales will fade. It has been said that the motion-sensitive controls are too gimmicky and "hardcore gamers" will lose interest with this method of play. I have personally enjoyed playing the Wii, and love the creative stance that Nintendo has taken. I want new experiences and, so far, Nintendo has delivered.
Nintendo has something else in its arsenal that Sony and Microsoft don't: A massive library of old games. Nintendo boasts a library of 1,000, and many of them, possibly all, will eventually be available for download through the Wii Virtual console. There are also Super Nintendo, N64, Turbo Grafix, and Genesis titles that keep being added.
The library for the nostalgic gamer is in place, and the exclusive titles for the Wii are coming as well. But, for the sake of discussing the future of the Wii, we need to return to the past and compare some of the accessories of the NES and the Wii. The NES and the Wii have several things in common. The NES had a light gun called the Light Zapper, which was used for games like Gumshoe and Duckhunt. Now, the Wii has introduced the Zapper and the possibility of the Duck Hunt sequel. There was the NES Power Pad, which you ran on, that supported titles such as World Track Meet and Stadium Events, and, now, the Wii has a new peripheral called the Wii Balance Board that will roll out with the game Wii Fit. Just in case you forgot, there was the NES Max controller, which had a different x control design than the original NES game controller, and it worked wonderfully with R.C. Pro AM. The Wii has a ****c ****controller available for the Virtual Console Games called the Wii ****c Controller. There are a ton of other accessories for the NES and the Wii that I left out but these have striking resemblances.
Nintendo looks to become the leader of the Next Gen Console War. Whether or not the sales of the Wii are towards hardcore gamers or trendy folks that only want to buy what happens to be hot will be shown through time. I imagine Nintendo wants to make as much money as possible, since they are, after all, a business, so they are going to have to appeal to the masses. Sales of the Wii have passed the PS3 and they are right on Microsoft's tail. It's still early in the race, and no clear victor can be named, but if I we're going to bet, I would go Wii, Wii, Wii all the way to the Bank!
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