Yeah, my little brother's just blew a few weeks ago. It was really odd, he even lost everything on his hard drive. It was only a little more than a year old- really a shame because we had some awesome 360 games. My older brother gave him his, though (well, not yet- he's going to give him it for his birthday).
I'd say the issue of this thread is basically resolved, though. Not really any new arguments that could contribute to it, and I'm pretty sure this will eventually turn in to a console war thread in less than a month. But whatever :rolleyes:
but that being said i will probablly buy a wii again because i cant stay away from zelda, metroid, mario and other games for too long lol. I miss them :'(.
Amen. I'm not a Wii fanatic, but those are the reasons I bought my Wii. I, too, wish they didn't go this route. Despite the appeal it has to an uneducated (in terms of gaming) casual gamer, it desperately lacks in what I believe has defined a good system and many good games for generations. Most of their titles are just multiplayer games that have no rhyme or reason, and honestly, it doesn't feel like gaming when I have to focus on moving on top of the actual game. If I want exercise, I go for a run or hit up my friends for a little soccer. If I want a game, I expect full orchestrated musical brilliance, a resounding story line, and optimal visual graphics. Period.
However, for what the system is doing sociologically I appraise it. It's breaking that wall that has separated in most peoples' minds all other forms of entertainment and itself. It's becoming more commonplace and will likely garner more positive acclaim than it has in the past- when the older generations simply passed them off as entertainment and not an art, because movies are so different.
Well, as far as system efficiency, you don't have to deal with the ring of death. My little brother's finally kissed the bucket a few weeks ago and he's waiting on a new one. We've been playing LOTR: Conquest together since, nothing else to do really (well, and I play other things, but he doesn't have a system currently).
Like, ah, DGK. said, if you don't want to wait for titles to be released for a while, keep your 360- most PS3 titles aren't coming out until later this year.
I'd say the issue of this thread is basically resolved, though. Not really any new arguments that could contribute to it, and I'm pretty sure this will eventually turn in to a console war thread in less than a month. But whatever :rolleyes:
Amen. I'm not a Wii fanatic, but those are the reasons I bought my Wii. I, too, wish they didn't go this route. Despite the appeal it has to an uneducated (in terms of gaming) casual gamer, it desperately lacks in what I believe has defined a good system and many good games for generations. Most of their titles are just multiplayer games that have no rhyme or reason, and honestly, it doesn't feel like gaming when I have to focus on moving on top of the actual game. If I want exercise, I go for a run or hit up my friends for a little soccer. If I want a game, I expect full orchestrated musical brilliance, a resounding story line, and optimal visual graphics. Period.
However, for what the system is doing sociologically I appraise it. It's breaking that wall that has separated in most peoples' minds all other forms of entertainment and itself. It's becoming more commonplace and will likely garner more positive acclaim than it has in the past- when the older generations simply passed them off as entertainment and not an art, because movies are so different.
Like, ah, DGK. said, if you don't want to wait for titles to be released for a while, keep your 360- most PS3 titles aren't coming out until later this year.