Wii. Why it will win.

Includes PS2, Xbox 1, GameCube (but not the Phantom Game Console)

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Post by drew3000 »

I wanted a wii but now I want an xbox360. The 360 has some really good games coming out on it like Saint's Row, Tony Hawk, GTA, etc. Wii's controller is very cool but it is being overhyped and people are saying that the controller will revolutionize gaming. Wii will mostly have games geared more toward kids. A lot of it is about what games you want more.
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Post by atari2600a »

Dude, where have you been!? Nintendo is targeting WAY more games towards people between 30-60!
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ShockSlayer wrote:I'm writing a 10 page article on the next gen console wars. Here is a part.
Lets get this out of the way now.
Wii > 360 > PS3

Wii is a new system, much like the DS, Its has its own games and is backwards compatible.

The 360, in all aspects, is just a more powerful X-box.

The PS3, Is in no damn way a new system. Its called the FREAKIN PLAYSTATION 3!!! It probably won't have too much difference, execpt its "new" controller. For the love of God! ITS A WII COPY! But with suckyer games,graphics(not to sure, but I'm looking at the ps1 and the n64) and control styles!

Each system has its own pro's and cons

360
Pro's :Early and powerful
Con's :Nothing new except the power

ps3
Pro's : None
Con's : Controller is a copy of the Wiimote

Wii
Pro's : New controller, new sytem, backwards compatible
Con's : The name. What the hell is Wii supposed to mean??
These are my opinions.

Microsoft + Nintendo = Ultimate Gaming Machine
Sony + (Insert anything here) = Bad idea

Dont flame me please!
Wii con's:480p, non HD.

PS3 pro's: 1080p full HD.

Nintendo = Gaming Machine
Sony and/or Microsoft = Ultimate Gaming Machine

Thats my opinion
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Post by atari2600a »

PS3=Neo-Geo 2.0; everyone wanted one, but it was just too damn expensive:p
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i really dont think the PS3 even has a chance to be anywhere near as popular as the Neo-Geo was and still is.i think its gonna have a huge price drop a few months after launchthen most people will probably grab one
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Post by atari2600a »

That sounds improbable. Think about it, at the current price tag, Sony is still losing about $100-$150 per unit, so if they drop the price tag even more, it spells tens of millions in losses.

Remember, all the industry experts have counted Sony out...
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Post by Triton »

Wii con's:480p, non HD.

PS3 pro's: 1080p full HD.
i dont see how not supporting high def is a con, how many of you here have an HDTV let alone a TRUE 1080P HDTV, some for the first mebe, i guarentee almost none for the latter. plus wiis lack of HD allows it to fit more content to one disc, no bloaty fancy graphics that take up a ton of space, wiis gfx will still look superior to the xbox, possibly near xbox 360 quality sans stuff like HDR lighting and bloom and stuff like that. i wholeheartedly agree that sony is screwed
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Post by Xiro »

atari2600a wrote:That sounds improbable. Think about it, at the current price tag, Sony is still losing about $100-$150 per unit, so if they drop the price tag even more, it spells tens of millions in losses.

Remember, all the industry experts have counted Sony out...
the reason for price drops is because as the years pass, the technology is perfected and it becomes much cheaper to produce.

Look at the CD-burner for example. Before it would have costed 200 dollars for a good one (back in 97 or so), but now you can pick one up that is 5 times faster and only 20 bucks.
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Post by atari2600a »

Yes, but Turbo Tax was suggesting a price drop within a few months after launch! That ultimately reeks of failure!
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Post by Triton »

as if launching a console at a 600 dollar price point with a proprietary disc format that may or may not be the next betamax and has been reciving nothing but mediocre to bad press and etc etc etc is NOT reeking of failure? :lol:
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Post by Jimmy »

I can't wait for the Wii to come out. The graphics aren't Xbox 360 or PS3, but one word: Innovation. The Wii just screams "Nintendo!". Nintendo is the video game version of Apple computers. Rock on.

I'm buying one at launch.
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Post by EnterTheHatrix »

Before Wii comes out, I'm copyrighting the following portable names for my Wii system.

"Pii Wii"
"Pee Wii"
"Wee Wii"
"Wii Wii"
and lastly
"Hahahahahaha Say it again"
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Post by atari2600a »

What about "Pii Wii's Playhouse"?
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atari2600a wrote:What about "Pii Wii's Playhouse"?
It was an option along with Pii Wii Herman... But that man scares the hell out of me! He looks like a pedophile and he randomly shouts all the time!
Then again, he was arrested for jacking off in a porno theatre http://www.mugshots.org/hollywood/pee-wee-herman.html he was probably going mental shouting and laughing like he does

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"AH HAA OH MY GOD BOOBIES. THAT'S TODAYS SECRET WORD! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Is this what you want to think about every time you play on your Wii console? I didn't think so...
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Post by atari2600a »

Good point, he scares me too. Why does Adult Swim have to show his show every weekday inbetween the GOOD programming, like Futurama, Robot Chicken & Family Guy!?
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