this may be off topic but...
am I the only one who thinks the good old wii wasn't just targeted for casuals?or is it just me either way this is REALLY off topic...
I thought it was mainly for kids, fans and people who saw it as an opportunity to exercise.
Oh no, it was definitely for casuals. Nintendo made that very clear. Not necessary a bad thing, Iwata's goal with the Wii was get the attention of people that normally wouldn't be interested in video games.
The problem was the audience it created for it's self didn't keep a strong interest in gaming. By year 3 hardware sales already took a big slump. Only things that really sold were meh tier mini-game comps and stuff Nintendo published themselves. So that scared off bigger name 3rd parties. Can list other stuff while at it.
The problem was the audience it created for it's self didn't keep a strong interest in gaming. By year 3 hardware sales already took a big slump. Only things that really sold were meh tier mini-game comps and stuff Nintendo published themselves. So that scared off bigger name 3rd parties. Can list other stuff while at it.
I think the Wii was a bit rushed. Motion controls weren't that big a thing when it came out and there wasn't a console centered around it. For most games it just felt like the motion controls were a gimmick that you had to work around with rather than an actual interesting game mechanic and I don't think there were that many games that I wouldn't have played on a different console instead if it wasn't an exclusive.
Went on a bit of a tangent there but I just wanted to explain my view on the console a bit before giving my point on that. I think it was definitely aimed at casual consumers because there wasn't that much enjoyment to be had outside of simple movement/click and point/minigames given the general jankyness of the Wii.
This is all purely my opinion and experience of course.
Went on a bit of a tangent there but I just wanted to explain my view on the console a bit before giving my point on that. I think it was definitely aimed at casual consumers because there wasn't that much enjoyment to be had outside of simple movement/click and point/minigames given the general jankyness of the Wii.
This is all purely my opinion and experience of course.
No it's was 100% meant for casuals
Also, not off topic cuz there is no topic
I agree, the wii didn't ever seem to have a dedicated audience till the wii u which I feel was targeting gamers more.
Shaded_Cube said:
Oh no, it was definitely for casuals. Nintendo made that very clear. Not necessary a bad thing, Iwata's goal with the Wii was get the attention of people that normally wouldn't be interested in video games.
The problem was the audience it created for it's self didn't keep a strong interest in gaming. By year 3 hardware sales already took a big slump. Only things that really sold were meh tier mini-game comps and stuff Nintendo published themselves. So that scared off bigger name 3rd parties. Can list other stuff while at it.
Oh no, it was definitely for casuals. Nintendo made that very clear. Not necessary a bad thing, Iwata's goal with the Wii was get the attention of people that normally wouldn't be interested in video games.
The problem was the audience it created for it's self didn't keep a strong interest in gaming. By year 3 hardware sales already took a big slump. Only things that really sold were meh tier mini-game comps and stuff Nintendo published themselves. So that scared off bigger name 3rd parties. Can list other stuff while at it.
yeah you do have a point I just feel like they did try to appeal to core gamers at times to
SacchiRP_(LewdDMsPls) said:
I think the Wii was a bit rushed. Motion controls weren't that big a thing when it came out and there wasn't a console centered around it. For most games it just felt like the motion controls were a gimmick that you had to work around with rather than an actual interesting game mechanic and I don't think there were that many games that I wouldn't have played on a different console instead if it wasn't an exclusive.
Went on a bit of a tangent there but I just wanted to explain my view on the console a bit before giving my point on that. I think it was definitely aimed at casual consumers because there wasn't that much enjoyment to be had outside of simple movement/click and point/minigames given the general jankyness of the Wii.
This is all purely my opinion and experience of course.
I think the Wii was a bit rushed. Motion controls weren't that big a thing when it came out and there wasn't a console centered around it. For most games it just felt like the motion controls were a gimmick that you had to work around with rather than an actual interesting game mechanic and I don't think there were that many games that I wouldn't have played on a different console instead if it wasn't an exclusive.
Went on a bit of a tangent there but I just wanted to explain my view on the console a bit before giving my point on that. I think it was definitely aimed at casual consumers because there wasn't that much enjoyment to be had outside of simple movement/click and point/minigames given the general jankyness of the Wii.
This is all purely my opinion and experience of course.
well motion controls themselves despite naysayers saying it was only a fad proved to be very successful and it's still being used in my opinion it's kinda overhated but I do understand people's issues with it I wouldn't call it rushed but it could have been better I feel like there is a good amount of games that could appeal to core gamers but sometimes it sadly gets overshadowed
kuzzi02 said:
No it's was 100% meant for casuals
maybe but I don't think they ever forgot there main core audience
No it's was 100% meant for casuals
Shaded_Cube said:
Oh no, it was definitely for casuals. Nintendo made that very clear. Not necessary a bad thing, Iwata's goal with the Wii was get the attention of people that normally wouldn't be interested in video games.
The problem was the audience it created for it's self didn't keep a strong interest in gaming. By year 3 hardware sales already took a big slump. Only things that really sold were meh tier mini-game comps and stuff Nintendo published themselves. So that scared off bigger name 3rd parties. Can list other stuff while at it.
also your right about the casual stuff being sold the most one of it's main targets were the casuals and it worked and it may have scared some people off I feel like since other more core games didn't sell as well as the casual games that might be a reason why some people don't really know about the 'hard core' games it had nintendo did publish those games but they published a lot more to
Oh no, it was definitely for casuals. Nintendo made that very clear. Not necessary a bad thing, Iwata's goal with the Wii was get the attention of people that normally wouldn't be interested in video games.
The problem was the audience it created for it's self didn't keep a strong interest in gaming. By year 3 hardware sales already took a big slump. Only things that really sold were meh tier mini-game comps and stuff Nintendo published themselves. So that scared off bigger name 3rd parties. Can list other stuff while at it.
Have you ever played Boom Blox? It should have been immediately obvious it was meant for pros with steady precision.
famicomaster2 said:
Have you ever played Boom Blox? It should have been immediately obvious it was meant for pros with steady precision.
Have you ever played Boom Blox? It should have been immediately obvious it was meant for pros with steady precision.
I looked it up and no offense but I can't tell if sarcasm or not
szalinski said:
And here all this time I thought it went out of fashion because were too lazy an didn't like having to put any effort into their play.
were to lazy?as in the customers? either way I would say they put tons of effort into their play but whatever
And here all this time I thought it went out of fashion because were too lazy an didn't like having to put any effort into their play.
boytoy876 said:
I looked it up and no offense but I can't tell if sarcasm or not
I looked it up and no offense but I can't tell if sarcasm or not
No no, it's totally serious. You have to have a good television and a lot of patience and precision for some of the more delicate levels. Some you just throw shit around to win, but a few need you to pull specific blocks gently and slowly, which is a real pain with a non-motion plus wiimote and an old television.
