Comments on: A beginner’s guide to the Nintendo Wii – an Aussie perspective

By: romain

romain — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:37:14 +0000

I was a nintendo fanboy (sorry for the mistake)!!

By: romain

romain — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:24:27 +0000

Nice article!!

I’m was Nintendo fanboy but I was already very disappointed with the Gamecube.
NES, SuperNES and N64 were awesome but the NGC only had a few great games (Wind Waker, MGS Twin Snakes, Resident Evil 4). I hate most of the games out on the Wii except for Zelda and Mario Kart but I feel as though Nintendo doesn’t care about the traditional players like me anymore and is only focussing on old people.
So I bought a 360 and I’m very pleased with it!!!

By: Griff

Griff — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:00:11 +0000

My wife bought a Wii, mainly for the Wii fit, which was fun for a while, but along the Wii is gathering dust. I’ve played a few different games on it, and whilst entertaining and good at parties, it loses its appeal whilst playing on my lonesome. I’m probably not the target audience of the console though….

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:48:59 +0000

Great article, Steve. Considered and thoughtful.

I think the Wii, more than any of the other consoles, really introduced people to how much fun gaming can be, kind of like a pop-up book makes reading fun.

Of course, for a deeper experience, we eventually ditch the novelty for something more serious, like a Dirk Gently novel for example, but then sneak a look at the pop-up book every now and then.

Now, a pop-up Dirk Gently novel – that would be teh awesome.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:23:55 +0000

Now that I can be less biased…I like the Wii too, but I’m disappointed overall now that I’ve bought an Xbox 360. Most controls feel like I’m waggling my arm unnecessarily, the graphics are starting to irk me (I mean, RE4 for the Gamecube is one of the nicest looking games on the Wii — come ON!), and the novelty has basically worn off.

By: Bruce Moyle

Bruce Moyle — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:58:26 +0000

I like the Wii, but the other console always drag me back with games that have lots of storyline. Wii is great for the casual gamer. I really need to start playing mine more and even finish some of the Gamecube games I have.