My ultimate console wars goal is to get a WiiS360, or all of them. Yea right, but I'd much rather get a Wii60 (Wii and 360), since I'd end up using the 360 for my hardcore gaming and the Wii for the sheer enjoyment. I can't vote I guess.
Anyway, Sony dropped a nuke on longtime PS players. No more renting (generally how I decide whether the game is worth it or not), $600 price tag to get things that will only cost you more if you buy the basic set, games costing "possibly more than $60, but less than $100", completely ripping off all the competition (Their means of selling the system/ the "never-before thought of" motion controlled and wireless controllers, it's like a carnival of failure. But the system will still sell.
I think the best was that Sony released all of 2 consoles per major city for preorder, and then stated that they were pleased that their system sold out of preorders by noon that day. Hmm.. I wonder why?[sarcasm] Sony sure is a money-making machine.[/sarcasm]
The Xbox looks promising, but is geared towards older audiences. If I manage to save up enough money for one of these the first games I'm getting are Dead Rising, Gears of War, and either Oblivion or Halo 2.
And now to the Wii. This looks very promising, and the console could potentially get
major third party support, what with the innovative control system. But it gets iffy when you look at Nintendo's old track record. Nintendo is a handheld company first apparently. If you look at the first party support from the GameCube, you'll notice there wasn't very much. Sure there were some gems from Nintendo, but not very many. Their portable games usually end up with Nintendo's attention above all since it's becoming such a major part of gaming. We are almost always on the move, and because of that, portable gaming is a major player in gaming society. Nintendo realizes this, and are using that information.
Just my two cents, feel free to comment/agree/disagree.
Alphawazup said:
don't play windwaker it will make you cry at how low the graphics went.
the graphics are now being used for a DS game the phantom hourglass.
The plot of the game was good but the graphics were horrible
I pity you. Some of the greatest games graphics may not stand up to today's standards, but they are still great. Castelvania: Symphony of the Night, System Shock II, Half-Life, the list goes on and on. Graphics play a role ion gaming, but ti's the interactivity of it that makes it a
game rather than a movie. It makes me sad when I see people base their judgment on a game from the graphics.
Mnementh said:
PS3, just because Nintendo's name change is
horrible
I'm assuming this is a joke, correct me if I am wrong. I can not help but agree with you though, the name is dreadful, although every knows the name. Me and my friends refuse to cal it the Wii, rather by it's original name, the Revolution. Really liked that name better, since it gave the image that this console was going to Revolutionize the way people play games (which it very well might.)