As a female mostly x PC-gamer, I understand the results. I no longer really have the time or motivation to maintain the best gaming equipment or character stuff so I'm not a player to be taken seriously. I'm the creepy old chick with the dumb looking character that only gets invited to group events as more of a mascot than anything. I'm also about the only one that can manage to kill my own group members.
Does it hurt my feelings? No. I just don't have the time and motivation to be a serious player. I think most females (not all), feel this way too. It's hard arguing with a testosterone filled male why you don't care that your character is a fool.
@Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: as a guy who plays games the same way, I play games in my free time, which I don't have much of.
Sure I enjoy games, and read reviews, get excited about cool new releases but tbh, I didn't buy any new consoles (student), got given a wii for free and Im surviving.
Mainly cos my flatmate has fallout 3 (which seems to be mentioned a lot here) on his PC, and Im mucking about with a character on there.
It's a casual gamers console, with very little to offer to hardcore gamers. Most casual gamers don't consider themselves gamers. Casual gamers include solitaire, flash games, phone games, and lots of "real games."
Most wii players don't consider themselves gamers.
What I'd really like to see is the number of hours played per game and played per console.
No biggie... the system has so little computing power that it can not only be emulated during its commercial lifetime on home PCs, but you can also set it to emulate in HD!
(I have never tried this though because I actually have a Wii...) #nintendowiihdrumors
@brkmrtn002: Haha, I've actually been playing my SNES recently too. Haven't touched the Wii in a looong time. Good ol' Donkey Kong Country 2 #nintendowiihdrumors
Bring on the black Wii. It's just a fresh look to increase sales.
But lets be honest the future of console gaming is HD content and online gaming. It's all about social networking and being able to connect to people all over. The Wii lacks in both categories by comparison.
The Wii is a one-trick pony that's on its last leg, especially with Natal and PS3 motion controllers coming in 2010. #wii
I consider myself a gaming fanboy. I have no preference for one system over another [as I have defended the 360 when all of my friends prefer the PS3, and I have defended the PS3 when everyone else has a 360]. However I noticed most gamers despise the Wii, as if they feel threatened. Personally, I think it's because of the ratio between bad games and good games on the Wii [with the rule that for every good game on the Wii, there's 10 bad games].
That being said, for any criticisms people may have for the Wii... it's not a horrible console. It does have good games. The thing is, I don't think those Wii games interest most gamers out there, or gamers just assume anything on the Wii is sub-par. It's just not true. I've enjoyed a ton of games on the Wii. A lot of them are underrated. And I know some of them don't interest 'hardcore gamers'. But that's fine. Everyone has their own tastes.
You can criticize the console for its lack of HD graphics. But don't criticize it for having no good games. If you give some of the games a shot, you might find them quite enjoyable.
That being said.... it was only a matter of time before Nintendo had to do a price cut of their console. With pretty much every other console slashing their prices, I just think it was about right. Regardless, Nintendo is still making ton of profit, and I'm sure they're developing the next console in order to try to maintain their lead. #wii
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Does it hurt my feelings? No. I just don't have the time and motivation to be a serious player. I think most females (not all), feel this way too. It's hard arguing with a testosterone filled male why you don't care that your character is a fool.
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Sure I enjoy games, and read reviews, get excited about cool new releases but tbh, I didn't buy any new consoles (student), got given a wii for free and Im surviving.
Mainly cos my flatmate has fallout 3 (which seems to be mentioned a lot here) on his PC, and Im mucking about with a character on there.
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I'm female. My Wii is collecting dust as my 360 is racking up my electricity bill. Fallout 3 ftw.
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@LVP: So you'd be picking up that copy of Metal Gear Solid 3 in the bottom left corner of the rack I take it?
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Most wii players don't consider themselves gamers.
What I'd really like to see is the number of hours played per game and played per console.
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(I have never tried this though because I actually have a Wii...) #nintendowiihdrumors
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old school game are da best!
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But lets be honest the future of console gaming is HD content and online gaming. It's all about social networking and being able to connect to people all over. The Wii lacks in both categories by comparison.
The Wii is a one-trick pony that's on its last leg, especially with Natal and PS3 motion controllers coming in 2010. #wii
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" Its net profit for the past six months fell by 50 percent, almost perfectly matching a near 50 percent drop in Wii sales."
Shrinking profits directly tied to the sales of a single product means that, yes, Nintendo DOES care if you buy a Wii. #wii
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That being said, for any criticisms people may have for the Wii... it's not a horrible console. It does have good games. The thing is, I don't think those Wii games interest most gamers out there, or gamers just assume anything on the Wii is sub-par. It's just not true. I've enjoyed a ton of games on the Wii. A lot of them are underrated. And I know some of them don't interest 'hardcore gamers'. But that's fine. Everyone has their own tastes.
You can criticize the console for its lack of HD graphics. But don't criticize it for having no good games. If you give some of the games a shot, you might find them quite enjoyable.
That being said.... it was only a matter of time before Nintendo had to do a price cut of their console. With pretty much every other console slashing their prices, I just think it was about right. Regardless, Nintendo is still making ton of profit, and I'm sure they're developing the next console in order to try to maintain their lead. #wii