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This is why I like Nintendo's hardware – it tends to be different, in a creative and interesting way, rather than just being "cheaper than a gaming PC in upfron

This is why I like Nintendo's hardware – it tends to be different, in a creative and interesting way, rather than just being "cheaper than a gaming PC in upfront cost but more rent-seeking and DRM'd down to the nines". The 3DS – love it or loathe it – was different. The Wii, awfully-named and somewhat unfortunately DOA Wii-U, and the Switch were generationally different changed the direction (IMO) of the whole industry. The charm of a console lies in the works that can be created with it that cannot easily be created on the diaspora of PCs out in the wild.

ghaff 4y ago
I've never been a big gamer but I was really into the Wii (mostly for sports-related titles) for a time. Pretty sure I used it a lot more than my Xbox 360.
- asdajksah2123 4y ago
  The Wii was fun when it first came out. Unfortunately it seemed that all the games that came subsequently focused on the gimmicky nature of the Wii. Or maybe it was just a fad. Either way, got a lot more value from the Wii for the year or so I used it religiously than the many years I've had my XBone.
  - spywaregorilla 4y ago
    Imo, nintendo suffers this curse where they make great hardware, but then for reasons unclear, nobody except Nintendo is able to leverage it. I'm willing to believe it's nintendo's fault in sharing dev resources but idk. The wii was great. Wii sports was amazing. The Wii U was also really awesome and the wii sports equivalent, nintendo land, was really good. the asymmetric screens for multiplayer were super fun. Nobody else used it really.
    - ghaff 4y ago
      I think both you and the parent probably hit on the main points. I think it was something of a fad and after the novelty wore off, some of the limitations became more apparent over time. And, while I played a few games quite a bit (Wii Sports, a couple of different tennis games, snowboarding) over probably about a year, the only other game I played through was World of Goo and it would probably have been just as good on my PC. Certainly after the original sports games, nothing new came along from either Nintendo or a third party that really grabbed my attention. I set it back up at one point but it never grabbed me again.

ghaff 4y ago

I've never been a big gamer but I was really into the Wii (mostly for sports-related titles) for a time. Pretty sure I used it a lot more than my Xbox 360.

asdajksah2123 4y ago
The Wii was fun when it first came out. Unfortunately it seemed that all the games that came subsequently focused on the gimmicky nature of the Wii. Or maybe it was just a fad. Either way, got a lot more value from the Wii for the year or so I used it religiously than the many years I've had my XBone.
- spywaregorilla 4y ago
  Imo, nintendo suffers this curse where they make great hardware, but then for reasons unclear, nobody except Nintendo is able to leverage it. I'm willing to believe it's nintendo's fault in sharing dev resources but idk. The wii was great. Wii sports was amazing. The Wii U was also really awesome and the wii sports equivalent, nintendo land, was really good. the asymmetric screens for multiplayer were super fun. Nobody else used it really.
  - ghaff 4y ago
    I think both you and the parent probably hit on the main points. I think it was something of a fad and after the novelty wore off, some of the limitations became more apparent over time. And, while I played a few games quite a bit (Wii Sports, a couple of different tennis games, snowboarding) over probably about a year, the only other game I played through was World of Goo and it would probably have been just as good on my PC. Certainly after the original sports games, nothing new came along from either Nintendo or a third party that really grabbed my attention. I set it back up at one point but it never grabbed me again.