I still have not seen a Wii in any store with the exception of the demo units. They are still selling for $300 and up on Craiglist around here b/c nobody can find them.
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When I say which games I 'like', they're the titles that I'll be playing time and time again.
And I'm not a graphics whore at all
Fair enough matey... just wanted to catch you out on that
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Hey, I "never" STOPPED being a PC gamer and I've mentioned this on many occasions. How many times have I mentioned DOTA -- which I play regularly? What's my favorite game? System Shock. I've had my "own" PC since the XT days -- about "23" years now. I've been using PCs since 1983, when my uncle bought an IBM. The "BEST" games I've played were on the PC. It harbors my most memorable gaming experiences and only a couple of console games have come even remotely close. Recall that I HATE thumb-sticks for any sort of game that was derived and perfected on a PC, since it's a huge step back and almost always a compromise to gameplay and sophistication. How many times have I spewed out those rants to the point of exhaustion?
Now over the past few years the DS and Wii have both capture my attention, both of which I really enjoy, both of which have REAL means of pointing -- so can offer gaming similar to PC gaming. Both of which have resurrected the PC games I loved when I was younger, games that I thought were long dead like Graphic Adventures. I thought finally, console games will "grow up" to better controls. Not every game needs a pointer, but the games these hard-corn nerds like really do need one.
Now during that same period of time I had been repeatedly BURNED by a slew of CRAPPY sorry excuses for PC games -- vomit filled dumbed down ports -- which incidentally were crappified, because they were first designed for consoles and their inherent limitations. If PC gaming were a cake in its heyday, these console ports were cupcakes without the frosting. So you can say I was a bit disillusioned of PC gaming. The games I really wanted, like BioShock -- if you recall my rants, ended up being a disappointment and just another example of the sorry state of PC gaming -- hardcore for some(those that simply don't know any better), dumbed down pampered crap for others(ME or any other long time PC gamer).
You said it yourself in another thread, that this fall has been bad for Wii games and I completely agree -- developers that shun the Wii can suck it! Now on the flip-side, there have been a few games for the PC this year that not only looked great/promising, but have actually panned out to be really good PC games -- HURRAY!!! I've bought more PC games in the past year than I have in the past 5 years. And because I had been burned by so many crappy PC games, I missed games like "The Witcher" -- which incidentally is why I love PC gaming above console gaming, because this game could not be made for a console at the same level.
If my perceived enthusiasm towards PC gaming seems greater than before, it's because of games like Dead Space. This is the type of game I had been wanting. BioShock certainly did not deliver, but if not for playing RE4 on the Wii, I would have not even considered buying it. If Dead Space had only been a console release, which was its original plan, I would also have passed on it. I'm certainly not buying RE5, even though it's a game I know I'd probably love and that's because I know with absolute certainty that its controls SUCK. Also with StarCraft 2
and Diablo making a return, now is a great time to be a PC gamer.Now on the graphic whore comment, I am no more a GW than you or Jimmi. I will stand by my testament that graphics do not make the game -- those that believe graphics make a game are truly naive. My 3 decades of gaming backs that up. When I looked at all of the console monkeys "swooning" over HD, I thought it was a joke, because it's an old hat. Besides, my most memorable games were all at VGA(640x480) and lower, the majority of them at MCGA(320x240). Now I am being a dork, well an arse, because I know that PC games look better and that console games have pretty much peeked visually, so after 2 years of so many younger guys spewing about tEh GFX and repeating their learned rhetoric about Nintendo being for kiddies while ripping on the Wii's abilities(generally the PS2 fanBOYS), I don't mind throwing it back a bit here and there.
So to summarize, I've been a PC gamer for a long time and will always continue to support this platform first. I like the Wii over the 360 and PS3, because it can point. This has rejuvenated some old PC games like graphic adventures, it makes PC games possible on it -- which are barely playable on these other toys with their "Mario" derived gamepads, and it has also offered up some new gaming experiences that I would like to see on my PC.
Bleh, well, back to Turkey Day o DOOOOM -- I'm eating steak.
Davidish,
If you are seriously looking for wii console I would suggest you to buy online. There are many websites selling games, mobile phones, games accessories, christmas gifts. So you should try online. Have a look on http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=121764
Here it is in stock.
If you are seriously looking for wii console I would suggest you to buy online. There are many websites selling games, mobile phones, games accessories, christmas gifts. So you should try online. Have a look on http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=121764
Here it is in stock.
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Hey, I "never" STOPPED being a PC gamer.....
.....I'm eating steak.
Fair do's Jack, was confused of late when suddenly it 'appeared' as if you and Jimmi had suddenly gone to the dark side without warning...
And for the most part I do agree with everything you said there
(except the steak... get a vegetarian nut roast down your chops )
Fair do's Jack, was confused of late when suddenly it 'appeared' as if you and Jimmi had suddenly gone to the dark side without warning...
Oh I wents to the dark side a year back when I stopped playing DS and fell in loves with PSP
I have nothing constructive to add, but I wanted to say I'm glad I wasn't the only one who had steak on Thanksgiving.
Is F-Zero out yet?
Is F-Zero out yet?
Steak was goooooooooood! The only reason I had red meat this year, is because after ThanksGiving last year, the wife and I picked up two turkeys for half price and we finally finished up the second one last month. These things stay good frozen btw -- it was worth a try.
And vegetarian nut roast... That makes me tummy sad... Think about the nuts.
The PSP is definitely the greater evil. You could have at least bought a Touch.
The only reason I had red meat this year, is because after ThanksGiving last year, the wife and I picked up two turkeys for half price and we finally finished up the second one last month. These things stay good frozen btw -- it was worth a try. And vegetarian nut roast...
That makes me tummy sad... Think about the nuts. The PSP is definitely the greater evil. You could have at least bought a Touch.
The PSP is definitely the greater evil. You could have at least bought a Touch.
Without Tales of Eternia, GTA, Popolocrois, Locoroco, Monster Hunter Freedom and Tomb Raider the touch was sadly not even in the consideration stages
Without Tales of Eternia, GTA, Popolocrois, Locoroco, Monster Hunter Freedom and Tomb Raider the touch was sadly not even in the consideration stages
The touch/iPhone are FAR from being as functional for games as a portable console like the PSP or DS. I have some games on my iPhone, but they are there mainly to keep me from getting bored when I have to sit around for whatever reason, or I get bored and want to play a simple game. If I want to actually play a game (that requires more than 2 brain cells) on the go I'll reach for my PSP or DS, i.e. a proper console, not a glorified phone/media player.
In keeping the thread on track, I saw Wii's in stock on black Friday as well as today when i was out and about the town. Wii Fit I couldn't find, however finding a Wii was about as hard as finding a 360 or PS3.