Nintendo shifts Wii Fit 'launch' to tomorrow
Some members on staff who pre-ordered Wii Fit from their local brick and mortar store were told their units may arrive today. We're also checking with Amazon.com to find out if its copies have been sent out. Another piece of Nintendo hardware with an apparent supply chain issue? We're shocked.
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It's a shame too, because I used to love Nintendo, I have an NES, SNES, N64, GB, GBC, GBA, and a DS. And this is the first time I've ever regretted buying a Nintendo product.
I understand that Nintendo wants to bring gaming to a new audience or whatnot, but what ever happened to giving something to the guys who have been there since the beginning, the "hardcore" audience.
I have 3 games for my Wii beyond Wii Sports, Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3, and RE4. Beyond those games I can't think of anything else on the system that interests me, "casual" games just bore me, they have no depth, nothing to keep them interesting for more than 15 minutes.
I miss the old Nintendo :(
Don't you ever get tired saying that? Your fingers must hurt from typing it out so much. Oh wait, you've probably got it saved on a notepad so you can copy and paste it for easier access.
Apparently you didn't infact read my entire post. Because MP3 is one of the games I said I have and I enjoyed, along with TP and RE4. My only point was that for "hardcore" gamers on the Wii, it's slim pickings, and as someone who doesn't find "casual" games interesting I sincerely regret buying my Wii.
Just return the thing if you don't like it or regret it. Then you can play the games on the system you want. Or do you own it so you can bring up that fact while you troll it?
Don't worry - just because it's crushing the competition in sales doesn't mean it's better. Your systems still have the games you want, so they're winners in your eyes right? Why care about the masses? Most hardcore gamers are pretty elitist anyway
And I could care less if Nintendo is crushing the competition in sales, as long as there IS competition I am happy. What I think is funny about this entire thing is that I do not consider myself a "hardcore" gamer, I just like games where when I play I can be engaged in the story and the atmosphere of it all.
Just because I have more than 15 or so minutes to sit down and play a game when I want to doesn't mean I am "hardcore".
I don't consider myself hardcore at all (glad to be separated from that crowd at this point to be honest) but I can play a lot of those games for more than 15 minutes and have a good time. If I'm lookin for a story, then I fire up something else that I haven't already beaten.
You might be inclined to fire it up for Mad World or The Conduit. Have you checked out No More Heroes? If you missed out on Okami, you could grab that one as well.
Huh?! Nintendo has been going crazy with the hardcore fanservice this gen.
Super Mario Galaxy which was a nostalgia trip in-and-of itself, realistic Zelda, BRAWL, Mario Kart going back to the basics (even though it's kinda half baked) and Kid Icarus is supposedly coming back. As a Nintendo fan, I've never been more pleased with their output.
Now, if by "hardcore audience" you mean the people who during the N64 and GC days called Nintendo "kiddy" and said they were to mature, etc, for their games and generally refused to buy them, then...well...fuck those guys. They left Nintendo first and made no bones about it.
What reason is there for Nintendo give "those people" anything?
Hear Hear.
I'm so sick of this argument. Get over it, the casual market is a bigger audience. But if getting more casual players to buy consoles pushes more players towards story-driven, more epic games then I say "Fuck yeah". The more people buying games the more money in the industry. Maybe then dev's will be more willing to develop riskier games. Not just another platformer, racing game, FPS, but something new. Break a paradigm or two. Nintendo made the console with a vision. They've front-loaded it with some pretty decent software. It's time for 3rd-party to come to bat with something more than a port.
As an aside, there's no reason that a product as versatile as a game console can't satisfy more than one market. I've had a Wii since day one, and I play at least 4-10 hours a week on it. Maybe not "Hardcore" but I enjoy it. Why oh why is it a personal affront to you if someone buys a game you don't like, or even a million someones. Go buy something else.
You know, even though we've recieved absolute shitloads of highest-rated-games in the last few years... hell a few came from Ninty themselves.
My point is that this a stupid argument. This isn't diluting a market it's expanding it. There are people all over who had stopped playing video games or never have that are now paying them. Who gives a shit what their playing. A housewife may never play a Halo or Bioshock, but she may turn to a SMG, or a Katamari, or Okami once being exposed through Wii Sports or Wii Fit. This can only be good for the industry.
Uh, maybe that's because the system's been out less than half the period that the Gamecube had been out.
Also, I suggest you check the data again - while third parties aren't doing that well on the Wii, they're sure as hell doing better than they were on the Gamecube, and the first party offerings (talking about the 'core' ones here, you know, Zelda, Galaxy, Corruption, Brawl, etc) are selling as well, or better, than their GC predecessors.
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Too bad I don't care about Wii fit.It should include a SSX game or something then I might buy it.
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What reason is there for Nintendo give "those people" anything?"
This. You're absolutley right Samfish. It's funny that the group of people whining about Nintendo deserting them are the same group that deserted them during the nintendo era.
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With that said, I'm going to completely ignore the reviews (that state that Wii Fit does contribute greatly to both fitness plans and self awareness) and call it a shitty gimmick 'cuz I'm not it's target audience.
Am I hardcore yet?
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That is some damn fine good sarcasm pal.
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I say about the Wii
Universal Truth Is Not Measured In Mass Appeal
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I'm out of college, own all three systems (and many systems from generations before it), and still don't see where the hell you're coming at.
Wait, you're right, it is geared towards that audience - and just about everyone in-between. As corny as that sounds, I wouldn't call it inaccurate.
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