Across the land, Wiis are being neglected

If they did the 75+ demographic Wii woulda pwnd

Not suprised to be honest, other then at parties or when I get a new game, I rarely play my Wii, just isn't enough to stimulate my interest for long, the longest I have ever spent on it alone was playing Red Steel when I first got it, and Mario Galaxy.

The non-gaming market that the Wii attracts, and the other two systems don't, is obviously not going to play as much as the hardcore market. This alone is a significant cause of the statistics.

No surprise there. It's no secret that the Wii have been selling a lot between non/casual gamers, all of which pull the avarage down.

I would like to see how the numbers change if they ask only to hardcore gamers, or people owning the three consoles.

(actually, I don't think the answers would change that much...)

if you ask me this is a GOOD thing...more than an hour of gaming every day is NOT GOOD! Anyone agree???

Actually, the ps3 gets the least amount of usage across the board.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/879/879478p1.html

Wii is still second to the 360 though.

Where these people get numbers like this never ceases to amaze me. I wish I could be an analysist and get paid 80k a year to spew educated guesses out of my ass.

Since when is using something nearly an hour and half each day considered "neglect"?

I haven't played a video game period in a week or two. When I'm out of it, I'm out of it, and when I'm in it, I'm constantly in it. Just the way I roll.

I wonder how many people this data represents.

Out of my 360 and Wii, only my Wii is connected. I'll probably hook the 360 back up when Banjo three comes out and the only thing I play on my Wii now is virtual console games.

I don't think I'd call those figures "neglect." I'm 28 years old and don't have the same time for gaming that I used to, but when I get in front of the Wii for some quality time, I'm just as enthusiastic about it as I was back in the NES days.

I'd be more inclined to chalk this up to a lot of Wii owners doing a lot of other things in their lives than playing games.

I think part of the beauty of the Wii is the fact that you can be a casual gamer ... In my twenties, I could spend 5-6 hours a night playing a single game. Now that I'm in my thirties and have a wife, etc., I'm lucky to get an hour or two. I like the Wii because I can play a round of Wii Sports, or check out the news or get on the internet without making a multi-hour "commitment".

Like other commenters have noted, Wiis are HARDLY being neglected if they're played twice a day for almost two hours total basically every weekday (which is what 19.66 days ROUGHLY comes to). C'mon guys... you've been so good spinning seemingly bad news into good news... don't pop our happy Wii bubble!

I barely get to play my Wii b/c of life and wife. The only way I can is if I stay up real late and play but then I'm real late to work which could lead to no work which would mean no money to buy video games. Whew, gotta catch my breath. The only time I played the PS3 was at my cousins for about 2 3/4 hours. He rented Haze and it sucked monkey balls. It required an update or something to play and it took like 10-15 mins (no joke). Maybe it was b/c he just bought it? anyways, we also played Rainbow Six and that was pretty tight.

Very interesting... kinda.

"...no wonder with all of those required installations and ridiculously protracted cut-scenes, amirite?"

Amen.

I am in the 27+ demographic. So at least we are doing our part when measured in ' % of total console minutes', w(htvr)tf that means.

When a Wii game has my attention, it has my full attention. My four or five favorite games of the last two years, I played on the Wii. The games on the other consoles have not inspired me in the same way recently.

When I'm not binging though, I rarely turn on my Wii. If I'm just passing time or blowing off steam, I turn to blowing up zombies on some other platform. The Wii is like the fancy scotch glasses in the cupboard that are too good for quick shots of cheap rum. They are only used when you have exceptional drink that is too good to drink out of the plastic Captain Morgan shot glasses, and when entertaining or impressing your friends.

That is my experience. My Wii may get less playtime, but Wii owners are classy; They value quality over quantity. W(ho)tf cares which console gets an extra 20 minutes a day? I want to know who's having the most fun.

I definitely agree that the larger casual audience likely drags the numbers down. They like to play with other things like... sports equipment and sunshine. Blegh.

Either way, I'm glad I don't have to care. I'm happy with my Wii and that's all that matters to me.