ELITE-UK
Scratching my back
+170|6484|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

_j5689_ wrote:

ELITE-UK wrote:

_j5689_ wrote:

I guess people like games that suck more.  The 360 is excused from this theory of course.
Why is the 360 excused from it?
Because most of its games don't suck, lol.
I beg to differ, i HAD  a 360 and in was rubbish, and the games where boring!
jord
Member
+2,382|6688|The North, beyond the wall.

ELITE-UK wrote:

_j5689_ wrote:

ELITE-UK wrote:


Why is the 360 excused from it?
Because most of its games don't suck, lol.
I beg to differ, i HAD  a 360 and in was rubbish, and the games where boring!
You can't call all 360 games boring. Well you can, but it just invalidates your opinion.
cian1500ww
Member
+8|6009|Ireland
I think it was just pure greed. Great to see more competition for them seeing as they had it so easy for the past few years.
Airburner_01
Da Funky Munky
+6|6790

mr.widdim wrote:

Because Nintendo has games for kids and Microsoft has Halo... Sony has... SOCOM? meh.
Sony has GT5, Killzone, and Metal Gear Solid
xRBLx
I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!
+27|6365|England - Kent
The wii has been selling out here in the UK since it came out, i dont know why I have had mine since the day it came out and i dont rate it at all.
BTW Box 360 is HD mine is any way.
jsnipy
...
+3,276|6533|...

Bertster7 wrote:

INNOVATION!

That's why.
QFT
jord
Member
+2,382|6688|The North, beyond the wall.
90% of people are Sheep.

HEY GUYS, NEW FAD!?
Sup3r_Dr4gon
Boat sig is not there anymore
+214|6337|Australia
I'd say pricing is a huge factor. When the Wii, 360, PS3, DS and PSP first came out here in Australia, their prices were 400, 600, 999, 199 and 400 respectively. Even now, the PS3 is still over $600, and the Wii is something like $300.

90% of people are Sheep.

HEY GUYS, NEW FAD!?
Wrong, every person except two are sheep: One person says "this is cool" and  most people follow him, while the other says "omg u r sheep i am non-conformist rebil" and the others follow him.
OmniDeath
~
+726|6654

jsnipy wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

INNOVATION!

That's why.
QFT
Word.


Most people have DVD players already, so what's the point in your gaming console having one too? And Graphics aren't everything, look at all the people who hate Crysis...

Nintendo is doing something different, and it's working. Their systems are fun and affordable. And all the "they only make kid games" stuff is bullshit. If you think that, clearly you aren't aware of the games available for the wii and ds.
=NHB=Shadow
hi
+322|6376|California

OmniDeath wrote:

jsnipy wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

INNOVATION!

That's why.
QFT
Word.


Most people have DVD players already, so what's the point in your gaming console having one too? And Graphics aren't everything, look at all the people who hate Crysis...

Nintendo is doing something different, and it's working. Their systems are fun and affordable. And all the "they only make kid games" stuff is bullshit. If you think that, clearly you aren't aware of the games available for the wii and ds.
Plus the Wii helps patients move around so they can regain movement.
tell me where the 360 or PS3 comes into this?
Havok
Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist
+302|6685|Florida, United States

=NHB=Shadow wrote:

OmniDeath wrote:

jsnipy wrote:


QFT
Word.


Most people have DVD players already, so what's the point in your gaming console having one too? And Graphics aren't everything, look at all the people who hate Crysis...

Nintendo is doing something different, and it's working. Their systems are fun and affordable. And all the "they only make kid games" stuff is bullshit. If you think that, clearly you aren't aware of the games available for the wii and ds.
Plus the Wii helps patients move around so they can regain movement.
tell me where the 360 or PS3 comes into this?
You get fed up with the crap associated with the PS3/360 so you throw things at your television until you tire out, run out of projectiles, or break the TV.
r2zoo
Knowledge is power, guard it well
+126|6606|Michigan, USA
As an owner of both a Wii and DS, I can say their winning on a combo of cost, great game lineup, and innovation. 
Yes the 360 has great games, no doubt about it, however most people I know own both a 360 and a Wii.  360 is fun, well priced, and has a great games library, hence being the only console even close to Nintendos dominance.

Now the PS3, its falling behind in some seriosu ways.

1st  Price - The $600 price tag throws it out of many kids and adults budgets, you may be better in all aspects then your competitiors, but technologic advances are not going to make people shell out the cost of two other systems for one.

2nd - Games.  PS3 has very few good title for it.  A whole slew of originally exclusive titles are being ported, giving people the same game, on a cheaper console(or pc as the case may be).  What few good games coming out in the coming months will be either the turning point for the system, or its death.  If they don't get more console sales, developers are going to turn their backs on the PS3 much like what happened to the Gamecube.  No games = No sales

Now to the PSP.  Want to know why it doesnt sell?  Crappy controls and terrible games.  Ive played the PSP a few times, the controls for most games are simply terrible.  In a combo with a terrible game, it just furthers the reason not to buy it.  Yes it has all sorts of fancy features, and *gasp* UMD support!.  UMDs stopped being made haven't they?  So what does it have now?  For its giant price tag on launch, and Nintendo already having a grasp on the handheld market for over a decade, and its terrible game lineup, how could you not see why its failing?

Bottom line is:  Sony is pushing better technology, but leaves behind the core aspect. Games.  People want something that will play games first and foremost.  If I wanted an mp3 player, i Would have bought one.  If I wanted to watch movies on the go, id but a portable dvd player with a 9" screen for the same price as the PSP.  Sony is pushing technology and prices beyond what the average consumer wants. 

Microsoft and Nintendo are putting the gamers first.  Their consoles are designed to play games, not watch movies, or be a super computer.

To anyone who thinks im bias, I own a PS2, one of the best systems ever made.  Where did Sony go so wrong? I really thought the PS3 would have done alot better.  But Sony didn't learn from their errors on the PSP.  Overpriced, not good launch titles, and a terrible smattering of games thus far.  If Sony doesn't figure out a plan, their might be a new Sega in town.

Last edited by r2zoo (2007-12-24 00:10:13)

Scorpion0x17
can detect anyone's visible post count...
+691|6776|Cambridge (UK)

r2zoo wrote:

...lots of good words...
Pretty much sums it up nicely.
Ty
Mass Media Casualty
+2,398|6785|Noizyland

All you need to know:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/article … le-Rundown

(Bit out of date now maybe, but still good.)
[Blinking eyes thing]
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/tzyon
dankassasin42o
Member
+68|6689|Reefersyde, CA
the Wii sucks, so everyone buys it.  they like the hand motion of jerking off while playing Wii games
Scorpion0x17
can detect anyone's visible post count...
+691|6776|Cambridge (UK)

Ty wrote:

All you need to know:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/article … le-Rundown

(Bit out of date now maybe, but still good.)
Fantasy World Dizzy is the best game ever.
VicktorVauhn
Member
+319|6402|Southern California
I think one of the big reasons the wii sells so much is because it is so appealing for non gamers.

A lot of gamer buy one for the novelty so they get those sales...but there is a huge group of people out there who don't wanna sit down and push buttons on a controller. I don't know how to explain it really but I some what understand. Wii lets them play fun interactive games with out having to pound on little buttons sitting on their couch hunched over a controller.

Nintendo allows people to interact more physically with the game for those who are intimidated or uninterested in computing/gaming. My mom even keeps asking me about these, I think she really wants one.
Nappy
Apprentice
+151|6239|NSW, Australia

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Ty wrote:

All you need to know:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/article … le-Rundown

(Bit out of date now maybe, but still good.)
Fantasy World Dizzy is the best game ever.
Omg i HAVE that game, along with 3 other dizzy games!
jord
Member
+2,382|6688|The North, beyond the wall.

=NHB=Shadow wrote:

OmniDeath wrote:

jsnipy wrote:


QFT
Word.


Most people have DVD players already, so what's the point in your gaming console having one too? And Graphics aren't everything, look at all the people who hate Crysis...

Nintendo is doing something different, and it's working. Their systems are fun and affordable. And all the "they only make kid games" stuff is bullshit. If you think that, clearly you aren't aware of the games available for the wii and ds.
Plus the Wii helps patients move around so they can regain movement.
tell me where the 360 or PS3 comes into this?
They don't need to.

If you want to exercise you get of your ass and do it properly.

Consoles are for relaxing and unwinding.
Fat_Swinub
jaff
+125|6445
The Wii is cheap, has a gimmick and actually has a good game out now (Super Mario Galaxy). The PS3 on the other hand has merely the brand name behind it at the moment. Its only appeal would be that there's no monthly subscription for online play but even then it costs a bomb. It's a story as old as time. Young Jimmy wants a "next-gen" console and gets the cheapest. His classmates want to get a "next-gen" too and try out the Wii at Jimmy's and really like it. Soon enough, you have 30 kiddies with Wiis.
avman633
Member
+116|6374

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:

Not many appealing games
Wii is more family orientated, thus more fun
Scorpion0x17
can detect anyone's visible post count...
+691|6776|Cambridge (UK)

Nappy wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Ty wrote:

All you need to know:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/article … le-Rundown

(Bit out of date now maybe, but still good.)
Fantasy World Dizzy is the best game ever.
Omg i HAVE that game, along with 3 other dizzy games!
Then you'll know I speak the truth.
Master*
Banned
+416|6505|United States

dankassasin42o wrote:

the Wii sucks, so everyone buys it.  they like the hand motion of jerking off while playing Wii games
The Wii far from sucks.
RDMC
Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!
+736|6575|Area 51


Not everyone knows what a blue ray player actually does
Not everyone knows that HDMI exists
The ones that do know that it exists don't know what it does, unless they do know O.o
Wii controller = 'revolutionary', it appealed to many people as being new and fun, unlike the 'boring' controllers of the Xbox + PS3
Its a family console, thus more likely is it to be bought than consoles pretty much dedicated to people between 13 and 30.
EDIT: And the Wii, was when it came out by FAAAAAAAAAAR the cheapest console you could get.

Last edited by RDMC (2007-12-24 09:19:47)

jord
Member
+2,382|6688|The North, beyond the wall.

Sup3r_Dr4gon wrote:

I'd say pricing is a huge factor. When the Wii, 360, PS3, DS and PSP first came out here in Australia, their prices were 400, 600, 999, 199 and 400 respectively. Even now, the PS3 is still over $600, and the Wii is something like $300.

90% of people are Sheep.

HEY GUYS, NEW FAD!?
Wrong, every person except two are sheep: One person says "this is cool" and  most people follow him, while the other says "omg u r sheep i am non-conformist rebil" and the others follow him.
No, people don't think "I'm not going to get this because I'm my own person and am not a Sheep".

They don't get it because they don't want it.

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