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[zoobernut]

Wii sports has been holding me for quite a while mostly just bowling and golf but I did not buy Zelda right when I bought the system because I had no money and I just picked up Zelda a couple days ago so right now I am turning my wii on every day to play that it is very fun.

[Exoduso]

I got my Wii at launch (hurray for overpriced gamestop online bundles), played it for about 2 months (wii sports, zelda, and truma center), but since I beat the last two I really haven't played the console much anymore.

I just realllllly hope SPM brings my interest back, because the only other game I tried playing was Sonic, and while it was fun for a while, it just gets too repetitive.

[Scythiroth]

I just realllllly hope SPM brings my interest back, because the only other game I tried playing was Sonic, and while it was fun for a while, it just gets too repetitive.

Same. It looks like a Sonic game, but doesn't feel like one to me really. x.x I can't wait til SPM gets to my house (yes, I'm lazy and order everything online).

Oh, this isn't really related, but I wonder if Nintendo has any plans for making GBA/DS (more unlikely) games playable on the Wii. I really liked using my Nintendo Player a while ago.

[Kenai]

The game won't be "wasted" as long as it's a good game. Believe it or not, it might actually be better this way. Just like every game system before it, the Wii needs time to come out with more games. It actually has more good titles than most fairly new consoles if you include the VC, but meh. I don't know why people complain about the Wiimote so much, I consider the same game/gameplay with updated graphics to be just as much of a gimmick (actually a bigger one), but whatever. As long as it's fun, it will be fine.

Still waiting on SSBB to destroy everything else this year, but that's not til summer. I'm hoping SPM and Pokemon D/P hold me out until then, and I'm waiting for SMRPG on the VC still...then Trusty Bell, Blue Dragon, and Fire Emblem can help me in the RPG department as they come out (I've decided to buy a 360, but I'm gonna wait til BD) 8) I'm also interested in a few other titles, but they will have to wait til after I take care of those. As more RPGs from all the systems come out, I think I'll get my game library back up to shape. It's shaping up to be a lot better than last gen, and most of these RPGs so far aren't even major continuation titles from last gen.

[Po]

Keep the Gamecube?

The trade in is only like 30 bucks or something pathetic for it. Makes more sense to keep it for gameboy player.

[zoobernut]

Anyone know what the release date for RE4 in NA is (on wii)? I looked around and found rumors for the new fps RE but not RE4. I never actually played through this game, don't own a GC and never picked it up for ps2 so I figure I will pick it up now.

[Scythiroth]

Keep the Gamecube?

The trade in is only like 30 bucks or something pathetic for it. Makes more sense to keep it for gameboy player.

I never sell/trade in systems. I was just curious if they would make something like that again. ;/

[Po]

Anyone know what the release date for RE4 in NA is (on wii)? I looked around and found rumors for the new fps RE but not RE4. I never actually played through this game, don't own a GC and never picked it up for ps2 so I figure I will pick it up now.

Look higher up the page, if you read you would have seen the answer. There is no definitive date.

And yea, AFAIK Nintendo hasn't said anything about a gameboy player on the Wii, though I don't see where it would go, or how it would work.

[zoobernut]

Anyone know what the release date for RE4 in NA is (on wii)? I looked around and found rumors for the new fps RE but not RE4. I never actually played through this game, don't own a GC and never picked it up for ps2 so I figure I will pick it up now.

Look higher up the page, if you read you would have seen the answer. There is no definitive date.

And yea, AFAIK Nintendo hasn't said anything about a gameboy player on the Wii, though I don't see where it would go, or how it would work.

I did read everything on this page I thought the no definitive date was with respect to the new RE FPS game, when I looked around most places said 4th quarter 2007 for RE: Umbrella Chronicles and the only release dates I could find for RE4 wii version were for in Japan, no mention of a NA release of it. That is why I asked.

[Po]

And that is why I answered, I was not being sarcastic. But I asked the same question higher up the page, and got an answer.

[zoobernut]

I guess I missread it as an answer to when RE: Umrella Chronicles is comming out.
Regardless I did not buy RE4 when it first came out so I am definately looking forward to it, in addition to PaperMario and a couple other games.

[Po]

Agreed, RE4 has always been awesome, and a couple new Wii features I think could only be for the better, especially with the already stellar graphics.

[Mysterio]

with the whole shaking the wii-mote to reload theory, they may as well just convert the wii-mote into a gun, and treat it like time crisis or something. I remember dipping the nozzle of the gun down to reload, it was fun.

The gun would control an aiming cursor on the screen not to confuse it with your normal sort of light gun game.

Just rambling like usual, be interesting to see what they do with it.

[GRT]

I got my Wii at launch (hurray for overpriced gamestop online bundles), played it for about 2 months (wii sports, zelda, and truma center), but since I beat the last two I really haven't played the console much anymore.

that's the biggest problem with the wii, especially when you realize that you behave in this manner as a seasoned gamer, imagine how it is for the people who are non gamers which is the exact demographic the wii has been targetting

i remember when in one interview with some ps3 PR guy who said wii is more of a novelty and all the people getting offended by it, but it's more and more apparent that he was right

there was also this console to game ratio comparison i've seen somewhere (can't remember where now) that showed 360 ratio to be 1 console to 4.6 games and remaining steady, ps3 ratio to be 1 console to 2.2 games and growing, and wii ratio to be 1 console to 0.7 games and dropping which is a figure the exact opposite of attractive to third party developers which are ones nintendo really need

[Falconblade]

Wii is about 1 Console to about 3 games now

http://nintendo-revolution.blogspot.com ... nsole.html

It says 1:5-6 here, but its from January, so I handicapped it a bit.


PS3 1:2.2? Considering the diffrence in sales ratio, it could be. But it seems a bit farfetched, considering both USA and JP Launch barely got 1:1 ratio, and UK just got 1:1.6

[CaptainN]

Wow thats crazy I can't think of 5-6 Wii games I would want to buy.

[GRT]

1:5 in january? really? that's so different than what i read around the same time

or the figure i got may not be worldwide? i can't remember exactly but i know i read it on a japanese game site... not famitsu, imma try to find it, it talked about how on paper zelda didn't do as well as how it was praised in the media

[Mysterio]

Lots of holes in that theory, I'm not going into huge detail.

Not to discredit the Wii and it's great sales, which it obviously has. But he hasn't taken into account the Virtual console sales figures boosting that count, and the fact he's not an official from Nintendo, rather hes a nintendo fanboy.

The 6 games per console is possible though I guess, it could easily fall into the "impusle buying" category of the unit itself.

Zelda is cool, Super Paper Mario looks cool. And?? Trauma Center?

I guess it's also possible alot of anxious buyers while waiting for their soldout console to arrive, stocked up on games in the meantime. lol

Just seems like those totals are awefully generous.

[Mysterio]

Wow thats crazy I can't think of 5-6 Wii games I would want to buy.

Can you list more than 2?

[CaptainN]

Wow thats crazy I can't think of 5-6 Wii games I would want to buy.

Can you list more than 2?

Well Super Paper Mario, Zelda, and MAYBE ............... no just 2.