Comments on: Post E3 2006 Thoughts: Nintendo

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:22:50 +0000

This post is a magnet for comment spam, and while they never get published, they’re a huge pain in my ass to moderate.

By: Mitch Luna

Mitch Luna — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:51:06 +0000

I’ve been gaming all my life and have always been into what Nintendo has put out, and there will be no exception for the Wii. Just the great amount of innovation was enough to convince me to get it, but once I heard about the massive downloadable library, I was dead set on getting that sucker.
Great article Matt…

By: Roraz

Roraz — Mon, 29 May 2006 22:47:55 +0000

you can use gamecube controllers and games with the wii, plus the wii itself has its own retro styled controller (picture in the article above)

for me the Wii’s selling point is the huge nintendo back catalogue of games available for download

super mario bros, goldeneye, the zelda games, original mario kart – the list goes on

plus the new duck hunt 2 games with the zapper peripheral that turns the remote into a zap gun

come on!

By: Muten

Muten — Mon, 29 May 2006 20:25:28 +0000

I’m impartial about buying Wii, but I’m definitely convinced that the gaming experience will be entirely different.
The way console pricing is lately, I think that Wii probably has a better chance of getting my purchase than PS3 and 360, but I’m still not sure about this whole nunchaku thing. I’ll have to really see it in action before I make that final judgement. Also, on the other hand, I did just purchase a used Gamecube just for the Mario franchise, I might sell that on eBay or somethin’ and keep the games.
Hmmm, lol I think I just may have convinced myself that I’ll probably buy Wii while writing this. o.0
If all else fails, I’ll just get rich and buy them all lol

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 24 May 2006 17:08:29 +0000

I’m reserving my judgement on the Wii. The biggest problem I think will be it’s application. So it’s a TV remote basically, there not much it can be used for except for pointing, aiming and the old 3D directional stuff (Pilotwings). I’m sitting firmly on the fence at the mo when it comes to the Wii, just like the DS it depends on how developers (and more importantly Nintendo themselves) can use the Wiimote.

By: Montoya

Montoya — Fri, 19 May 2006 01:47:28 +0000

I’m super excited about the Wii, as someone who has been gaming for 14 years now, I’ve gotten tired of the same old same old on consoles… occasionally there might be something slightly innovative that involves the use of joysticks or a certain set of buttons, but I’d say standard gamepad controllers are really played out for me (pun intended). This wiimote will definitely be fun, and I have no reserves about flailing around like a loser in front of friends.

By: rob

rob — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:03:14 +0000

Hadn’t even seen the retro controller before.

@Roraz — In the US, the gamecube prices were roughly the same price as the xbox and PS2 games as well.

By: Roraz

Roraz — Thu, 18 May 2006 18:09:31 +0000

Im really looking forward to the Wii, glad about the retro control, the ability to use gamecube controllers and play gamecube games, they’ve really thought about making the wii really accessible

can’t wait for duck hunt 2

I just hope the peripherals don’t cost an arm and a leg. One of the big hurting points I think for the gamecube, at least here in the UK was that the games were relatively expensive, practically the same as the ps2 or xbox which didn’t seem reasonable. So I hope they don’t make the same mistake with the wii games

By: rob

rob — Wed, 17 May 2006 00:54:54 +0000

Nice article Matt, ditto to you. One thing im concerned about the Wii is that from the videos of Metroid Prime 3 and Red steel, the gameplay looks a bit spotty. Just like those dreadful arcade shooters.

By: Raz

Raz — Wed, 17 May 2006 00:35:14 +0000

Nintendo totally caught me by surprise.
Suddenly, their remote/nunchaku combo makes perfect sense… and like you said, I can’t wait to play Metroid using that, or the future quality FPS for Wii, it’s the perfect controller for FPS!