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I've been considering purchasing a Wii for sometime now. Mainly for the purpose of playing the long awaited sequel to NiGHTS.

However, I can't really afford another console, but was thinking about selling my xbox 360 in favor of a Wii. I bought a 360 for Resident Evil 5, Tomb Raider installments, and one of the best games ever, Shenmue II.

I honestly believe its worth buying a Wii for NiGHTS. I even bought a gamecube just because I heard rumors that NiGHTS would appear on it (and I also bought it for Resident Evil games).

I figured if I bought a Wii i'll still get Resident Evil love which Umbrella Chronicles and the Wii Edition of Resident Evil 4. I'd be missing out on Resident Evil 5 though. Also, its possible shenmue III might appear on the xbox 360, but it's also very doubtful. As for tomb raider, I'd still have my PSP for the anniversary edition, but wouldn't be able to play Tomb Raider 8 (next gen). However, I might build a decent PC in the future, but who knows.

Well, I've been debating over a wii for a while now, I also haven't been able to find one all year. Could someone please tell me if its worth buying a Wii for mainly one game? I hunted for a saturn back in 2002 just to play this game. My first saturn ended up smoking out, so I actually ended up purchasing a new saturn for NiGHTS. I must say I'm glad I experianced NiGHTS.

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Yes I am getting a Wii for NiGHTS but there are a few other titles I wanted, just not enough to get a Wii before I heard about JoD. I already beat Twilight Princess on Gamecube, I heard Sonic and the Secret rings...sucked, and the only other game I'm really looking forward to is the new Crystal Chronicals game ::gleee:: I'm sure there are other games I will want eventually but just not interested at the moment, too much money at stake! But yes, NiGHTS boosted my reason for getting one.

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I played some Warioware and Monkeyball tonight with friends in my anime club at college. Its a really fun system. Having NiGHTS JOD is just the icing on a very delicious cake. I bought the system long before I kew NiGHTS was coming. For once I have the right system to get the exact kinds of games I want.

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I played some Warioware and Monkeyball tonight with friends in my anime club at college. Its a really fun system. Having NiGHTS JOD is just the icing on a very delicious cake. I bought the system long before I kew NiGHTS was coming. For once I have the right system to get the exact kinds of games I want.


Yeah I though Gamecube was just for me as well. I was always planning to buy a Wii but not until June because the only opening title I wanted was Twilight Princess and thats wouldn't hold me off until then when I could just get it on Gamecube. So I might get it as my graduation present. For some reason I thought Sonic and the Secret Rings came out in June but I think I just got dates mixed up, but that was another reasons I why I wanted to wait.

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Ive been pretty happy with mine so far.

I have:

Wii sports
Rapala fishing (for Dad)
Zelda:TP
Warioware
Excite Truck
Elebits (Eledees for PAL)
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Its actually NOT a bad game, and its quite challenging)
Super Paper Mario
Red Steel

I preordered these:

NiGHTS JOD
Mario and Sonic @ Olympics
Dewey's Adventure
Mario Party 8
Boogie

I would also like to preorder Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, SSBB, Treasure Island z, and MySims but they arent available yet.

So yeah this system really is interesting to me and the games starting to come out for it are VERY exciting for me.
I really couldnt ask for a more fun system than this.

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MAN I HAVE TO GET A WII BUT WE ARE WAITING FOR MORE COLORS TO COME OUT INSTEAD OF PLANE. SO YA WAITING FOR MORE COLORS ON THE WII. BUT STILL GOT TO GET NiGHTS

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I've been wanting the Wii for a while now, but having NiGHTS being confirmed for it..... *___* I shall be purchasing it sooner than I would have been. lol Systems around where I live are still scarce so it will prolly still be a while before I can track one down. >>; Even if I don't have a Wii when NiGHTS comes out I'll still get the game. XD

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I've wanted a Wii so I could play Twilight Princess, mainly...that, and actually get some exersize for once. (Thank goodness I have a fast metabolism.) NiGHTS coming out really bursted my want for a Wii - I asked dad to get me a Wii and JoD for Christmas.

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I bought one to play Twilight Princess before everyone else. Only other game I have for it is Sonic, which is awesome. Those two alone justified the purchase, and now with NiGHTS it's already becoming one of the best systems ever.

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Hmmm, I dunno if I'll be playing JoD at lauch, because, no disrespect to the Wii, theres nothing on it that would make be buy it (yet) except for JoD, and then thats a lot of money for one game. Wait and see.

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I got a Wii at launch for Twilight Princess, which turned out to be a big pile of poo in comparison to Majoras Mask and The Wind Waker, it's pretty much OoT with a slightly different story and no future world. Same dungeon sequence etc.

Sonic is good, but it's hard and you need to level up enough to have all the moves needed to play the game well. Hell, you need to level up to make moving from side to side not jerky and horrible. If it had all the moves from the sart of the game it would have turned out very well indeed.

Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition, my god I need it. UC can go off and die though, Resident Evil lightgun games always suck.

All the other games are very take or leave at the moment though as fun as Monky Ball and Ware, they're short lived. I'd say wait until christmas when all the big hitters like Mario and Metroid come out.

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I got a Wii after much hassle and hustle. If you're having trouble locating a wii and you live UK side then check this place out. If you don't know, get to know. Clickity click.

I got Warioware and it's a great party game, especially when you have one or two drinks in and some good company. The game sucks if you're playing alone, by yourself. It needs a certain atmosphere around it when you play.

Sonic is good, it just needs getting used to. I borrowed DeZ's the other day and i gave up almost straight away. After a few hours i went back to it and started over and learned to like it a bit more. Now i consider it to be a decent game, by Sonic's standards anyway.

All in all, get a Wii. It's worth it. Though...the wii-motes are bloody expensive and you need batteries for those so get recharable ones. Saves you a sack of cash in the long run.

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I cant see myself getting a wii until it drops in price. I know its cheap already (if you dont buy it off some conning git of ebay) but NiGHTS is the only game worth getting it for. I would like to play GTA4 and mass effect on the 360 but I will probably just play them on my mates systems. In fact in the last few years I have been really dissapointed with the crap that has been released. The windwaker was good and vice city but other than that its all been pap. I'm quite happy to wait and then get a wii soley for NiGHTS in a year or two.

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I was lucky and my brother owns a Wii and will let me borrow it.

I doubt that I'll buy one for myself though, as has been said, there aren't many games yet.
Does anyone know of a fishing game for the Wii? (not counting the one in Twilight Princess)
That combined with NiGHTS would sell me.

If I do end up getting a system, I'll wait until fall to see if prices drop or it becomes more available.
Though I'm such a hopeless case that I would have preordered and purchased the game even with no hope of playing it. is there a 'NiGHTS Lovers Anonymous' group by any chance?

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Though I'm such a hopeless case that I would have preordered and purchased the game even with no hope of playing it. is there a 'NiGHTS Lovers Anonymous' group by any chance?

My name is captain boombatty and I am a NiGHTS lover. As soon as they put em on the shelves - I will be taking one home and putting it in a safe until I get a wii.

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Hi Captain Boombatty!

Good answer :P

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I'm in the same sorta boat as Bombatty and SiLK... I'd probably buy the damn game whatever then get a Wii for Christmas with whatever monies I get... Preferably, I'd like to get a Wii earlier but I don't think I'll be able to afford it without Santa Claus' help. ^^;

I've really fell out of the video games circuit since they got so expensive and I got so poor...

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The reason a bought a Wii was for NiGHTS.Cause to be honest I really stink at the Wii but hey,I will learn to play for NiGHTS.I don't think it's weird to get it just for NiGHTS,I think it proves how great of a NiGHTS fan you really are.

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I admit I'll get a Wii mostly for JoD - I'll just wait until it's out, hopefully it's a bit cheaper then. Wait, scratch that, hopefully there's enough consoles here then :);

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My original intentions for getting a Wii were Twilight Princess, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Super Mario Galaxy, and Resident Evil 4 Wii edition, but I think I'll have to bump NiGHTS up on the priority list, say... Above Twilight Princess. ^_^

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I want a wii for 3 games: NiGHTS, SSBB, and Zelda, in that order, besides so I can play my precious GC games *coughToScough* again. I am 20 dollars away from having the needed amount of cash, but first I gotta find a store not sold out! (I'm stateside) >.<

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Buying a Wii just for NiGHTS? No better reason! :3

I've had a Wii since launch, only because I was psychotic enough to wake up before dawn and wait outside the store. XD; Twilight Princess is fantastic, Rayman Raving Rabbids is utterly INSANE, Warioware completely random, and yes, Sonic is difficult, but still a great ride once you get the hang of it. X3

There's also all the retro games to download, which makes nostalgia-happy geeks like me go SQUEE. *still waiting for Super Mario RPG*

So yes, I definitely recommend Wii for everyone! But hey, snickrep, if you really enjoy your 360 games, I don't think you should give it up right off. Take a little time to decide whether to trade up or save up - there's at least half a year between now and JoD, after all!

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Sorry to sound sour, but buying a console for a single game is probably a huge waste of money. Try to find other games that will appeal to you on the console before you think your purchase is justified. ^_^

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In my honest opinion, it's never worth buying a system for only one game. You have to buy a system with the intention of sampling a little of everything it has to offer otherwise you're just wasting money.

As for the Wii, it offers a lot but it's off to a slow start. It needs more games before it's worth buying. Right now it has a lot of fun games, but many of them are far too short lived. Right now the only titles that have any lasting appeal are Super Paper Mario, Twilight Princess (which is also on the cube), and maybe Sonic. The worst part is that between now and the end of the year, nothing noteworthy is being released, so you better love the virtual console. It's a great system, but I think it would be best to wait until fall when we have a better idea of when some big titles are going to be released.

Oh, and as for your 360, don't sell it...period. There are a few reasons why.

A. It already has a respectable library that will only get better with time.

B. It still has the best online gaming among consoles

C. Unless you repeatedly sell it to a pawn shop owner with Alzheimer's, the retailer will likely give you less than half of what you originally paid. In my book, that's called a rip-off

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I bought Final Fantasy 7 before i had a PlayStation, back in the day. I don't recall buying anymore games for the PlayStation, though. I borrowed games from friends but i never went out of my way to buy any since they didn't really appeal that much to me. :/

As for the whole Wii thing. Seriously, you'll end up playing games that you don't normally play...like WiiSports. I never play sport games but the Wii gives you that whole satisfaction of using that wii-remote that it makes the games more enjoyable. It's a whole different style of video gaming with the Nintendo Wii.

I originally wanted to buy the Wii before NiGHTS comes out. UK were having this major shortage of consoles a little while ago and i wanted to buy one quickly before i missed my chance. Now that i've bought it, i'm seeing some interesting games coming out for it.
Smash Bros. is going to kick ass because Sonic is most probably going to be in it now. This means after 16 years Sonic and Mario will finally be able to face off against eachother, and i know some gamers are eager to see that kinda thing. I think that this game would be a stepping stone towards having a full on Sega vs Nintendo style game. If Capcom and SNK could do it then i'm pretty sure that Sega and Nintendo will at some point too. Besides, they're already doing that Olympic Games thing.

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Smash Bros. is going to kick ass because Sonic is most probably going to be in it now. This means after 16 years Sonic and Mario will finally be able to face off against eachother, and i know some gamers are eager to see that kinda thing. I think that this game would be a stepping stone towards having a full on Sega vs Nintendo style game. If Capcom and SNK could do it then i'm pretty sure that Sega and Nintendo will at some point too. Besides, they're already doing that Olympic Games thing.

Do you have any kind of source for this? I did hear that sonic was going to be in melee, but I've heard nothing concrete about him appearing in Brawl..

The worst part is that between now and the end of the year, nothing noteworthy is being released, so you better love the virtual console. It's a great system, but I think it would be best to wait until fall when we have a better idea of when some big titles are going to be released.

Hm, I wouldn't say that there's absolutely nothing noteworthy coming out for the wii in 2007..

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Well, i say 'most probably' due to the evidence so far. The fact that Sonic was the most voted for 3rd party character to appear in the official SSMB forum and Sonic and Mario are set to appear side-by-side in that Olympic game, i can't see why SEGA would refuse Sonic for Smash Bros. It's all down to SEGA themselves, really. Nintendo are up for it by all means. It's just SEGA who are keeping everyone waiting. Time will tell though. I have high hopes for it. ^_^

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I got a Wii as a late birthday present XD had to plonk a pre-order in at GameStation to get it, but it meant that I definately got one about two weeks after ordering it.

As for why I wanted a Wii, the answer is simple. Mario Galaxy (when it comes out >_>), Zelda, and Sonic. Definately Sonic. I was previously skeptical about the plot of satsr, until Darkspine started appearing all over the internet. The darker Sonic form just hooked me to the Wii. the EmoBox360 tends to get ignored at the moment, but when Devil May Cry comes out on it, it'll be loved again XD

On topic, I wouldn't buy a console just for one game. Even if the game is the sequel we've all been waiting for for so long. Because if there are no other games on the console that you want, it'll just be a waste of money. Though the Wii does have the Virtual Console, which I will be raiding as soon as I get some Wii Points lol.

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Do you have any kind of source for this? I did hear that sonic was going to be in melee, but I've heard nothing concrete about him appearing in Brawl..
Hm, I wouldn't say that there's absolutely nothing noteworthy coming out for the wii in 2007..


Ditto to what DiGi said. The guys at HAL have said they would like to maybe squeeze in a couple more third party characters in addition to Snake, and Sonic has consistently been first in polls.

As for that list, I see a few problems with it. For one thing, it's from IGN, and like I always say, you can't spell ignorant without IGN. Also, that list is over a month old and things have changed a bit since then. Finally, most of the noteworthy games on that list only have a tentative release year and no date. That's still the case and the main problem. Nobody really knows when those games are coming out, and we aren't likely to find out until it gets closer to fall. Honestly though, I really doubt Nintendo is going to release that many big name titles by the end of the year. Nintendo is already looking at a rough holiday season with Grand Theft Auto 4 and Halo 3 being released in almost rapid succession. It just doesn't make sense to release THAT many 1st party games when none of them can beat the competition.

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after 2 days owning Super Paper Mario, Im adding that to my list of reasons why I own a Wii. Seriously, Super Paper Mario is a FANTASTIC game, and is incredibly imaginative, absolutely hilarious, and a challenge to figure out some of the puzzles. Its like Segas new game Crush, on the PSP, only a million times better (and with Mario and associated characters). Btw, I got the Us Nintendo Power magazine with the NiGHTS cover and article <3 I might frame it XD

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Im sorry, but I am an over-extreme DIEHARD sega fan. I could never buy into a company that has been rivals with sega for so many years (Sony and Nintendo)

However, the xbox is a different story. Microsft never rivaled sega. Infact, they created an easily adaptable OS for The Sega Dreamcast.

Xbox/360 is an Ally to us over-hardcore-diehard sega fans.

there is a one in a million chance that I buy a wii. I mean, don't get me wrong, I LOVE NiGHTS. but I hate nintendo almost as much as I love NiGHTS.

I'll just have to petition sega to make a 360 port of the game. either that or win some sort of wii contest. (that didn't sound right 0_o wii contest.... o.o)

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Im sorry, but I am an over-extreme DIEHARD sega fan. I could never buy into a company that has been rivals with sega for so many years (Sony and Nintendo)

However, the xbox is a different story. Microsft never rivaled sega. Infact, they created an easily adaptable OS for The Sega Dreamcast.

Xbox/360 is an Ally to us over-hardcore-diehard sega fans.

there is a one in a million chance that I buy a wii. I mean, don't get me wrong, I LOVE NiGHTS. but I hate nintendo almost as much as I love NiGHTS.

I'll just have to petition sega to make a 360 port of the game. either that or win some sort of wii contest. (that didn't sound right 0_o wii contest.... o.o)

Then you're really going to hate this.

A Sega fan hating Nintendo because of the Genesis v. SNES days would be like an American hating Russia because of the Cold War. It's over, man!

Better to side with the enemy you know, right? XBox 360 and PS3 got a Sonic game that was vastly inferior to Secret Rings. Sega is siding with Nintendo now. Better the enemy you know, right?

Go ahead and buy a Wii. For Sega, if nothing else.

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Im sorry, but I am an over-extreme DIEHARD sega fan. I could never buy into a company that has been rivals with sega for so many years (Sony and Nintendo)

However, the xbox is a different story. Microsft never rivaled sega. Infact, they created an easily adaptable OS for The Sega Dreamcast.

Xbox/360 is an Ally to us over-hardcore-diehard sega fans.

there is a one in a million chance that I buy a wii. I mean, don't get me wrong, I LOVE NiGHTS. but I hate nintendo almost as much as I love NiGHTS.

I'll just have to petition sega to make a 360 port of the game. either that or win some sort of wii contest. (that didn't sound right 0_o wii contest.... o.o)


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as far as games go, yeah they're friends.

as far as hardware, I refuse. lol I just refuse.

but I dunno, the wii doesnt seem THAT bad, But I might just wait for a price drop or two before I buy into the enemy's hardware line.

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as far as games go, yeah they're friends.

as far as hardware, I refuse. lol I just refuse.

but I dunno, the wii doesnt seem THAT bad, But I might just wait for a price drop or two before I buy into the enemy's hardware line.

Dude, they're not enemies anymore! THAT'S THE POINT.

You're fighting a war that's been over for years. They've made peace now. Get with it.

Besides, the Wii already costs so much less than the competition and you're STILL waiting for a price drop? Come on!

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I never understood the Sega vs nintendo war. I can understand the sony/MS/Nintendo war, because the former 2 arent really what Id consider gaming companies and I never truly considered them to be real contenders, regardless of sales, but Sega has ALWAYS been every bit nintendos equal. I only owned nintendo systems, because thats all I could afford, but even then Id play Sega games and systems EVERY CHANCE I GOT. I didnt buy into Genesis does what nintendont. I didnt buy into Get N or get out. I just played Sega and Nintendo games as much as possible and squeed over both. Both companies have a dedicated passino to gaming, to the point of delaying games to get them polished right, creating unique peripherals and generally furthering the market creativity and innovation. Sega AND nintendo deserve to be commended for their efforts and contributions to gaming, and NEITHER should ever be ridiculed. Remember, Sega fought back at nintendo just as hard, but in the end, it was just competition. And thats over. Now both companies really just want to design the best games they can so gamers can continue to appreciate these two very very special companies. Gaming just wouldnt be gaming without BOTH of them contributing.

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I use to be a Nintendo hater but I've grown fond of the Wii. I'm trying to save up enough to buy it for mainly three reasons. Mii (so I can hassle certain peeps), the unique controls, and NiGHTS JoD.

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I use to be a Nintendo hater but I've grown fond of the Wii. I'm trying to save up enough to buy it for mainly three reasons. Mii (so I can hassle certain peeps), the unique controls, and NiGHTS JoD.


if I was to agree with Sega fans hating any system it would be Sony Playstation and Ps2 because those are what killed Saturn/Dreamcast. Sega was always able to compete with Nintendo on a roughly equal level (before going astray with Sega Cd, which was an awful, awful idea).

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Ditto to what DiGi said. The guys at HAL have said they would like to maybe squeeze in a couple more third party characters in addition to Snake, and Sonic has consistently been first in polls.

As for that list, I see a few problems with it. For one thing, it's from IGN, and like I always say, you can't spell ignorant without IGN. Also, that list is over a month old and things have changed a bit since then. Finally, most of the noteworthy games on that list only have a tentative release year and no date. That's still the case and the main problem. Nobody really knows when those games are coming out, and we aren't likely to find out until it gets closer to fall. Honestly though, I really doubt Nintendo is going to release that many big name titles by the end of the year. Nintendo is already looking at a rough holiday season with Grand Theft Auto 4 and Halo 3 being released in almost rapid succession. It just doesn't make sense to release THAT many 1st party games when none of them can beat the competition.

IGN is as credible a source as any, even if liking them isn't the hip thing to do :blink: Especially seeing as though the list was released by nintendo and you'd probably find the list published on other sites and other forms of media worldwide.
From what I've heard, Pokemon Battle Revolution is due out in Australia about a month after pokemon Diamond and Pearl, so that's about July/august, maybe september if you factor in Nintendo Of Australia's cautiousness towards ANYTHING D:. As Pkmn Battle Revolution is the first online game for the Wii, I'd call it a big title, if not for the fact that it is a pokemon game and they'll always sell smashingly.

And while we're making baseless asumptions, I'd like to point out that Smash Bros. Brawl, given the amount of people who splooged themselves after seeing last year's E3 Trailer, will probably be the game that nintendo releases for the holiday season in order to compete with GTA4 and Halo 3. It'd make sense. :P


Getting back on topic though, I agree in saying that the wii, as it stands, isn't worth the purchase at all. Mine, as I may or may not have previously stated, hasn't been played for a while, except for the occasional bout of Fire Emblem/Baiten Katos. Or to check the weather in Antarctica . Lulz

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the reason the wii hasnt had many good games yet is mainly because third parties were iffy about the system prior to e3. Think about it. Gamecube previously was very weak, and Sony steamrolled it with regards to third party offerings. so third parties had no reason to go with Nintendo this time, especially on a risky endeavor such as the wii, with its motion controls and entirely different approach. I dont blame them, but as you can see those same devs are now scrambling quite frantically to start developement on the wii as it threatens to pass up even the XBOx360 with a year and a half headstart on it, before even the Wii's first full year. Those kinds of sales are record breaking, and you better believe third party wants in on that. so I definitely recommend giving the wii a second look towards the end of the year and into 2008, because by then the announcements should be flooding in on a weekly basis. They already sort of are, as devs begin to get kits and really seriously put efforit into developing games. Inversely, Ps3 is sort of bleeding support, because it had a ridiculously bad start, and continues to struggle in both mindshare and marketshare. Devs are definitely looking more towards wii/DS than Ps3/PSP at this point. Anything big this year for Ps3 came before the wii's success was obvious. So basically Im saying keep some faith in nintendo this time, because I think they are really going to deliver. and so will third parties for a change.




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