Do you remember the days when Nintendo used to be cool? I remember when i was a huge fan of Nintendo and I loved their previous console - the Gamecube. There were so many great games on it including: Zelda - Wind Waker, Pikimin, Luigi's Mansion, F-Zero GX, Resident Evil 4, Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros, Metroid and Viewtiful Joe.
The Wii on the other hand has only had a couple of these great titles as sequals (Mario, Metroid, S
mash Bros and Zelda but Zelda was originally a Gamecube game and was ported for Wii use) there have been no fantastic titles on Nintendo's new console after almost 2 years since it's release on the 8th December 2006.There is still not proper online play which is a real letdown and shows that technically, the Wii is far behind it's competitors in terms on online compatability, graphics and processing. A game that is out for the Xbox and the PS3 called Dead Rising has recently been confirmed for the Wii. Dead Rising Wii (name to be confirmed) has the same story and the same gameplay as the Xbox and PS3 games but if you look at these screenshots there is a huge difference in graphical q
uality. the colour, resolution, textures and sharpness of the game have all been drained out of the Wii version because the console just can't handle the the requirements.This game was also known for it's incredible crowd mechanics and as you can see, it has been vastly reduced for the Nintendo console. This needs to be sorted out by either releasing a more powerful console which would please a lot of people and would help catch up in the 'console wars' because as you can see, these visuals hardly even live up the the standards of the Gamecube let alone a new console.
I believe Nintendo has lost sight of their old fans in place of the 'casual' audience and families. This console is now plagued with bad games and cheap creations out to make money from inexperience gamers instead of giving enjoyment to the Wii owners. What we want is a quality game with top end visuals, engrossing plot and tight controls.
Another thing that really annoys me about Nintendo's new move is their new idea of what believe to be called 'Play With Wii' which is where old Gamecube games get ported onto the Wii with different controls. Is this their new idea?! can't they just create an entirely new game with the Wii controls. An example of this would be Pikmin, there was promise of a new Pikmin game and this is it - a Gamecube port. A lot of Nintendo fans are losing faith in their company and I don't think they can handle much more.
There is nothing to look forward to for people who have played previous great titles on other Nintendo consoles and the Wii is losing focus but understandably, the marketing department have done a great job of making Nintendo profit but at the loss of their harcore fans who are now moving to other consoles.
Now I've had a 360 ever since its launch in November 2005, and I have to say I think its a great console. Its a good price at around £200. It has the most games out compared to the other new consoles. It had exclusive games like Gears of War, Halo 3, Fable 2, Lost Odyseey and more. The Xbox Live is great with millions of people on it from all around the world. This means that multiplayer is awesome especially on games like Gears of War which get very competitive.The games are priced at a reasonable rate as well and are normally the same or around the same price as games on consoles like the PS3.
