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stevie667 · 04-29-2007, 01:38 PM

I wouldn't say that. Is a PDA an accessory if one has a high spec super-duper top of the line PC? No, if it was pink, possibly.

At the end of the day ninty have decided they can't play with the big guns (that was changed from big boys, but ninty has the clout to put out a good console, just not the stupidity) this round, and are taking a different route. I've always thought of the Wii as a tech demonstrator, showing what can and can't be done, making a few fun games then seeing what happens next.

Where would we be now if they hadn't decided to go with the joypad on the N64 controllers? The ones on the PS sucked. I will point out that sony dumped their banana controller in favour of one with motion sensors...

Yes, huge ginormicus games won't fit onto the wii disks, but big games cost lots of money to make, and time. I personally am salivating over what i will be able to do with the wiimote and mario galaxy. Mario 64 was such a depature, i have no doubt that will be too.

Ninty havn't really made the best calls in the past couple of consoles, but it's not as if they have to really bother from a financial standpoint, they rake in enough money to cover any losses. Microsoft and Sony can't, they're both throwing in wadges of cash to outdo each other because the one that fails is likely to be the endsake. If ninty can bide their time, wait until the HD tech matures and becomes cheaper (i say it was a good move to skip a dvd function, you can pick them up for absoloute pitance these days) then put forward some super duper console. Competition exists on many levels, most households will only own one console, the wii is a major part of that. Pure economics gives the wii has an f'ing huge threat.

I try not to be a fanboy, i recognise the competition is formidable, and both field excellent consoles, both of which i enjoy playing loads. If you don't want a wii atm, i can't blame you, there isn't exactly a plethora of games out there for it, but don't write it off because of that just yet, stuff takes time, which there is plenty of.

One question is this, if the wii didn't have the wiimote system, where would console controllers be heading?

The sony and MS ones are essentially wavebirds, the only difference from previous is a few tweaks and wireless, which was done first sucessfully on the gamecube. That type of control system has matured, and needs to be progressed if games want to progress beyond formats we already know.

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stevie667 Too Awesome for Aardvarks Location: Angloland	I wouldn't say that. Is a PDA an accessory if one has a high spec super-duper top of the line PC? No, if it was pink, possibly. At the end of the day ninty have decided they can't play with the big guns (that was changed from big boys, but ninty has the clout to put out a good console, just not the stupidity) this round, and are taking a different route. I've always thought of the Wii as a tech demonstrator, showing what can and can't be done, making a few fun games then seeing what happens next. Where would we be now if they hadn't decided to go with the joypad on the N64 controllers? The ones on the PS sucked. I will point out that sony dumped their banana controller in favour of one with motion sensors... Yes, huge ginormicus games won't fit onto the wii disks, but big games cost lots of money to make, and time. I personally am salivating over what i will be able to do with the wiimote and mario galaxy. Mario 64 was such a depature, i have no doubt that will be too. Ninty havn't really made the best calls in the past couple of consoles, but it's not as if they have to really bother from a financial standpoint, they rake in enough money to cover any losses. Microsoft and Sony can't, they're both throwing in wadges of cash to outdo each other because the one that fails is likely to be the endsake. If ninty can bide their time, wait until the HD tech matures and becomes cheaper (i say it was a good move to skip a dvd function, you can pick them up for absoloute pitance these days) then put forward some super duper console. Competition exists on many levels, most households will only own one console, the wii is a major part of that. Pure economics gives the wii has an f'ing huge threat. I try not to be a fanboy, i recognise the competition is formidable, and both field excellent consoles, both of which i enjoy playing loads. If you don't want a wii atm, i can't blame you, there isn't exactly a plethora of games out there for it, but don't write it off because of that just yet, stuff takes time, which there is plenty of. One question is this, if the wii didn't have the wiimote system, where would console controllers be heading? The sony and MS ones are essentially wavebirds, the only difference from previous is a few tweaks and wireless, which was done first sucessfully on the gamecube. That type of control system has matured, and needs to be progressed if games want to progress beyond formats we already know. __________________ Office hours have changed. Please call during office hours for more information.