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"I love my Xbox 360 and even enjoy my father's PS3, but during the holidays the Nintendo Wii dominates gameplay everywhere I go.
Every individual family in my humongous extended family has now purchased one and all ages are vigorously playing non-stop it seems (causing a lot of muscle strain). My local games store manager has said the Wii is still by far the best seller this holiday season, and recent statistics seem to back that up (see below).
Yet in our house the Wii only gets dusted off during the holidays or other big family or friend events. I was sure the console would finally be dying by year's end with the sheer lack of unique games and the gimmicky nature of the console exposed."
Nintendo could be sitting on a gold mine with a past favorite.
Because we all miss accidentally throwing our Wiimotes at the TV, so let's throw some Joy-Cons.
I was always confused by Nintendo’s decision to kill the franchise. “Super” stayed with Mario titles even after the Super Nintendo. They can still use the Wii name. Hell it’s been so long that releasing a new one, or even an HD remaster, will tap into that nostalgia market.
Super was never because of the Super Nintendo. Super Mario Bros launched on the NES. The Super is because it's an indirect sequel to Mario Bros.
They can just call it Nintendo Sports or something, but using the Wii name would be a bit confusing.
Yeah i agree but i don't think Nintendo will be bringing wii sports to the Nintendo Switch samething goes for diddykong racing
This hardcore gamer grandma has put nearly 4,000 days into Wii Fit!
With the Switch bringing interest back into the realm of motion controls, it seems as good a time as any to dip back into the backlog and retrieve some lucrative nuggets from the one that launched the phenomenon in the first place: the Nintendo Wii.
I can't believe the Wii is selling so much but it is stupid that the other consoles have given up on split-screen and gone to online only.
Its undeniable that marketing plays a huge factor in the wii. many people buy it as a family thing then keep it high on a shelf for the majority of a year. At the same time its undeniable that due to the sheer amount of sales it gets its an undeniable winner.
With MS and PS now focusing their attentions primarily on the Family Unit as such, we'll see a decided slip from the attention they have given games per-se in the past.
Gamers as such are a limited market, yet the social media aspects, ie, the family unit is so huge and broad, they would be foolish to stay focused just one gaming as they have done in the past.
Welcome Natal and other such features. The main punch of Natal is the family, and has more to do with daily interactions, movies, music, fashion and then games for the family than anything else.
You will not see a single ad appear with regards to Natal that will involve a FPS, War based game or similar "Mature" audience action game.
They will be focused only on what games bring the family together.
I'm afraid that as with all mediums, they change over the years. For those who have only grown up seeing games right in front of them all the time, this will seem strange. But for those of us who have been around from before games became the huge medium they are now, we understand the need for change, it's called evolution.
To all wii haters. I'm more surprised xbox and ps3 are selling with a bunch of games that are clones of each others a bunch of me too shooters. Obviously there are more smart people out there 3 to 1 buying the wii.
Guys its 3 yrs in and Wii has won all three years by large margins. This year won't be any different. Accept it and move on.