Some reasons why I prefer the Nintendo Wii over the PS3 and 360.
If you were a 90s kid excited about Nintendo’s upcoming N64 console, you likely read something somewhere about the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive, also known as the 64DD or DD64.
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
“Before even Kirby was born, HAL Laboratory released the super-cute puzzler Adventures of Lolo in 1989 and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Never owned an N64..
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Nothing wrong with that. Different people have different taste.
You don't have to justify yourself to anybody. Your choice is your choice, and quite frankly those who ignore the Wii missed out on some of the last gen's best games.
I disagree with the Author, the Wii has some top quality games. but in reality, the system has about 30 games I'd ever want to play. And alot of them aren't top quality.
The 360 has over a hundred games i'd want to play, about 30 of them would be considered great games as opposed to the Wii's 10 or so games like Zelda, Mario, Xenoblade etc.
The PS3 is in the same boat as the 360, except it has even more games due to the amount of exclusives it has on it.
I like the Wii, but I certainly would never pick it up over the other two. I don't see how anyone would unless they are casual gamers(majority). In the article you mention two lists of games and then say "and others" at the end, there are not much others besides the ones you mention.
That's all I have to say about it, I'm glad I have the Wii due to the games you mention, but i'm so much more glad I have the 360 and Ps3, and a low end gaming PC for all my Pc gaming needs
Edit--- This article mentions whats good about the Wii, it does not mention why this makes it better than the 360 and Ps3. Because it isn't. You mention being impressed by the graphics of the Wii BECAUSE it's not as powerful as the other systems. This is not a plus to the Wii, it's a plus to the devs, and the other two consoles still have better looking games in both artstyle and of course graphics. Being impressed doesn't make it better.
I also consider motion controls a fault, I think every game that utilized them would be better off with a normal controller, not because I consider motions controls themselves bad, but because the Wii didn't to it that well, and sacrificed precise controls for it.
Edit--- Yes AWbrawler, not all of that list is really any good, I did say about 30 games worth playing. You mention 27, leave out Mario and Zelda. The shooters you mention, no I am not interested in, I can get better elsewhere on two consoles which have a wide array of better shooters(in Many ways) so why would I be interested? Those shooters are outclassed. Monster Hunter tri is one of my favs games this gen, as I said i'm glad to have the Wii. Umbrella Chronicles > Darkside chronicles too./ Many other hiddens gems? - like what?
The wii had some great games no doubt. But I think it's crazy to say it even held a candle to 360 or ps3. Besides the obvious online play and live and psn games the wii can't compete with. This guys argument is mostly single player games, and although Zelda, Mario, and other games he mentions were good fun games. The likes of dragon age, skyrim, mass effect, gears, god of war, uncharted and so on. And even less popular like demons & dark souls, valk chronicles, lost odyssey, just to name a few. Basically 360 and ps3 destroy the wii in every category of gaming. Except maybe local friends and fam multiplayer. Not that the wii wasn't a good system with some fun games, but to say the wii had overall the best games of its gen is just crazy. Or coming from a giant Nintendo fanboy.