High Voltage wants you to know that sleep is for babies and the Wii will soon rival the edginess found on Xbox 360 and PS3. France’s version of the Associated Press has the story:
“A lot of it is just getting over the stigma that Wii is for grandparents and our little brother; that is complete nonsense,” says High Voltage. “We were super excited about making a game for Nintendo Wii.”
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m happy with my Wii. But then again, I usually don’t play for longer than 6-8 hours per week. Cas-core till I die…
"But then again, I usually don't play for longer than 6-8 hours per week"
Congrats, Blake. That means you are like a majority of the game-playing populace. Nothing wrong with that at all.
I like High Voltage now lol
Seriously, the only reason the Wii has this stigma is beause it is a new technology, a new way of playing video games. Developers are not used to such a technology and are simply trying to understand the best way to use the controls for games like Conduit. That is why the Wii market is flooded with shovelware. I think now that the Conduit is coming out more developers will follow in their footsteps. I won't be surprised if we see GTA on the Wii sometime next year, or in the next gen Nintendo console. Developers just need to get used to the Wii's technology and stop being lazy by creating simple games.
Well said Attilio!
it's possible to be hardcore on the wii. but i do think the balance of wii games treats its audience differently than ps60 games. different interests receive more attention. otherwise we'd prob already have a reasonable sci fi fps wii game. (prime being more adventure, really)
Hmm… I guess sales will be the factor in deciding this. HotD:O has already broke 160K which ain't bad for a light gun shooter and MadWorld will (hopefully) sneak its way up there pretty soon.
Remember hardcore fans, you vote with your money! Want more MadWorld type games? Buy Madworld! Want more HotD:O type games? Buy House of the Dead Overkill!
Do I have to explain this OVER AND OVER AGAIN!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Let's start at the beginning, class!
Lesson 1: The reason the Nintendo DS(i) and the Nintendo Wii are being taken advantage of for casual games and shovelware is because of their easy-to-use control schemes. It is in fact possible to make really good games on these systems without extensive motion controls and touch-sensitive gameplay, but crap developers fail to see that.
Lesson 2: The Wii has the potential to be exactly like and greater than its competitors when it comes to hardcore gaming. Most douchebags out there can't see past graphics. The Wii does in fact have INCREDIBLE graphics, if Brawl, Galaxy, MadWorld, Corruption, and The Conduit never said anything to you. It doesn't mean the games on it suck, it just means the developer has a small hurdle to overcome. Honestly, if Bungie developed Halo on a Nintendo platform, it would still be good!!!! It would just look a little different.
Pay attention class. I don't like repeating myself (but to anyone who still doesn't get it, I will…)!!!
Attilo got it right, so he gets a gold star next to his name on the board.
High Voltage is getting it right, so I will buy The Conduit.
@Lite
haha thanks, and its true, most people can't see past graphics, which is kind of sad if you think about it. I really hate it when i hear people say "oh this game is great because the graphics are awesome", and that is the only reason they give.
well said attilio…
I beat you by a couple of years (i remember writing it on a post many many moons ago with incredibly similar resemble to your post), but well said either way lol.
Im glad im not the only one that thinks that way, but I would really like other people to understand that.
And to support the pilgrims adventuring into the Wii. BUY MADWORLD, NO MORE HEROES, HOUSE OF DEATH, DEADLY CREATURES, BOOM BLOX
etc etc etc
Of course most people see past graphics, but let's not act like it's ok for the Wii developers to through out lazy efforts with graphics that wouldn't even be good on the GameCube.
I don't want 360/PS3 graphics, but I do want nice visuals that shows some effort. I'm not going to give them a pass because after 2 years the developers still don't get it.
@ droop4:
HOLY SHIT!! YOU JUST REMINDED ME I HAVEN'T GOTTEN NO MORE HEROES YET!!!!!!!!!
Time for me to go jump off a mental cliff in dismay…
But there is something I would like to say about graphics…
Resident Evil 5 looks nice.
That's it.
I really hope this game has an online ranking system to keep people coming back for more. 16-player at once is nice, but a ranking system with stats and such would put the game over the top.
hey lite
but does a system's potential really matter as much as its actual state?
maybe those leapfrog things could be pretty hardcore. but since we're only programming math onto them, why does that matter?
i feel the conversation should center around impressions of what is, instead of what could be.
@ deepthought:
I don't get it… well, I kinda do.
So you're saying we should focus on the system itself rather than the software it could be using?
You bring up a point about those LeapFrogs. Maybe we could take them apart and see what they're made of? (Hardware specs of LeapFrog handhelds, please)
"i feel the conversation should center around impressions of what is, instead of what could be."
But doesn't "what is" expand into "what could be"? I mean, you take one thing, and then you stretch it and expand its uses.
A system's potential RELIES on its actual state. I guess that's the point I'm trying to come across right now. But there's just so many Nintendo-haters out there that I get pissed, because the Wii and the DS(i) have the potential to be just as good as the PS3, the 360, and the PSP.
The Wii is NOT for "grandparents and our little brother". It can be a hardcore gaming console. Deepthought, I'm sorry if I'm missing your point. I'm just trying to explain my point.
yo lite- i wasn't trying to distinguish the hardware from the games; i was referrign the total package of harware, games, support, whatever, as the "system".
i'm saying that the wii would be more hardcore if it had the software. just because it could have the software doesn't make it hardcore though. actually having the software does. which is why we're waiting for a decent wii scifi fps.
just curious, you say the "Wii [has] the potential to be just as good as the PS3, the 360." are you implying that it's not as good as them right now?
(using "hardcore" here as a shortcut for the distinctions between types of games, not types of gamers)
@ deepthought:
Oh, I see.
Yeah, I totally agree with you. But the Wii IS as good as the others (though I did say POTENTIALLY, didn't I…). I'm just saying for those that say the Wii is a kiddie console (We had a similar conversation regarding the Bethesda article), I'm telling them it's not. It could "potentially" be a great console. If only someone actually looked at it and said, "Hey, I'm gonna make a blockbuster video game on this console. Everyone will buy it. It'll be the next Halo," and then made a great game. The reason I say potential is because few people have actually taken notice of the Wii and the DS(i).
Just because something is different and slightly negative compared to something else doesn't mean it's worse. Graphics is the only arguement most people are able to make.
Another thing I'm just realizing now: People complain "I'm bored with my Wii" because the software being developed for PS3 and 360 is believed to not be worth being developed for the Wii. Wii could just as easily have Killzone, WarHawk, Halo, RE5, Metal Gear Solid, etc., but no one pays attention. Instead, douche bag developers think they can make a buck off of touch-sensitive screens and motion controls, and shovelware like Imagine: Dog Diaper Duty pops up and ruins Nintendo's reputation.
Developers of hardcore games need to pay more attention to the Wii and the DS(i). They are just as good, if not better, than the PS3, the 360, and the PSP.
I agree with him!