So Now Do We Want A Wii?
From Wratty @ 5/10/2006 01:31:00 PM
Well in truth we always wanted one, this is the one thing we've truly been excited about since day one. We remember seeing the console this time last year and thinking "ooooh" then we saw the remote at TGS. When we saw that remote we felt something we hadn't felt since we unboxed our N64, something great.
We've been reading about people's disappointment with the conference, no pricing, no GUI, bla bla bla. But we've sat here thinking we've got a lot more than we expected, and we're still so very very excited. It seems that the people who are able to go to E3 these days are spoilt, they expect too much and fail to see the half full glass with everything that happens.
So the Wii...
- Miyamoto comes on and conducts, its just wonderful.
- Reggie comes on and talks, this is also just wonderful. He even joked about the name and how it isn't liked.
- We SEE Mario, Wario Ware, Excite Truck, Golf, Tennis, Baseball, Pilot Wings and Metroid. We see the stuff and we really want to play, nothing there is not interesting and exciting.
- We SEE them play Zelda which is utilising the controller fully, it looks amazing. We're actually excited about just sitting there fishing with it!
- Red Steel is demonstrated, you can barge doors open, and slice people up!
- The speaker feature on the remote is highlighted, hear the fishing road string tense in Zelda for example. Brilliant!
- The WiiConnect 24 stuff is talked about. You'll always have the machine on in a low power mode so the console is always accessible. This could be updates, or simply soneone visiting your village in Animal Crossing while you nap! We've always wanted something this great! We're sure this will also attract MMORPG makers. Warcraft fans - imagine spellcasting, fighting etc with the Wii-mote!
- Loads of others shown like Sonic, Madden, Tony Hawk etc
They certainly know how to put on a show, and we're completely happy. We weren't expecting prices and dates and stuff. We know we're getting it this year, and we know it's going to be cheaper than the 360 and that's OK with us.
This is enough for us. We've said we're not getting a PS3 because we're just not interested, and we seem to be coming under fire a bit for that! We'll probably get the same again because we're not really justifying our reasons for getting the Wii apart from saying we're completely excited about everything that it's doing and bringing to us.
We're really interested to know what you think though, are you excited in the same way we are? Or are we going mad?
We've been reading about people's disappointment with the conference, no pricing, no GUI, bla bla bla. But we've sat here thinking we've got a lot more than we expected, and we're still so very very excited. It seems that the people who are able to go to E3 these days are spoilt, they expect too much and fail to see the half full glass with everything that happens.
So the Wii...
- Miyamoto comes on and conducts, its just wonderful.
- Reggie comes on and talks, this is also just wonderful. He even joked about the name and how it isn't liked.
- We SEE Mario, Wario Ware, Excite Truck, Golf, Tennis, Baseball, Pilot Wings and Metroid. We see the stuff and we really want to play, nothing there is not interesting and exciting.
- We SEE them play Zelda which is utilising the controller fully, it looks amazing. We're actually excited about just sitting there fishing with it!
- Red Steel is demonstrated, you can barge doors open, and slice people up!
- The speaker feature on the remote is highlighted, hear the fishing road string tense in Zelda for example. Brilliant!
- The WiiConnect 24 stuff is talked about. You'll always have the machine on in a low power mode so the console is always accessible. This could be updates, or simply soneone visiting your village in Animal Crossing while you nap! We've always wanted something this great! We're sure this will also attract MMORPG makers. Warcraft fans - imagine spellcasting, fighting etc with the Wii-mote!
- Loads of others shown like Sonic, Madden, Tony Hawk etc
They certainly know how to put on a show, and we're completely happy. We weren't expecting prices and dates and stuff. We know we're getting it this year, and we know it's going to be cheaper than the 360 and that's OK with us.
This is enough for us. We've said we're not getting a PS3 because we're just not interested, and we seem to be coming under fire a bit for that! We'll probably get the same again because we're not really justifying our reasons for getting the Wii apart from saying we're completely excited about everything that it's doing and bringing to us.
We're really interested to know what you think though, are you excited in the same way we are? Or are we going mad?
Too right. What is there to get excited about with the PS3? The fact that it's a Xbox 360 / Wii hybrid? A jack of all trades - a master of none?
On the other hand, with the Wii, what's NOT to get excited about? I can feel my inner child calling out again. Wario Ware on the Wii - bloody ace. And WoW would work on the Wii actually, point and click :)
Getting excited is justification enough because I'm not too excited by shinier versions of Halo and GTA. SSB online will be awesome.
Miyamoto's the best...
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