Comments on: Wii is a “virus”, says Epic boss

By: Random_H

Random_H — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:58:54 +0000

A friend of mine played it at my place and went totally bonkers about it. He was very close to buying one himself. Then came christmas. He borrowed the console from me to play it with his family. When he brought it back he said they had had a blast. He came along again a few weeks later, again lending the machine. This time to play it with his girlfriend over the weekend.

They enjoyed it. But its been some time since then. He has not asked about the wii again AND he has a PS3 now.

Long story short: 102 percent agree.

Alex

By: pleasant_cabbage

pleasant_cabbage — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:42:55 +0000

Imo there is a shed load of quality already out for it (oh and 15 shed loads of old tat).

funnily enough it’s the ps3 and 360 that I haven’t turned on in months… except to look at GT5p: the graphics whore in me made me do it, then died a little.

By: mart

mart — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:30:31 +0000

Huh, strange. Got my Wii on launch day and I’m still playing it. There’s plenty of good games out there, I don’t get why people don’t… y’know… buy them.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:05:17 +0000

They can barely get it working on the PS3!

By: pjmaybe

pjmaybe — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:49:40 +0000

So I guess they couldn’t get Unreal3 Engine working on it after all

By: Daniel Plainview

Daniel Plainview — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:51 +0000

Is the Wii even marketed to gamers? I sold mine a while back

By: goon

goon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:40:08 +0000

I know plenty of people who get use out of their wii and the majority who have bought one and who still use it don’t post on sites like this or look at IGN etc.

They don’t care that the massive disappointment that was UT08 won’t appear on the wii and in all fairness, Epic are good at making engines but when it comes to AAA games they don’t bring much to the table. Some would say Gears, I would say one of the most over rated games i’ve ever played.

By: Hero of Canton

Hero of Canton — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:31:11 +0000

Wow, with this kind of raw insight, the industry’s in safe hands, isn’t it? I’m also not sure the guy from IGN should be agreeing - hardly balanced, professional journalism, is it?

While he has a right to express his opinion, it’s done in such a way that makes him look a bit silly, really. Okay, Epic - you’re not doing anything for the Wii, we get it. You get on with that new modified Unreal Engine so we can get realistically fleshy monsters in Gears 2, and those who DO enjoy the Wii can play the host of great games which ARE available for it.

By: kasai

kasai — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:02:58 +0000

“For hardcore gamers? I could agree but your still pushing it with games like Galaxy, Zelda, Metroid, Smash brothers etc

He just sounds bitter & jealous to me, why? God knows.”

I wouldn’t say he’s bitter he makes a good point everyone I know who has bought a Wii no longer plays it. Just sits there gathering dust until maybe a title comes a long to give it a little week or so’s lease of life.

I don’t consider Nintendo’s machine any more a games console more a fun toy that you like to play once in a blue moon.

By: Zumi

Zumi — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:44:34 +0000

I still think the Wii is a bit of a fad. I do love the machine, but I don’t think the idea has lasting potential, and I think people will move on from it in a couple of years.

By: goon

goon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:24:59 +0000

For hardcore gamers? I could agree but your still pushing it with games like Galaxy, Zelda, Metroid, Smash brothers etc

He just sounds bitter & jealous to me, why? God knows.

By: jetsetwilly

jetsetwilly — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:22:47 +0000

Let’s do the Time Warp again.

By: morriss

morriss — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:15:54 +0000

Yep. I’ve bought one, everyone who plays it wants one, I don’t play it at all or buy any games for it.

By: Enkeixpress

Enkeixpress — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:03:55 +0000

It’s true. ><

By: Tonka

Tonka — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:29:48 +0000

Gears with Wii controls > Gears with gay sex cut scenes

By: scuz

scuz — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:17:51 +0000

onehundredpercentagreed there

By: Tonka

Tonka — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:10:51 +0000

Wiirus