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jofra01
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Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live has recently said the following about the Nintendo Wii that it is a novelty still and more.

“Everyone says that eventually the novelty will wear off, right? I think that a lot of the people that are buying that console today are not people that have generally bought consoles in the past, right? You see they’re not buying games on it, right? They’re buying it, it’s like something they break out when people come over, and it’s maybe a fun thing, but it’s almost like the same people that buy a karaoke machine, you know? They’re not really buying it for games, they’re just buying it as a novelty.”

So Microsoft it ain't a bad thing to be coming in at 2nd place for now I take it?
05/07/2008
Captain Rainbow
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boxhunter
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They obviously saying this out of jealousy. Wii is doing way better then the 360.
05/07/2008
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turkey682
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i dont want a Karaoke Machine.
he can get his facts right before he says crap
the wii is whooping them
05/07/2008
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Wollongong, NSW
Azza123
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I still think that they're Xbox is a very loud feet warmer that has red rings. Nintendo may have a "novelty" but Microsoft have made a very noisy feet warmer that has red ring, good for them.
05/07/2008
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Luke4123
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Pfft... Someones jealous. The Wii is definitely whooping them.
05/07/2008
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BlakKnight
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thats pretty big talk from the Red Rings of Death console makers

...not to mention the Blue Screen of Death
05/07/2008
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Matteh
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people only buy the XBOX360 because they want a big peice of cr**!

microsoft are just jealous that the wii is best and that there stupid console is worst out of the three next gen ones.

lol woo! wii!

=D
05/07/2008
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MrMorden
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yeah, but the wii is a novelty. it is good for what it is but it lacks so much compared to the other two consoles. the wii is a virus. you see it being played and you want one. then once you get one you don't play it as much as you thought. it is a very well marketed console though. i will give it that.

i await fanboy comments with anticipation
05/07/2008
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Cham-balam
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I havent touched my wii for 2 months, and now im taking it our to my good friends house in 10 minutes and we are gonna have a ball!
05/07/2008
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wiiinpants
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the wii targets families and kids a bit too much. they need to give gamers a bit more i feel.
05/07/2008
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ICC_06
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I haven't really played my Wii at all since Mario Kart for a bit and now smash will probably be the multiplayer game of choice for ages with friends. Both of these games don't use the Wii Remote (how I play anyway) so these almost go with the 'novelty' games to show that the Wii can have some more 'hardcore titles' as well.
05/07/2008
The Conduit
ten four to that!
Draggyn
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What's new? Competitors Sony AND Microsoft have been slamming the Wii for ages over sheer jealousy and the lack of understanding WHY the Wii is outselling them. It's not about power or graphics.... if you remember the roots of video games, the NES for example, people never cared so much about graphics back then.

For the most part, not everyone cares about Graphics at all, we just like to have fun! Only hardcore gamers and technophiles care about graphics, or how high the resolution or the CPU speed can go before the console becomes a smoking crater.

Yes, the Wii is a novelty, but to anyone WITH A LIFE, ALL video games are supposed to be novelty! MS want you to make it your life.

Video Games != Life
05/07/2008
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sternzie
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playing the sub space missionary in SSBB has made me remember how much fun platformer games like old school mario and sonic were! people don't always want fancy graphics, just GREAT gameplay and smooth controls..
05/07/2008
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Draggyn
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sternzie said: playing the sub space missionary in SSBB has made me remember how much fun platformer games like old school mario and sonic were! people don't always want fancy graphics, just GREAT gameplay and smooth controls..



Don't you mean "Subspace Emissary"?

"One missionary.. is on a quest... to save the world from subspace!"

But yes, totally agreed there. I said that in my post.
05/07/2008
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sternzie
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Draggyn said:


sternzie said: playing the sub space missionary in SSBB has made me remember how much fun platformer games like old school mario and sonic were! people don't always want fancy graphics, just GREAT gameplay and smooth controls..


Don't you mean "Subspace Emissary"?
"One missionary.. is on a quest... to save the world from subspace!"
But yes, totally agreed there. I said that in my post.




yes..
I'm at wrk from 7:30 on a sat morning, its lucky i even got CLOSE to the title
05/07/2008
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Cham-balam said: I havent touched my wii for 2 months, and now im taking it our to my good friends house in 10 minutes and we are gonna have a ball!



Shame. On. You. Hope you are having fun though!
05/07/2008
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insectoid
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I agree with that...the whole 'wii is a virus' thing makes perfect sense to me...I'm just glad I didn't buy one.
05/07/2008
Melbourne, Victoria
Elraro
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Haven't touched my Wii in a good 8 months at least. Been enjoying my 360 so much more.

I've bought all the major sellers like Wi Fit and Brawl. Brawl was a huge disappointment. The most over-hyped game of the century. Took it back the next day. As for Wii Fit...I think I can safely say I've stood on that balance board a mere two times...max.

In short, yes the Wii and everything in it is a gimmick and a novelty. I always hoped it would just be a phase that would pass is a few months after release but it's nearing two years of release and the console has nothing to show for itself.
05/07/2008
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turkey682
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i think the wii is the best thing that ever came
i dont care about the graphics
the game play is awesome
it gets you around more
unlike the 360
you sit on your butt
and just sit there
shooting people on Halo
or whatever game you play
on the wii you see people actually getting up and moving around
05/07/2008
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Wollongong, NSW
malaka
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GOSH i had to turn on my mac to write this (i was on my wii's internet browser which is WAY COOLER than anything the ****box360 could have cos it was made by microsoft)

why do ppl call wii a novelty/gimmick?!? just cos they dont like it doesnt mean it is a novelty! god how lame not to mention annoying and anyone who reakons it is, is a real malaka! so there gill bates take that go retire MUAHAHAHAHAAHAH

anyway i love wii its cool the games that i got are good maybe u people should do research before buying games so u get the ones u like then u can play wii longer


(this is the longest post ive ever done YAY \
EDIT: ok maybe not the longest but it looked longer wen i wrote it lol)
05/07/2008
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Azza123
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turkey682 said: i think the wii is the best thing that ever came

i dont care about the graphics

the game play is awesome

it gets you around more

unlike the 360

you sit on your butt

and just sit there

shooting people on Halo

or whatever game you play

on the wii you see people actually getting up and moving around



Eh. On the Wii you just stand up and shoot people, how is that much different to the Xbox? Tell me one shooting game on the Wii that you physically have to move, no I do not mean aiming, I mean moving.
05/07/2008
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Draggyn
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Elraro said: Haven't touched my Wii in a good 8 months at least. Been enjoying my 360 so much more.

I've bought all the major sellers like Wi Fit and Brawl. Brawl was a huge disappointment. The most over-hyped game of the century. Took it back the next day.

In short, yes the Wii and everything in it is a gimmick and a novelty. I always hoped it would just be a phase that would pass is a few months after release but it's nearing two years of release and the console has nothing to show for itself.



MS fanboy, much? Brawl was everything any self-respecting Nintendo buff has wanted for ages. Call it hype if you want, but what I think you saw was simply the sheer number of people who genuinely enjoyed the game, as there is a far bigger fanbase for Nintendo games out there then there is Microsoft. Can't comment on Wii Fit because I've never played it.

If you saw my last 2 posts, you'll see that I pointed out that yes, Wii IS a novelty, but again, that's what I thought *all* games were supposed to be. The Wii has plenty to show for itself, it just takes a completely different stance from other companies that want you to make games your life.
05/07/2008
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BJ2
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i think brawl was overhyped but saying that, it is a very good game and i am enjoying it lots. There was a little too much hype though

And i agree with what M$ is saying. If your a gamer who wants to experience HD graphics, fast procesing speeds to run bigger games, you will get a 360 or PS3. The wii is very gimiky. However, it only becomes a gimmik if people do what he said and just buy it and don't buy any of the games that keep you interested (eg. they wii buy wiiplay then not anything else).

They seem to have this idea though that it will be awsome, then they don't touch it for ages because they arn't realy into gaming
05/07/2008
WA
Harlster
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I think Microsoft is jealous. But then again aren’t we jealous of the X-box 360’s great collection of good graphics and FPS games and such?
05/07/2008
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jackoltene
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wow microsoft do suck
05/07/2008
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