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throwingks

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Why Wii?
« on: November 07, 2006, 08:56:00 AM »
QUOTE(http://wii.qj.net/index.php)
1. More Third-Party Exclusives
2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as launch title
3. 62 available games this year alone
4. 2006 game titles practically for everyone's enjoyment
5. Getting sentimental with old-school games
6. Affordability and availability
7. Pretty much the same games
8. The Perfect Video game gift
9. SPPL
10. Revolutionary Control Scheme

More in-depth in the link.
http://wii.qj.net/Wh...pg/49/aid/72040
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pug_ster

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Why Wii?
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2006, 11:00:00 AM »
Just found out the the hardware specs of the WII here:

http://www.maxconsol...ews&newsid=8802

Figures out why it is 'backward compatible' with gamecube because it uses a similiar CPU/GPU but is clocked higher than the gamecube.  So there wouldn't be such a learning curve if a developer wants to make a wii game instead of gamecube one.

I suppose there will be a an initial wow-factor but hardware-wise will be inferior to ps2 or the xbox 360.  However, Nintendo does make very innovative games and you don't need the horsepower to do it.  So Nintendo's success will depend on how much consoles they can sell and how many good titles they can develop.
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SICKdimension

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Why Wii?
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2006, 10:09:00 PM »
10 reasons? Bah, here's 100 reasons!  tongue.gif
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LoXodonte

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Why Wii?
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2006, 11:18:00 PM »
you left out the part about waiting in line for 14 hours, no accessories, and a faulty AC adapter. smile.gif
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