Ok i kinda agree with this in the sense that nintendo is trying to do someting new, but didnt they try that with the virtual boy? Im not saying that the wii is a bad system. I am just saying i dont think that the wii can compete with the big boys. The Gamecube , while it had good games, it just had hard time trying to compete with M$ and Sony. I totally agree that looks dont make a good game. I remember nintendo looked way better than sega as far as nba live, madden, and mortal kombat. I personally preferred playing those games on Sega due to the better and smoother controls. Once again, you are right with the fact that nintendo makes a system to appeal to everybody as far a price goes, but dont forget that nintendo games on the snes were like $70 back then. At the time, that was really expensive for just a game. So lets not forget that nintendo once had a firm grip on the market even with very expensive games and equipment. So while Sony as of now isnt making waves with the lineup of games that are available, i highly doubt that many gamers will be just turning the other cheek when MGS comes out. I just dont understand how people can just bash the PS3 being its been out not even 3 months. Talking to a buddy he brought up a good point. Most people that bash the PS3 are on these forums. Most people on here are so in love with M$ gaming systems now, that bashing the xbox main competition is just a natural reaction. I can see where he would get that assumption from. Lets not forget that now gamers are of all ages. Most people prefer M$ or Sony. If you dont belive me then just compare sales of M$, Sony, and GC. I for one will buy a PS3 eventually. Im a very proud owner of a 360, and dont regret spending over $1000 on the console, hd dvd and games along with live. Most people would say thats way too much to spend on a system, but when u have quality games on a console, in the end its all worth it. So, in closing the PS3 may have draw backs as does the Wii and even the 360, but if history continues, then M$ and Sony will once again be on top while the Wii will have small but loyal following.
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Points taken...
well, one of the major drawbacks of the gamecube was the media format.... the disks were simply too small for a lot of the games that
have come out for the gamecube, I noticed there were some games that came out for the cube that looked much better than the PS2, the hardware was better than the PS2, but they couldn't fit all they wanted to on those small ass disks. As far as the virtual boy goes, they were TRYING SOMETHING NEW! sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss. Nintendo is still doin' something right otherwise they wouldn't still be pumpin' out systems and games.