A PC gamers discovery of the Wii. - PlanetSide Universe
PSU Social Facebook Twitter Twitter YouTube Steam TwitchTV
PlanetSide Universe
PSU: Let's get it on like Donkey Kong!
Home Forum Chat Wiki Social AGN PS2 Stats
Notices
Go Back   PlanetSide Universe > General Forums > The Lounge

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 2006-11-30, 09:43 PM   [Ignore Me] #1
Jaged
Contributor
Lieutenant General
 
Jaged's Avatar
 
A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


Last year I came to the conclusion that I did not enjoy consoles. I sold my PS2 and Xbox and started calling myself a PC gamer, as opposed to just a gamer. I did not get excited at all about this recent round of consoles. I thought that the PS3 looked like the coolest of the consoles, but it didn't matter much to me because I was not planning on getting any of them.

Today I stopped by gamespot and decided to try out the PS3 and the Wii out of curiosity. First I picked up the PS3 and played some racing game (forget the name). It was like any other racing game I have ever played. The graphics were slightly fancier but nothing that impressed me having played with graphics on par in many of my PC games. I got bored and put down the controller in a few min.

Then I picked up the Wii-mote. The demo on the console was Excite Truck. "Oh great", I thought "another lame racing game. I hate racing games." I started playing and immediately realized this was something different. I always knew that innovative games were more fun in an industry plagued by sequels and knock offs, but because I had written off consoles I had never given the Wii a seconds thought. This game was fun, lots of fun. Not since F-Zero X on N64 had I enjoyed a single racing game. I was blown away. Nintendo had pulled off the impossible: Create a console that a die hard PC gamer like myself would enjoy (playing a racing game no less).

I will be asking for a Wii for Christmas.
__________________
Jaged is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 10:20 PM   [Ignore Me] #2
Mag-Mower
General
 
Mag-Mower's Avatar
 
Misc Info
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


Gimmick.
Mag-Mower is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 10:24 PM   [Ignore Me] #3
Jaged
Contributor
Lieutenant General
 
Jaged's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


Innovation.
__________________
Jaged is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 10:27 PM   [Ignore Me] #4
Mag-Mower
General
 
Mag-Mower's Avatar
 
Misc Info
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


Eyetoy.
Mag-Mower is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 10:30 PM   [Ignore Me] #5
Jaged
Contributor
Lieutenant General
 
Jaged's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


I didn't intend for this thread to be a debate over which console is better. The PS3 has its merits as well and I despise fanbois.
__________________
Jaged is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 10:32 PM   [Ignore Me] #6
Mag-Mower
General
 
Mag-Mower's Avatar
 
Misc Info
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


Im just saying. The wii controller is neat, in the same sense that the Eyetoy is neat. I just cant bring my self to seriously using that controller, all the time. Could you imagine using the eyetoy all the time? It would be hell. But as an additional peice, it works well.
Mag-Mower is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 10:46 PM   [Ignore Me] #7
xmodum
Colonel
 
xmodum's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


I'll stick to my 360/Gaming Comp....seeing as how I don't even have the money for anything else.

I might try it though if a friend gets it.
xmodum is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 10:49 PM   [Ignore Me] #8
Sentrosi
Contributor
General
 
Sentrosi's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


You're comparing apples to oranges Mag.

Wiimote - You are physically interacting within many of the game the Wii has out and is developing.

Eyetoy - Only a handful of the games out for PS2 actually used the eyetoy.

Basically, the Eye-toy was developed as a "Oh look, this would be fun" and the Wiimote was developed to interact with the user.

BTW, I have not played either the PS3 or Wii, I'm just basing my arguement on what I've seen.
__________________
Commanding Officer

To the next idiot who says the PS2 Devs do not listen: See this Thread
Sentrosi is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 10:54 PM   [Ignore Me] #9
Mag-Mower
General
 
Mag-Mower's Avatar
 
Misc Info
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


Fine, Ill just come out and say it: The Wii Controller Makes me feel akward.
Mag-Mower is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 11:07 PM   [Ignore Me] #10
OneManArmy
Contributor
Lieutenant General
 
OneManArmy's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


PENIS.








shit I missed the one word answer part of this thread. but @***37;!$ it anyways.
OneManArmy is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-11-30, 11:11 PM   [Ignore Me] #11
Infernus
Lieutenant General
 
Infernus's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


I played the Wii, I just didn't enjoy it. It wasn't fun to me.
__________________
Infernus is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-12-01, 01:32 AM   [Ignore Me] #12
LimpBIT
Lieutenant Colonel
 
LimpBIT's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


Originally Posted by Infernus View Post
I played the Wii, I just didn't enjoy it. It wasn't fun to me.
Yea same here. Just gonna stick to my PC and 360
__________________




LimpBIT is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-12-01, 08:41 AM   [Ignore Me] #13
Hamma
PSU Admin
 
Hamma's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


I was tempted to try it at best buy, but I just felt wierd.
__________________

PlanetSide Universe - Administrator / Site Owner - Contact @ PSU
Hamma Time - Evil Ranting Admin - DragonWolves - Commanding Officer
Hamma is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-12-01, 12:34 PM   [Ignore Me] #14
Kam
Major
 
Kam's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


I honestly wasn't sure how the whole wiimote thing would work, but that plus Zelda and I will never doubt it again.
Kam is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 2006-12-01, 04:45 PM   [Ignore Me] #15
Ghryphen
PSU Code Monkey
 
Ghryphen's Avatar
 
Re: A PC gamers discovery of the Wii.


har

__________________

Twitter | Dragon Wolves
Ghryphen is offline  
Reply With Quote
Reply
  PlanetSide Universe > General Forums > The Lounge

Bookmarks

Discord

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:15 PM.

Content © 2002-2013, PlanetSide-Universe.com, All rights reserved.
PlanetSide and the SOE logo are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment Inc. © 2004 Sony Online Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.
All other trademarks or tradenames are properties of their respective owners.
Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.