Is The Wii A Console Made For Rich Peopl ...

I've been giving this more and more thought and I've come to the conclusion that the Wii is made for rich people (as in people who can regularly afford games)The Wii is something completely new and that means there's a lot of software you've never seen before or been able to play a certain way before. If someone is limited to a few games they don't get a good idea of what the Wii can do.You see threads about the ''Wii is collecting dust'' or ''there's no good games'' and you have to wonder if that's a direct result of people not being able to properly support the Wii financially. Users that are limited to one game every few months are only doing one new thing the Wii offers every few months.Here's a few examples....When the Wii launched the only racing games were GT Pro Series, Excite Truck and Need For Speed Carbon. Now here's a game in GT Pro Series that does not look good by today's standards, I'd say it looks like an early Gamecube game BUT it controls very well. So people who have a steady flow of money could buy the game because it was one third of the racing library of the Wii and enjoy it for what it was and still pick up whatever other title they wanted in the future. On the other hand if someone only had a certain amount of money to spend they couldn't spend it on GT Pro because if they did they wouldn't be able to afford the next game they were looking forwards to.Another game is Elebits/Eledees. A fun game that does a great job of showing users what the Wiimote can do. Only problem is that it was a great game when released but now it's been surpassed by other games. Now if you couldn't get it at launch for 50 dollars and had to wait until now when it's a 20 dollar game someone may think that it's not that great. So because the user had financial limitations they're getting the wrong idea about the current ability of the hardware and the software.Then you have the games that don't use motion controls at all. Again, if financial constraints are in play someone who is looking for the ''Wii Experience'' wants motion games and when they get a game that doesn't have motion controls they feel they're missing out. Games like Smash Bros, Mario Galaxy, and MLB Power Pros have been a source of complaints since they don't have complete motion controls. Lastly, financial concerns make some users not able to try new software genres they may not normally play. If you only have a certain amount of money you can't take a chance on a Trauma Center because if it's not a genre you like you wont be getting another game in place of it. The same goes for updated genres. Fishing Master is a great game to play but it's a fishing game, that means that anyone will probably like it but if someone needs them a game to hold themselves over for a few months until they can afford a new game many wont be buying it whereas someone who gets a few games will be happy putting it in for an hour here and there between other games.What do you think? Do you think that to fully experience the Wii you need a variety of titles just to see everything the Wii can do? Is The Wii A Console Made For Rich Peopl ...
I see your point. But I think that argument would be true for any console. If you're the type of person that gets bored of one thing quickly, then there's no difference between getting bored of GT Pro Racer (or whatever it is) and getting bored of Halo 3. You're still getting the same singular experience from playing the one game.Is The Wii A Console Made For Rich Peopl ...
No. I think all consoles are like that. Not too many ones will be able to try all what a console offers, due to costs and/or lack of time to play. Sure, the Wii makes this more noticeable, since it has many innovative games, but all consoles are like that. It's almost impossible to experience everything a console has to offer. That's why developers should consider releasing their simple games for the Wii Ware or just not at full price, so more people get to try them.
I have to agree with the posters above me and say no. All three consoles have a variety of games and it takes a lot of money to play everything the console offers.
I understand all consoles have this problem but the Wii is doing something that nothing else ever has.If you played a shooter last gen with a standard controller you played a shooter this gen with a standard controller even if you haven't bought it yet because it's basically the same.If you played a racing game last gen with a standard controller you played a racing game this gen with a standard controller even if you haven't bought it yet because it plays the same.There's so many experiences on the Wii that have never been done before that unless you personally own them you have no idea what you're talking about when it comes to games because you don't have any reference at all about it
that's a very good question. with this revolutionary break through, the options of the uses of motion sensing widely expanded the possibilities of gameplay. However, i think in order to ''FULLY'' experience you might possibly end up with a good 40-50 titles, maybe even more if you think about it.
I think the title is just a little off. I by no means am ''rich'' but I do buy games quite regularly. If there is a game I want, I usually have the extra cash to get it. But I agree, most people who say the Wii has no games just don't own many. I recently bought One Piece: Unlimited Adventure and I'm loving it. I just went into a store saw it and bought it. Now someone who has to manage there money better would have passed it up and that's perfectly understandable. But there are plenty of good games that get passed up because of personal budget constraints. This of course applies to all consoles but you do see the threads ''teh Wii has no gamez'' more often than the others.
I'm not rich by any means. I make very little actually, but yet I own 17 Wii games(excluding Wii Sports and including Wii Fit). I've experienced all the games that interest me. It also helps that I use Gamefly for games I'm not sure about. So no, you don't have to be rich to be a Wii owner, you just have to set aside money and trade in games every once in a while.
Okay, I'm confused. You talk about people not being able to purchase the Wii do to lack of money, yet it's the cheapest of the current-gen systems. You'll pay $300-$500 dollars for any other system while the Wii is $250. Then, there's the fact that even the Wii's biggest games like Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, and Mario Kart are all $50 and even terrible games for the 360 and PS3 like Denied Ops and Blue Dragon are $60. Then, you have the Wii's online play. Sure there might not be many games with online playability, but Super Smash Bros.' and Mario Kart's online is just as fun a Gears of War and Halo, and it's FREE. So really, why are you questioning the price of the Wii?
On the contrary, I spend as little as possible with the Wii thanks to the virtual console. I only have 5 Wii games and I downloaded 15 VC games. It's a steal to buy classic games for $10 or less.
The same applies to other machines as well. I heard that in some countries PS3 games can shamelessly cost up to $100 and more, and you need a decent tv ($400+) to enjoy that $400 console, so I'd say the PS3 is the thing for rich people. PS3 owners you may now feels special ;)
I vote no, because although you do have a point, Jasonguy, it can also go the other way. The Wii is the cheapest system right now, plus with WiiWare games coming out each week a person can stretch $50 across a month and get a new game each week. To me this makes it an economy system.
[QUOTE=''rockwii13'']Okay, I'm confused. You talk about people not being able to purchase the Wii do to lack of money, yet it's the cheapest of the current-gen systems. You'll pay $300-$500 dollars for any other system while the Wii is $250. Then, there's the fact that even the Wii's biggest games like Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, and Mario Kart are all $50 and even terrible games for the 360 and PS3 like Denied Ops and Blue Dragon are $60. Then, you have the Wii's online play. Sure there might not be many games with online playability, but Super Smash Bros.' and Mario Kart's online is just as fun a Gears of War and Halo, and it's FREE. So really, why are you questioning the price of the Wii?[/QUOTE] MSRP is $250, but the Wii is being resold so quickly that it's price to consumers is more in line with the other consoles or above. The ''Wii sells because it's cheap'' arguement has been debunked multiple times.The idea that Jayson is putting forth is that since the Wii is uncharted territory, the previous standard of controls is no longer existant. As such, everyone is going about the development a little bit different. In essence not only are we seeing a new level of control, but we're opening up the range of possibilities and seeing entirely new subgenres. So you may be able to see more or less what the 360 or PS3 has to offer with a purchase of a dozen games (helped largely by the amount of multiplats and the standardized controls), but in order to full experience the Wii you'll need to by 2 dozen games. The difference in quantity causes a greater expenditure of funds. This is only further complicated by the wide range of peripherals offered for the Wii.For example, Endless Ocean is a new subgenre. In order to gain the entire Wii experience, you have to own this game. There isn't really a good equivilant for the PS3 or 360, ergo this is one game more than the number of 360/PS3 games that would be sold. At the $10 difference, you essentially negate a 5 game price difference with this type of game. With enough of these new subgenres (Trauma Center, Boom Blox, Zak and Wiki, etc.) It doesn't take long for the expenditure of Wii titles to outvalue the 360 and PS3 titles.I'm undecided on this. I don't think that this was the intended result so technically, it's not made FOR rich people, but having a lot of extra income certainly helps, especially when you consider the interconnectivity of the DS in the picture. All in all, though, I'm gonna have to stick with no.
I voted no. I mean, there are lots of games out there for Wii but that means alot of catagories, like Racing, fighting, etc. Some people don't like certain types of games so they don't play them that much. You don't have to go out and get every single game to fully experience. Even though I don't get games often, I do trade around with my friends so I still get the same experience that some one else paid to get all the games while I only pay part of the way. I'm borrowing Corruption right now and I love the game. It feels good knowing I DIDN'T buy the game. It means I saved money and still had fun.
Nice catchy topic header, but you are really saying this: ''Is the Wii a console made for people who can regularly afford games'' and the answer probably is yes. (Leave RICH out of it, it is confusing people).

Many Wii games don't have a large life span (spare a few), DLC is very limited to make micro transactions to prolong the life of the games, most WiiWare titles have the gaming life eqivalent of Windows Solitair (really long if you love it, really crappy if you only play it once to see the cards bounce), and most 'innovative' games are testing the water and not adding a ton of depth to the games.



Like most people have pointed out though, to fully experience any console you need to put down a lot of money finacially to continue to buy different games. It isn't specific to the Wii... but the Wii definately lacks the ability for a person to buy only three games and play them for a year.
No. I don't feel that I have to play every type of game to fully experience the Wii.The motion controls are fun, but I don't find them to be so utterly revolutionary that had I not played a racer on the Wii, I would have no concept of what it was or how it would work.
[QUOTE=''raahsnavj'']... but the Wii definately lacks the ability for a person to buy only three games and play them for a year.[/QUOTE]I don't know if I'd say thatIf you bought....Mario Kart (unlimited single player experince online)Smash Bros (unlocking all the stupid boxes)MLB Power Pros (takes 810 hours of play to complete one game mode one time, that's 67.5 days if you played 12 hours a day nonstop)So no, there's a lot of titles that will keep you playing to finish the game completely.
I agree with you 110%. I buy myself quite a few games and I don't get bored with my Wii. My friends on the other hand, don't buy many games and all get bored.
No, the Wii is not a console made for rich people. I am a younger person, basically living cheque to cheque, and I am still able to afford Wii games regularly. The only time this isn't the case is when games are bundled with peripherals, such as Wii Fit and Guitar Hero. Those titles are much more expensive and therefore more difficult to purchase, and of course, such games are not limited only to Wii. The Wii is definitely the most affordable console. All you need to do is look at the prices of new games for the other consoles out there.
I disagree. The Wii is by far the cheapest system. Games are $10 cheaper. Online multiplayer is free. MK Wii comes with the wheel. GH3 is $10 cheaper than the other ports. Everyone is restricted financially at some point. I am by no means rich (poor college student), and I just choose to save my money for the games that will maximize my replayability and experience on the Wii (Galaxy, MK, Zelda, SSBB, and a few others). The wonderful thing about Nintendo is that I can play their games forever. I haven't touched Gears of War in a year, but I can still put in Zelda from time to time. People just have to make thier own economic decisions, but Nintendo is by far the most economical console.