Been reading alot of the other posts here, and basically the 3 consoles fall into 2 categories, that will effect the end players.
360 & PS3 - amazing games good graphics (most appriciated by the geeks).
Wii - games for families, and group entertainment, simple none complicated.
I recently went back the the UK, for a family gathering, and my sister brought her Wii round , quickly set it up, and for the next 2 days, it was nearly constantly on. And the suprising thing was the WHOLE family was playing on it, young, old and inbetween.
Having played on many consoles over the years this is the first time I actually saw so many age ranges interested in playing (not just sitting and wathcing), but really wanting to participate in playing.
All the usual press this button and then this one, and having to explain the more complex areas of gameplay (to the older age ranges) this was all gone, the Wii is so simply and easy to use, when you say compare the majority of games available on each console.
for example golf, hold this button, time this click with that click (but you have to time it right, etc etc). On the wii hold one button down and swing the wand. It just simplified the whole game playing, which I would say restricts the other console to specific audience.
In the past if someone brings a console round switches it on, you usually end up watching for an age the person play just one level, then have a 10 minute debriefing on how to play the game and what buttons do what.
The Wii on the other hand (rayman raving rabbits for example) had very short and fun levels to play, the handsets (wand) was passed around regulalry and fun was had by everyone, there was no fear of looking silly in front of the kids, as everyone is doing the same thing.
I think the outright winner will be the Wii, not for the graphics or anything like that, but mostly for the fun factor, its aimed at everyone, and I can say a very good family entertainment system. The wii has it the nail on the head being that its simply easier to see someone waving something around and copying it, than looking at someone pressing a multiple number of buttons on a joypad.
I think that people putting the wii next to the PS3 or 360, are missing the point at who the console is aimed at. The PS3 and 360 are aimed at a fairly specific audience, were as the wii has a much more broader range of possible players, and families are seeing this as a good thing, no more the kids locked away in the bedroom playing the console, its sat in the front room, with everyone playing it.
I think the wii has a fairly long life, as its goal is based at more family and group entertainment and not the latest and greatest hardware and graphics.
Gameplay is what is the most important in enjoying a game, not how it looks (but it does help a little), out of the 3 consoles I would say the wii is definately the most social group aimed one, and this is the key to its growing popularity.
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Been reading alot of the other posts here, and basically the 3 consoles fall into 2 categories, that will effect the end players.
360 & PS3 - amazing games good graphics (most appriciated by the geeks).
Wii - games for families, and group entertainment, simple none complicated.
I recently went back the the UK, for a family gathering, and my sister brought her Wii round , quickly set it up, and for the next 2 days, it was nearly constantly on. And the suprising thing was the WHOLE family was playing on it, young, old and inbetween.
Having played on many consoles over the years this is the first time I actually saw so many age ranges interested in playing (not just sitting and wathcing), but really wanting to participate in playing.
All the usual press this button and then this one, and having to explain the more complex areas of gameplay (to the older age ranges) this was all gone, the Wii is so simply and easy to use, when you say compare the majority of games available on each console.
for example golf, hold this button, time this click with that click (but you have to time it right, etc etc). On the wii hold one button down and swing the wand. It just simplified the whole game playing, which I would say restricts the other console to specific audience.
In the past if someone brings a console round switches it on, you usually end up watching for an age the person play just one level, then have a 10 minute debriefing on how to play the game and what buttons do what.
The Wii on the other hand (rayman raving rabbits for example) had very short and fun levels to play, the handsets (wand) was passed around regulalry and fun was had by everyone, there was no fear of looking silly in front of the kids, as everyone is doing the same thing.
I think the outright winner will be the Wii, not for the graphics or anything like that, but mostly for the fun factor, its aimed at everyone, and I can say a very good family entertainment system. The wii has it the nail on the head being that its simply easier to see someone waving something around and copying it, than looking at someone pressing a multiple number of buttons on a joypad.
I think that people putting the wii next to the PS3 or 360, are missing the point at who the console is aimed at. The PS3 and 360 are aimed at a fairly specific audience, were as the wii has a much more broader range of possible players, and families are seeing this as a good thing, no more the kids locked away in the bedroom playing the console, its sat in the front room, with everyone playing it.
I think the wii has a fairly long life, as its goal is based at more family and group entertainment and not the latest and greatest hardware and graphics.
Gameplay is what is the most important in enjoying a game, not how it looks (but it does help a little), out of the 3 consoles I would say the wii is definately the most social group aimed one, and this is the key to its growing popularity.