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Title: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: The "Untouchable" DJR on December 26, 2006, 08:17:18 AM
My Xbox 360 has been broken (Ring of Death) since late August now and I still have to call the repair center to get it fixed. In the meantime though I just got my Xmas bonus and I'm thinking of getting the Wii because I saw some stuff on TV and from what I've seen I especially like Red Steel. Is this game any good and is it worth buying the Wii on the strenght of this game and is it safe to say more games like this (action/first person shooting) will be coming out next year?

I'm definitely not into Nintendo's own stuff like Mario or Zelda but I'm curious what other games are lined up. I already have RE4 on the Gamecube and I can't wait for RE5 but that one is also coming out on the 360. Also I gather Nintendo's latest console does NOT feature digital 5.1 surround sound?

Some info please...

Thanx.
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Digital Pimpin' on December 26, 2006, 08:20:39 AM
RE5 won't arrive until 2008, but there's Umbrella Chronicles on the Wii next year.
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: HD on December 26, 2006, 11:39:03 AM
lmao @ not likin zelda & mario
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Don Seer on December 26, 2006, 11:39:54 AM
i'd play red steel before i get one.. and i'm still on the fence about that game.. i played a tiny bit yesterday.. not overly impressed with it from the gate.. but i've only given it 30 mins

zelda is brilliant.. don't follow whatever stereotype of what you think it is.. but find out for yourself.. its quite different than i expected in some ways.. its more like tomb raider in some respects.. (i'm talking about the dungeons)..
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: maudizzle on December 26, 2006, 01:07:14 PM
Today I cut my elbow open when I played baseball on the Wii haha
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: The Watcher on December 26, 2006, 01:09:30 PM
me on the other hand, i think zelda is ass and red steel is awesome

battaltion wars II and ssb brawl will be the games to own though (when they come out)
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Don Seer on December 26, 2006, 04:12:47 PM

zelda is good once you get to the first dungeon.. its a bit cutesy and geared towards getting you used to the controls before that.. its great in zelda that once you've been somewhere you can always go there
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Jip on December 26, 2006, 05:59:06 PM

zelda is good once you get to the first dungeon.. its a bit cutesy and geared towards getting you used to the controls before that.. its great in zelda that once you've been somewhere you can always go there

zelda has always been like that

like in ocarina of time

you couldnt fully understand how good the game was until u did the water temple

and then there was the spirit temple with the two witches

awesome
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: I Am The Anton on December 26, 2006, 06:43:33 PM
To be completely honest, as of right now I couldn't recommend the Wii to anyone. There just aren't any good games beyond Zelda. Once you finsih Zelda it will be useless for a few months. Red Steel is horrible. It'd be alright if the game was $20 or so, but itdefinately isn't worth $50. By the summer the wii should have a couple more good games, but until then don't buy one expecting to have anything to play on it.
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Bedford Iz Active on December 26, 2006, 07:05:36 PM
To be completely honest, as of right now I couldn't recommend the Wii to anyone. There just aren't any good games beyond Zelda. Once you finsih Zelda it will be useless for a few months. Red Steel is horrible. It'd be alright if the game was $20 or so, but itdefinately isn't worth $50. By the summer the wii should have a couple more good games, but until then don't buy one expecting to have anything to play on it.

Wii sports + 4 player action = Success.
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: jeromechickenbone on December 26, 2006, 07:25:37 PM
played one for like 5 hours on christmas.  It was dope.  Zelda is fucking sick as hell. 
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Just Another Sunny day in California on December 26, 2006, 07:32:59 PM
i say save your money buy Gears of War for your 360 and meet me up online and we'll rip shit up lol
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: I Am The Anton on December 26, 2006, 07:46:24 PM
To be completely honest, as of right now I couldn't recommend the Wii to anyone. There just aren't any good games beyond Zelda. Once you finsih Zelda it will be useless for a few months. Red Steel is horrible. It'd be alright if the game was $20 or so, but itdefinately isn't worth $50. By the summer the wii should have a couple more good games, but until then don't buy one expecting to have anything to play on it.

Wii sports + 4 player action = Success.

Wii sports=boring after you play it couple times=nobody wants to play anymore=you lose all you friends because they hate your wii=failure
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Trauma-san on December 26, 2006, 08:48:07 PM
My Xbox 360 has been broken (Ring of Death) since late August now and I still have to call the repair center to get it fixed. In the meantime though I just got my Xmas bonus and I'm thinking of getting the Wii because I saw some stuff on TV and from what I've seen I especially like Red Steel. Is this game any good and is it worth buying the Wii on the strenght of this game and is it safe to say more games like this (action/first person shooting) will be coming out next year?

I'm definitely not into Nintendo's own stuff like Mario or Zelda but I'm curious what other games are lined up. I already have RE4 on the Gamecube and I can't wait for RE5 but that one is also coming out on the 360. Also I gather Nintendo's latest console does NOT feature digital 5.1 surround sound?

Some info please...

Thanx.

Personally, I don't think you'd be happy with the system.  If you don't like Nintendo's 1st party stuff, you likely won't like anything for the system because the 1st party stuff is by far the best shit you can get for it.  Also, if you're concerned that they don't have 5.1 audio, then that means that things like 5.1 audio are important to you, as will other technologically advanced aspects of gaming consoles, all of which the wii will fall short on.  So I personally think you would be better off getting your 360 fixed. 
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Don Seer on December 27, 2006, 02:01:59 AM
To be completely honest, as of right now I couldn't recommend the Wii to anyone. There just aren't any good games beyond Zelda. Once you finsih Zelda it will be useless for a few months. Red Steel is horrible. It'd be alright if the game was $20 or so, but itdefinately isn't worth $50. By the summer the wii should have a couple more good games, but until then don't buy one expecting to have anything to play on it.

Wii sports + 4 player action = Success.

Wii sports=boring after you play it couple times=nobody wants to play anymore=you lose all you friends because they hate your wii=failure

haha nah.. i know 2 of my friends are seriously considering getting wii's.. one wants me to take it over to "see how it works in his house"..

and my mother wont stopped challenging me to bowling (since she kicked my ass first time..) .. oh and she does lawn bowls at a high level..
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Noname on December 27, 2006, 03:51:40 AM
Damn it i wanna play Zelda!  :'(
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Trauma-san on December 27, 2006, 06:27:49 AM
Go over to Overseer's house, he's got it. 
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: Noname on December 27, 2006, 06:38:26 AM
Go over to Overseer's house, he's got it. 

Seer wont let me in his house.  ;D
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: The "Untouchable" DJR on December 27, 2006, 09:18:03 AM
Thanx for the feedback everyone.

I think I'll just try out Red Steel at the store and see for myself if it's worth buying the system for. The 5.1 sound is a major issue for me but I remember not having regrets buying the Gamecube when it came out, I bought it just for that Star Wars game (which was one of the launch titles) and I enjoyed that one (as well as its sequel, Die Hard Vendetta and RE4) very much so the Pro-Logic II sound became "acceptable" for me after a while.

I'm just hoping it'll go the same way when/if I buy the Wii... I just read on the Net that Lucasarts is considering a Star Wars Wii game with lightsaber action...  8)
Title: Re: Should I buy the Wii??
Post by: HD on December 27, 2006, 11:50:37 AM
Thanx for the feedback everyone.

I think I'll just try out Red Steel at the store and see for myself if it's worth buying the system for. The 5.1 sound is a major issue for me but I remember not having regrets buying the Gamecube when it came out, I bought it just for that Star Wars game (which was one of the launch titles) and I enjoyed that one (as well as its sequel, Die Hard Vendetta and RE4) very much so the Pro-Logic II sound became "acceptable" for me after a while.

I'm just hoping it'll go the same way when/if I buy the Wii... I just read on the Net that Lucasarts is considering a Star Wars Wii game with lightsaber action...  8)

umm, this is a joke right? ???