My opinion may be a deviation from the norm, but oh well.
I will overlook a console's lack of games, and possibly other features, if I feel that certain games on that particular console meet my expectations. Interestingly enough, I don't particulary like the majority of Nintendo's games. Dare I say that probably most of the Wii detractors like more Nintendo games than I do?
But the few games that I do like (the real Marios, and Zeldas) I think are brilliant. I won't bother defending the shitty hardware, or the lack of games, but I will defend some particular games in those series. This is why I loved the N64. Sure, most people hated it, and I can understand that, but I felt the games Nintendo made were fantastic. High quality Nintendo games is something I've come to expect from Nintendo til the end of the milennium. Unfortunately, that same quality wasn't there with the GC, not to mention I felt Nintendo had some horrible, horrible ideas (IMO). Sure, there were far more third party games on there, but I've come to realize that I would just go to one of the other consoles for my multi-plat purchases. So what's left? Well, Nintendo first party games. And if those don't measure up to what I'm expecting, then what's the point?
Having said that, although I absolutely detest the Wii's atrocious hardware, and not really a fan of waggle, aside from aiming, Mario Galaxy is looking fucking amazing (and SSBB fuck you guys
), and if it delivers, the Wii would probably be a better console in my eyes than the GC already. All the other third party goodness I can get on my future 360. So, whatever. I guess now the only issue would be, would I still think Wii would be worth the $250 purchase? Eh...probably not, but when Galaxy comes out...well, I don't have too much will power, so...
But yeah, that's just my $0.02.
