http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/16/famitsu-publisher-says-67-of-wii-owners-arent-playing/

Are you reading this on your Wii right now? Have you fired it up and played anything lately? According to Famitsu, almost seven out of ten Wii owners aren't using the system at all, which seems like a fairly high number. This came out in a report from Enterbrain President (and Famitsu publisher) Hirokazu Hamamura which was praising Nintendo and citing big things ahead, especially for the DS platform, which he predicts will have 30 million units in Japan in 2009.

However, it makes it hard to understand how the Wii will continue to be a success if the majority of people who bought one aren't playing it. He goes on to say that part of the problem is that the Wii hasn't had a second hit that was as big as Wii Sports. In other words, he's calling the Wii a novelty. A fad that is starting to wear thin. Remember how big Tamagotchis were? If not, then we've just dated ourselves, but if so, then you'll probably also remember how quickly they vanished after they rolled in.

While he cites the attention that Wii Fit is getting, and the coming (sometime) Monster Hunter 3, we'd like to know what sort of a polling system they're using to get these numbers. It seems like these figures are pure speculation at best.


So anyone with a Wii use it lately? When Brawl comes, I'm sure more will be playing it.

Also, Wii sports is a hit becoes it comes with the Wii. Hirokazu just poped himself.

ShakouTH

use mine all the time....mario, metroid, fire emblem, zelda....tons of stuff to do on it right now.

This current gen only has a few years left, so you would think that after a full year that dev's could make multi-plats equal for the 360 and PS3. Other than a few exceptions from stellar devs (COD4, Obilvion), the 360 versions of multi-plats STILL smoke the PS3 versions, with Orange Box being the latest example. Cows used to make the "oh, give the devs a chance to figure out the PS3" excuse, in the hopes that one day these seasoned professional game devs would have some grand epiphany and start making multi-plats that were just as good as the 360 version. After all, the PS3 is vastly more powerful than the 360, right?

Well, "power" be damned- it doesn't mean a thing if devs can't figure out how to use it. And these devs are the best in the world at making games and figuring out how to develop for different consoles. Face it, the PS3 was designed primarily as a blu-ray player, at the expense of massive headaches for game devs. And the results speak for themselves- devs simply do not want to spend the extra time and expense to make a multi-plat that is at least equal to the "laughably inferior" 360.

Sony was arrogant in their business model for the PS3, and their lack of forsight in making a machine that devs can develop easily on was probably their greatest mistake (other than the $600 pricetag), and will be a lesson to console makers for generations to come. At least we can rest easily at night knowing that the next iteration of the beloved playstation will not make the same mistakes, or at least we can dream...... (and possibly the PS4 will actually have BC so that we can pick up RFOM and Motorstorm in the bargin bin for $5 each)

accameron

i agree....PS3 has failed due to Sony's arrogance. arrogance cost nintendo back in the 64 days and Sony is learning that lesson now.

Really. What do you think?chamathoiiii

I loved it....played it over and over again.

hi all, i dont own a Wii yet, but i'd like to knowgames on Wii whichallow me to experiencethe wii-mote/nunchuk best.

And which games have the best graphics on Wii?

I think the new NFS Prostreet's graphics are bad on Wii, i dont know, what u think guys?

leevshan

I would go with Metroid Prime 3. Zelda is a good one too. and Super Mario Galaxy

Mine is the Steelers.