Is Wii too childish as compared to PS3 and XBOX?

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#1 waqyum
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Wii has terrible graphics when compared to PS3 and XBOX and still it sells as hotcakes. Which one you prefer the most among Wii XBOX and PS3? Is Wii suitable for teenagers?
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#2 ActicEdge
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Maybe it is childish compared, I'm a bit of a child in mind though so I really don't mind. I like all the consoles but in order of which Ihave enjoyed the most it would go 360, Wii PS3. In terms of what I think is the best it would go 360, PS3, Wii. As for the teenager part, fact is, teenager is too broad a label to get any type of competent answer especially around here. Maybe expand on your tastes a bit?

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#3 Puckhog04
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Wii is suitable for anyone who enjoys it. Be it 20 year olds, 50 year olds, or 10 year olds. No, it's not childish. There's childish games on all platforms. The key is to see the games you enjoy and playing them. I have no preference, I enjoy them all.

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#4 deactivated-63f6895020e66
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It's more "childish" than the PS3 and 360 (if by "childish" you mean it has a more familiar appeal). "Too childish"? Nope.
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#5 surrealnumber5
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[QUOTE="waqyum"]Wii has terrible graphics when compared to PS3 and XBOX and still it sells as hotcakes. Which one you prefer the most among Wii XBOX and PS3? Is Wii suitable for teenagers?

25 and wii
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#6 shadowfox55
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I play good games on either my ps3 or wii. If someone can't look past the graphics on the wii then sell it because your missing out on games that look childish, but are actually good.

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#7 mithrixx
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In my opinion yes.. It is childish. Not only because of the graphics but also because of the games available on each of the consoles.
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#8 voxware00
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i enjoy playing my wii the most for its unique and diverse exclusives,

i'm 24 and i've never owned a nintendo console prior to this so the BC is fantastic

when I was 14 I used to own a PSX and bash the 64 for being kiddy (until I actually played it) now I realize I was in an adolescent phase

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#9 Darnulin
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its not the wii which is the problem...its the games..there is only 3 games i feel like playing on it(galaxy, metroid prime and zak and wiki) it has great potiential...but the casual games do not appeal to me at all

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#10 PA_DUTCH
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I love my wii, it is fine

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#11 Lothenon
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Many of the high profile games on the HD consoles appeal most strongly to 12 year olds.

So no. I find the HD consoles a lot more annoying in that respect. There is nothing childish about stylized games, friendly approaches, or the decision of putting concept over cutscene.

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#12 caughtjoo
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22, bought mine for the exclusives. PC for everything else.
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#13 gameofthering
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Well really all consoles/PC are for everybody.

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#14 deactivated-5b78379493e12
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I guess it's childish since it calls me names when I don't use it. :P

No I don't think it's too childish, just because it caters to a younger and wider audience. You could say the same thing about the DS since it has a large young fan base, but it's certainly not a childish handheld based on the variety in the library.

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#15 huntertl1
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yeahh it is a lilchildish but u gotta think that most of the games on the system are family oriented games and the wii is ment for smaller kids and casual gamer and its a family system and the wii trys to have something for everybody cause i have one and i lplay madworld haha and thats one of the most brutal games outthere

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#17 TheGreatOutdoor
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It isn't too childish for me. It is just to last gen for me and on top of that, I don't like the controller. I would rather spend money on my PS2 than buy a Wii.

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#18 funsohng
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17 and i love it.
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#19 Tragic_Kingdom7
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I don't think of the Wii as childish (I think it's more universal), but even if it was, why do you have to compare it to 360 and PS3? If those two fill the "hardcore" niche, what's wrong with a consoles that's not as "mature"? 360 and PS3 offer very similar experiences, so what's wrong with the Wii being a different experience?

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#20 kingkui
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I dunno...I've played with 10 year olds over Xbox Live...

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#21 treedoor
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Not childish. It's just that the games aren't filled with blood, and swearing so it's inferior, and not hardcore.

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#22 IIRS3II_H1TMAN
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In my opinion yes, the Wii is more childish than the Xbox and PS3, I can't see anyone being a hardcore gamer on the Wii.
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#23 ActicEdge
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In my opinion yes, the Wii is more childish than the Xbox and PS3, I can't see anyone being a hardcore gamer on the Wii.IIRS3II_H1TMAN

Why not? What defines hardcore exactly?

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[QUOTE="IIRS3II_H1TMAN"]In my opinion yes, the Wii is more childish than the Xbox and PS3, I can't see anyone being a hardcore gamer on the Wii.ActicEdge

Why not? What defines hardcore exactly?

The definition of a hardcore is a gamer who spends a lot of time in gaming and appreciates all forms or shape of gaming regardless of graphics, in which he/she likes the Wii as well, so as PC games. The definition of an elitist gamer, are gamers who spent a lot of time in gaming as well, but he/she believes that he/she have a entitled belief that his opinion on gaming is absolute or superior than others. Who does not recognized other kinds of gaming, only his own. Ignorant and Arrogant. They also define as fanboys.
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#25 OreoMilkshake
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19 and love it.
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#26 Stevo_the_gamer  Moderator
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The Wii has incredible amount of family appeal compared to the other consoles, so I suppose one could say it's more "childish".
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#27 g0ddyX
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Wii is childish compared to ps3 and xbox

Fact.

Anyone who says otherwise is either a child themselves or a fanboy.

It is family oriented too, ie, kids and their parents can play.

The majority of the wii is aimed for the very young audience.

pb

It had to be done.

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#28 DeadEndPanda
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thats pritty immature, only americans would consider a console to be mature lol

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#29 surrealnumber5
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thats pritty immature, only americans would consider a console to be mature lol

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thats pritty immature only an idiot would assume such a temperament of an entire social group
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#30 Karstux
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The Wii has several games with an 18 rating on them and this is even more common with the PS3 and 360. However the mature games are not neccersarily games with an 15 or 18 rated certificate. A perfect example of this is GTA Chinatown Wars, it is colourful has a limited story and you get to blow stuff up. A mature game in my opinion is something like The Legend Of Zelda TP which an immature child or someone with a low concentration span who is keen on action would get bored of fast. The same with Okami both Zelda and Okami are mature games and are both on the Wii.

However if you just want to destroy stuff buy prototype,,,

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#31 adman66
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you must not be a gamer, real gamers look past visuals and look at gameplay first,
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#32 jomachasandberg
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you can tell that all the people who are bashing the wii for there 'kiddie games' are in there adolescent stages of life. they are bashing the wii because they want to be considered mature.
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#33 hellsloth
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whats wrong with being childish sometimes fun over serious causes less stress
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#34 Nintend0-BuDDy
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Wii is a bit childish, but then it has these...

considered some of the most violent games this gen.

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#35 Mckenna1845
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i don't see the wii childish at all. i see nintendo as the pixar of the gaming industry, they make child/cartoony looking games that are amazing and can be enjoyed by all. that takes something special to make something that applies to all audiences.

the 360/ps3 might have more adult feeling games, but games like gta4 and gears of war are just as childish as madworld. lot's of blood in a ridiculous over the top setting.

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#36 princeofshapeir
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I don't think a console with violent exclusive games like RE4: Wii Edition, Madworld, No More Heroes, RE Umbrella Chronicles, etc., etc., is by any means "too childish".
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#37 Pandajerk29
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IMO, i think more kids play 360 then Wii. whenever i join a game in halo3 there is always a kid playing.

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#38 hellsloth
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IMO, i think more kids play 360 then Wii. whenever i join a game in halo3 there is always a kid playing.

Pandajerk29
yeah i have to agree with you on this because little kids are trying to pretend there mature while adults know that games are for fun and not feeling older
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#39 AmayaPapaya
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IMO, i think more kids play 360 then Wii. whenever i join a game in halo3 there is always a kid playing.

Pandajerk29

Yeah that is very true...i know more adults that play Wii then little kids...I know more Kids that play 360 and PS3 than kids who play the wii!

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#40 hellsloth
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thats pritty immature, only americans would consider a console to be mature lol

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don't say americans say allot of americans because theres also allot of americans that dont care about what we are talking about in this post never assume that a whole nation thinks the same way seriously
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#41 sonicthemegaman
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I gotta say, I just hate Wii in general. It was ok while it lasted but I'm sick of it. As a teenager, I can't say it's a good system if you aren't under 14. Preference can say otherwise but my experience with the Wii has been annoying and dissapointing.
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#42 AmayaPapaya
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[QUOTE="DeadEndPanda"]

thats pritty immature, only americans would consider a console to be mature lol

hellsloth

don't say americans say allot of americans because theres also allot of americans that dont care about what we are talking about in this post never assume that a whole nation thinks the same way seriously

ya! Thats like saying All Australians have a pet Alligator!...Except that is more true!

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#43 BoloTheGreat
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The Wii is an odd beast but and 'Childish' would, on the surface, seem apt. But it isn't. The Wii is a Universal console, in so being it loses much of what the other 3 systems have but it is what it is. It's been met with amazing commercial success with this 'Gadget' approach and transcends the normal barriers of a games console. All this though still means it's, for gamers at least, not really on Par with the big 3 in nearly all departments.
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#44 Zoso-8
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As an adult, the only fun time I have playing my Wii is when I'm trashed. As a long time gamer, I'm looking for more depth in the games I play...the same way you would want more depth in an adult movie than a kids movie.
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#45 franky_babylon
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My preferences are 360, ps3, wii, but in no way is the wii childish.

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#46 TR800
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The majority of wii owners are kids.
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#47 TR800
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As an adult, the only fun time I have playing my Wii is when I'm trashed. As a long time gamer, I'm looking for more depth in the games I play...the same way you would want more depth in an adult movie than a kids movie.Zoso-8
I bought a wii in 2007 tried to enjoy it but ended up switching on my 360 and playing call of duty 4.
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#48 AppleBlade
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I am a teacher in a inner-city highschool. The most popular system among the students are the Xbox 360. Among the teachers the Wii is the most popular by far. After the Wii, more adults in my school own the PS3 then the 360. I am sure that if you go to really young age group the Wii probably becomes popular again but the reality is that the majority of the 360 owners (and to a lesser extent the PS3 owners) are school-aged. You go to a group of 14 year olds and the 360 rules supreme.

Really though, Wii Fit and Brain Training are much more "mature" titles then Halo 3 or God of War 3 despite what the rating on the box says.

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I gotta say, I just hate Wii in general. It was ok while it lasted but I'm sick of it. As a teenager, I can't say it's a good system if you aren't under 14. Preference can say otherwise but my experience with the Wii has been annoying and dissapointing. sonicthemegaman
Yeah, in my experience teens don't like the Wii. Adults generally do, but they have to get past the stage of needing to maintain a cool image.
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#50 sikanderahmed
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its not childish, it just sucks as a gaming system