Is Wii too childish as compared to PS3 and XBOX?

No - The Wii is too different to compare to the PS3/360 - they offer vastly different types of experiences. I prefer the Wii, because I want quirky, new type of games like Zack and Wiki and Little King's Story - yeah, they have a 'childish' image to them but they really aren't 'kiddy' games.Haziqonfire

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.

Lothenon

it depends on the average person, honestly I have found more immaturity(not just from kids but grown freaking men) on xbox live.

The thing that annoys me about Nintendo the most!!!!!! YetI buy there products, Would be the price for old technology inside their consoles &game prices.

I suppose the offset arguements to those two points would be theres never many games for nintendo consoles anyway and the consoles never break down and are good quality workmanship, unlike PS3 and Xbox 360 and they learnt there lesson of putting in the best technology in the N64 & GC and failing with those consoles.

I got to admit though Wii Fit is one of the best inventions this gen. You got to be a sadhater to not recognise the greatness of Wii Fit, give credit where credit is due.

These are the Wii's target audiences

It's too bad I don't fit in.

Why does Nintendo never consider improving graphics of its gaming consoles.

If the graphics will improve there will be no competitor for Nintendo.

The Wii's sales negate this idea that its target audience is only children. They're target audience is people who play or might want to play video games. The fact is the majority of gamers are not in the younger demographic, so if the Wii was for kids it would be selling the worst, not the best.

Why does Nintendo never consider improving graphics of its gaming consoles.

If the graphics will improve there will be no competitor for Nintendo.

waqyum

This statement is shows complete ignorance of Nintendo's history. This is the first Nintendo console that wasn't on par graphically with the others, and this is the first generation where a minority of gamers (the so called hardcore) were more obsessed with graphics than gameplay.

The majority of wii owners are kids.TR800

This is not true.

These are the Wii's target audiences

It's too bad I don't fit in.

dark-warmachine

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

kingkui

I love when I get matched up against a party of 10-12 year olds on CoD4 or Halo 3, helps my kill to death ratio :P However, when I get put on a team with 10-12 year olds..... ugh. Half the time they loose interest and start either team killing or quitting.

And yes, I think the wii is the most childish console out besides maybe the ds. Doesn't mean I hate it, but I do think it is def. gears towards younger people (or grandmas :P)

waqyum is childish compared to sonicplys. Wii da best.

there's demographic studies that show that Wii players are on average more educated, more Wii owners have a Bachelors Degree than just a high school degree, but I guess those kids are going college earlier these days. It also shows the age demographic is pretty much evenly split, siding just a little bit with the younger demographic.

Source http://www.wiitalk.co.uk/forums/general-wii-discussion/14866-demographics.html

Prolly the most adult console out right now. I'm sorry, but blasting aliens with bald tough-guy one-liner space marines with smoker's lung is very childish.

Games like Wiifit, Wiisports, and Brain Age are the most adult games today.

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?waqyum

there's demographic studies that show that Wii players are on average more educated, more Wii owners have a Bachelors Degree than just a high school degree, but I guess those kids are going college earlier these days. It also shows the age demographic is pretty much evenly split, siding just a little bit with the younger demographic.

Source http://www.wiitalk.co.uk/forums/general-wii-discussion/14866-demographics.html

Jamisonia

That demographic thing basically proves that the Wii is the most childish, considering its the most popular in the 3-17 age group, but it also shows that the other two are marketed towards poor people more heavily than the Wii, and poor people usually don't have as much of an education as rich people. Poor people are probably poor because they are wasting their money on PS3's...

The wii does target younger people and more family friendly games, so yes it is childish from a certain aspect.

[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?

you must not be a gamer, real gamers look past visuals and look at gameplay first,adman66

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.jomachasandberg

there's demographic studies that show that Wii players are on average more educated Jamisonia

Wii is a bit childish, but then it has these...

considered some of the most violent games this gen.

Nintend0-BuDDy

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.

Mckenna1845

I see it as childish to a certain aspect, games like party babyz, mario and so on, are clearly targeted at a younger audience and family friendly ones, you can deny this but this is true. Gears and gta are to an extent because they are pure ridicule sometimes, but it's clear that when you see something with 18+ on it it was not directly mean for children.

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".princeofshapeir

Which one you prefer the most among Wii XBOX and PS3? waqyum

Wii, but then again I'm a primary PC user with the Wii as a side console, so I'm a bit biased. And no, the exclusives on the other consoles or the "grafix" or whatever dont entice me enough to warrant a purchase of them.

Is Wii suitable for teenagers?waqyum

Last I checked I'm a teenager, so yes it is.

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.

AppleBlade

Yeah, because the thing that students want after school is to play more math after school!

[QUOTE="dark-warmachine"]

These are the Wii's target audiences

It's too bad I don't fit in.

Nuck81

Prolly the most adult console out right now. I'm sorry, but blasting aliens with bald tough-guy one-liner space marines with smoker's lung is very childish.

Games like Wiifit, Wiisports, and Brain Age are the most adult games today.

goblaa

How are they adult, when the majority playing it a family friendly adiences? Brain age, we have a similar one too.

Yes I find the Wii childish compared to the PS3 & Xbox 360.

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?

Tragic_Kingdom7

[QUOTE="Jamisonia"]

there's demographic studies that show that Wii players are on average more educated, more Wii owners have a Bachelors Degree than just a high school degree, but I guess those kids are going college earlier these days. It also shows the age demographic is pretty much evenly split, siding just a little bit with the younger demographic.

Source http://www.wiitalk.co.uk/forums/general-wii-discussion/14866-demographics.html

Z0MBIES

That demographic thing basically proves that the Wii is the most childish, considering its the most popular in the 3-17 age group, but it also shows that the other two are marketed towards poor people more heavily than the Wii, and poor people usually don't have as much of an education as rich people. Poor people are probably poor because they are wasting their money on PS3's...

there's demographic studies that show that Wii players are on average more educated, more Wii owners have a Bachelors Degree than just a high school degree, but I guess those kids are going college earlier these days. It also shows the age demographic is pretty much evenly split, siding just a little bit with the younger demographic.

Source http://www.wiitalk.co.uk/forums/general-wii-discussion/14866-demographics.html

Jamisonia

You don't get it, they were NOT targeted at smaller children, it's irrellevant if an adult plays x game. Communistsheep

*facepalm

I give up. The PS360 are serious devices that deliver deep and life-redefining experiences, our lives should revolve around these god-like objects and only adults with an IQ over 120 should be allowed near these dream machines.

I will now stop reading Hamlet and go play GEARZ OF WARZ, because Shakespeare is shallow and underwhelming by comparsion and my mature mind craves for a deep and emotional trip only possible by the minds of geniouses like Cliffy B on a serious medium like videogames.

I pitty those low I.Q.ed kids and casualz playing Galaxy, watching movies and reading books. Simple pleasures for simple minds amirite?

I regard a gamer who cannot play a game because it makes him feel insecure about his masculinity or maturity as significantly more "childish" than one who is open and relaxed about interactive entertainment applications.

Also, there is nothing mature about 99% of video games, regardless of platform.

So no. Playing Wii in 2008/2009 reminds me of the SNES days and why I even play video games in the first place. Playing X360 is entertaining on a more shallow, superficial level, and I have come to definatly prefer the Wii library.

[QUOTE="Communistsheep"] You don't get it, they were NOT targeted at smaller children, it's irrellevant if an adult plays x game. Thunderdrone

I regard a gamer who cannot play a game because it makes him feel insecure about his masculinity or maturity as significantly more "childish" than one who is open and relaxed about interactive entertainment applications.

Also, there is nothing mature about 99% of video games, regardless of platform.

So no. Playing Wii in 2008/2009 reminds me of the SNES days and why I even play video games in the first place. Playing X360 is entertaining on a more shallow, superficial level, and I have come to definatly prefer the Wii library.

Lothenon

Yup. There are very few actual mature games out there. It always makes me laugh whenever someone holds up a game like GTA as the pinnacle of maturity.

If you can't have fun playing games because you think they're childish, then you shouldn't game.

In my opinion, yes.

In my opinion, yes.

JasonDarksavior

I regard a gamer who cannot play a game because it makes him feel insecure about his masculinity or maturity as significantly more "childish" than one who is open and relaxed about interactive entertainment applications.

Also, there is nothing mature about 99% of video games, regardless of platform.

So no. Playing Wii in 2008/2009 reminds me of the SNES days and why I even play video games in the first place. Playing X360 is entertaining on a more shallow, superficial level, and I have come to definatly prefer the Wii library.

Lothenon

Completely agree.

[QUOTE="Lothenon"]

I regard a gamer who cannot play a game because it makes him feel insecure about his masculinity or maturity as significantly more "childish" than one who is open and relaxed about interactive entertainment applications.

Also, there is nothing mature about 99% of video games, regardless of platform.

So no. Playing Wii in 2008/2009 reminds me of the SNES days and why I even play video games in the first place. Playing X360 is entertaining on a more shallow, superficial level, and I have come to definatly prefer the Wii library.

Completely agree.

IMO, majority of PS3/Xbox games are pretty immature [geared towards teens and just barely after] ... not exactly `mature entertainment' - whereas the Wii focuses on people of any age. Sorry, but most shooters are not aimed at people who are grown adults - and my experience says that the adults [25+] that have the HD consoles tend to be the more immature people I know.

IMO, Wii games are more like Tetris ... accessible and fun for anyone. PS-box games are more like porn - appeals mostly to a small demographic of people who think swearing makes you mature.

[QUOTE="Communistsheep"] You don't get it, they were NOT targeted at smaller children, it's irrellevant if an adult plays x game. Thunderdrone

*facepalm

I give up. The PS360 are serious devices that deliver deep and life-redefining experiences, our lives should revolve around these god-like objects and only adults with an IQ over 120 should be allowed near these dream machines.

I will now stop reading Hamlet and go play GEARZ OF WARZ, because Shakespeare is shallow and underwhelming by comparsion and my mature mind craves for a deep and emotional trip only possible by the minds of geniouses like Cliffy B on a serious medium like videogames.

I pitty those low I.Q.ed kids and casualz playing Galaxy, watching movies and reading books. Simple pleasures for simple minds amirite?

Not necessarily childish, just for casual gamers. That is the case for most games, not all though. I think it's more of a family oriented system.KonflicKa