The Wii is a sleekly designed console, designed to meld with furniture and other appliances unobtrusively. It is marketed towards familiesand it has Wii Fit. I don't know whether or not it's childish and I don't really care, but it's obvious that it's marketed towards an older demographic, not a younger one. By "older," I don't mean 20s. I mean 30s up. You see, to teenagers and young adults, "family-oriented" means "appeals to kids," because they have been kids and as far as they know families are about BEING kids.
To older gamers, "family" is about HAVING kids, not being them. A console that has games that can be used to entertain young kids as well as the older population appeals greatly to an older gamer because he is older and he HAS kids. This is something many younger folk do not truly comprehend. Milk and cookies and cereal are not made to appeal to children. They are made to appeal to PARENTS, because children do not have money and do not make their own purchases. Games like Pokemon are fantastic for kids and thereby drive sales by appealing to kids to appeal to their parents. Few Wii games are like this. Most of the shovelware isn't fun. For anyone. Most of the games that are any good require WAY too much cerebral power to really be appealing to children, or even to teeners.
If you're a teenager, you will probably not like the Wii. Its aesthetic is lost on you, you've outgrown the "for kids" games and are not old enough to really appreciate the games for older people. Stick with a 360 - that'll serve you better.
As for myself, I like the Wii, and it has nothing to do with brand loyalty. It is, in fact, the first Nintendo product I've bought in a long time, and it is doubtful that I will purchase a successor product.
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