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#1 deadmeat59
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the system have few to no good games. yet it sells out the min it hits store shelfs! what are people buying it for? its not like it has a hd dvd player in it or blu ray. it just sells like mad for no reason. even its future line up stinks with the 3 party games
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#2 XaosII
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Cuz its cheap, relative to other systems, and backed by a strong name brand.
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#3 Ollivander
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Why do people with bad spelling habits make threads!?
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#4 nyoroism
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Because they realize that you're buying the PS3 and X360.
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#5 wooooode
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Good games now Wario Ware:SM Zelda TP Madden (I know I said Madden but it is so much funner on the Wii) Sonic Coming Soon Prince of Persia Super Paper Mario
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#6 Teh_Stevz
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I think the DS has some part to play with it selling well.
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#7 poopinloop32
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because its more of a casual system
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#8 deadmeat59
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Why do people with bad spelling habits make threads!?Ollivander
lol ur only come back is i am a bad speller
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#9 nsoufiani
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becuase most people, like me, dont care about HD or blu ray nor do we want to know about this HD crap. I swear this HD thing has ruined gaming. Why the hell do I have to buy a HD tv experience the best of games. What if most of us dont want HD tv's?
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#10 Plug1Plug2
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Because it's a fun, affordable system with good games and a very bright future. (unlike the PS3).
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the system have few to no good games. yet it sells out the min it hits store shelfs! what are people buying it for? its not like it has a hd dvd player in it or blu ray. it just sells like mad for no reason. even its future line up stinks with the 3 party gamesdeadmeat59

Because it's fun and it's cheap.  If people really want a HD-DVD player or a Blu-Ray player, they'll just go out and buy one.  Let's say you want a DVD player, the first thing that comes to your mind is probably not a PS2 or a 360, although both have DVD players.  People buy video game systems to play video games.
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#13 _LiquidFlame_
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because it reaches out to gamers and familys with childern
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#14 Ollivander
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[QUOTE="Ollivander"]Why do people with bad spelling habits make threads!?deadmeat59
lol ur only come back is i am a bad speller



Who's making comebacks? I was just pointing out the truth. If you require a more meatier response then here goes. The majority of households do not have HDTVs so it doesn't matter to them that *gasp* the Wii has no HD support or Blu-ray. Also, the Wii is a fun system with a new way to play games. It's backed by a reputable company, has good Backwards compatibility, The Virtual Console is a godsend for some as well. All in all it's a solid system.
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#15 starwarsgeek112
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What do you mean no good games? The Wii has Zelda, Wario Ware, SSX Blur, Wii Sports, Truama Center, Madden, and Elebits.
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#16 deadmeat59
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[QUOTE="deadmeat59"][QUOTE="Ollivander"]Why do people with bad spelling habits make threads!?Ollivander
lol ur only come back is i am a bad speller



Who's making comebacks? I was just pointing out the truth. If you require a more meatier response then here goes. The majority of households do not have HDTVs so it doesn't matter to them that *gasp* the Wii has no HD support or Blu-ray. Also, the Wii is a fun system with a new way to play games. It's backed by a reputable company, has good Backwards compatibility, The Virtual Console is a godsend for some as well. All in all it's a solid system.

but why would u buy a gaming system when it has no good games to buy?
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maybe because its something different, not just the same console with improved graphics.
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#18 nyoroism
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[QUOTE="Ollivander"][QUOTE="deadmeat59"][QUOTE="Ollivander"]Why do people with bad spelling habits make threads!?deadmeat59
lol ur only come back is i am a bad speller



Who's making comebacks? I was just pointing out the truth. If you require a more meatier response then here goes. The majority of households do not have HDTVs so it doesn't matter to them that *gasp* the Wii has no HD support or Blu-ray. Also, the Wii is a fun system with a new way to play games. It's backed by a reputable company, has good Backwards compatibility, The Virtual Console is a godsend for some as well. All in all it's a solid system.

but why would u buy a gaming system when it has no good games to buy?

You're right. Why buy a PS3?
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#19 FrenziedRaldo24
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Because the consumer thinks theyre getting something "next-gen" for the $250 price tag, so they jump at it. In fact, that isnt the case.
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#20 Ollivander
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[QUOTE="Ollivander"][QUOTE="deadmeat59"][QUOTE="Ollivander"]Why do people with bad spelling habits make threads!?deadmeat59
lol ur only come back is i am a bad speller



Who's making comebacks? I was just pointing out the truth. If you require a more meatier response then here goes. The majority of households do not have HDTVs so it doesn't matter to them that *gasp* the Wii has no HD support or Blu-ray. Also, the Wii is a fun system with a new way to play games. It's backed by a reputable company, has good Backwards compatibility, The Virtual Console is a godsend for some as well. All in all it's a solid system.

but why would u buy a gaming system when it has no good games to buy?



Define "good games"  Trauma Center, Zelda, SSX Blur, WarioWare, Madden, Sonic" These are good games if you ask me. For a three month old system I think this is a fine selection.
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#21 -Spock-
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because its more of a casual systempoopinloop32

I don't see it that way. I see the Wii as having a wider, more mass-market appeal than it's competitors. The use of the word 'casual' these days is an insult to a console, but for once in the Wii's case it shouldn't be.

 

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#22 deactivated-5967f36c08c33
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Because it is a good system.
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#23 darth-pyschosis
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the system have few to no good games. yet it sells out the min it hits store shelfs! what are people buying it for? its not like it has a hd dvd player in it or blu ray. it just sells like mad for no reason. even its future line up stinks with the 3 party gamesdeadmeat59

well being that there are almost 40 wii games out now and 15 ps3 games i'd say selection. oh and the VC. and the GC backwards compadibility. and the free online. and the innovatitive controls. face it the gameplay is selling this one. people so far are saying they don't need pretty visuals as much as they want fun and bang for their buck. hell, the Wii is 2 times more powerful than the Cube and its $50 cheaper than the Cube was at launch. with sadness, Super mario galaxy, metroid prime 3, super smash, resident evil:uv, resident evil 5, and others it has good games coming to.

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#24 haris12121212
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'Cause it's cheap thats it. I don't see the problem, someone comes at a game store looks at the wii 250$, looks at the xbox360-ps3 400-600$...
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#25 psycotictaratua
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Because the consumer thinks theyre getting something "next-gen" for the $250 price tag, so they jump at it. In fact, that isnt the case.FrenziedRaldo24

But...they are getting a next-gen system.  By the definitions of "generation" and "next-gen," the Wii is a next-gen system.
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#26 killamagig
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The topic creator makes it sound like the average person gives a crap about Blu-Ray or HD DVD. :D Makes me laugh.

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[QUOTE="Ollivander"]Why do people with bad spelling habits make threads!?deadmeat59
lol ur only come back is i am a bad speller

Please go play in traffic.. PLEASE
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#28 Silvereign
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Cuz its cheap, relative to other systems, and backed by a strong name brand.XaosII
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#29 HeedleGlavin
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[QUOTE="deadmeat59"][QUOTE="Ollivander"]Why do people with bad spelling habits make threads!?Ollivander
lol ur only come back is i am a bad speller



Who's making comebacks? I was just pointing out the truth. If you require a more meatier response then here goes. The majority of households do not have HDTVs so it doesn't matter to them that *gasp* the Wii has no HD support or Blu-ray. Also, the Wii is a fun system with a new way to play games. It's backed by a reputable company, has good Backwards compatibility, The Virtual Console is a godsend for some as well. All in all it's a solid system.

Bingo.
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the system have few to no good games. yet it sells out the min it hits store shelfs! what are people buying it for? its not like it has a hd dvd player in it or blu ray. it just sells like mad for no reason. even its future line up stinks with the 3 party gamesdeadmeat59

Yeah, basically you don't have to pay for a hd dvd player of blu ray if you don't want to. That's what boyee.

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#31 t2wave
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Some peoples opinions and knowledge of games are different than yours. I suppose that would be some reason.
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#32 thejakel11225
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Because it targeted a wider, non-gamer market. IMO nintendo focused on targeting the non-gamer market so much that they forgot about the more hardcore gamers.
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#33 Hewkii
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[QUOTE="Ollivander"]Why do people with bad spelling habits make threads!?deadmeat59
lol ur only come back is i am a bad speller

not only.
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#34 joe_g_patton
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Why do people insist on starting new Wii bashing threads when there are like five already on the front page of the system wars forum?  Answer:  Wii is about fun.  Wii Looks pretty much the same on standard & hi-def tv's, wii is cheap, oh yeah, and cooking mama: cookoff owns (mass effect + halo 3 + Devil May Cry Vaporware + MGS4).
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#36 foxhound_fox
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It is cheap and it is fun.
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#37 Nintendo-Wii
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Noone so far has seen this: Because you fricken swing the fricken controller to do stuff, that is magic to a lot of people. Anyone who has price as the main reason just can't admit that motion sensing is very attractive.
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#38 tocool340
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Because people prefer to by a console at a reasonable price and/or they prefer gameplay over life-like graphics that the competition gives....... /thread
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#39 majadamus
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Casuals love Wii Sports and the motion sensing controller, duh.
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#40 MaTT2011
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Because its fun....