The Wii - Is the Magic Gone?

Computer And Video Games asks the tough question: is the Wii's magic gone? After the flurry of excitement around the launch, lackluster ports and a persistent inability for Nintendo to keep units on the shelves has made it hard for gamers to sustain their enthusiasm for the system. It doesn't help that most of the good games slated for this year won't be out for months. In some cases, there's doubt they'll even make it out this year: Reggie Fils-Aime appears to be backpedaling on Metroid Prime 3 by Christmas, which would be a shame. GigaGamez has additional commentary. Are you still as excited about the Wii as you were when it launched?

I was going to get one

[andy314159pi]

I was going to get a Wii but I keep reading on Slashdot that they aren't in stores so I haven't bothered. So you might say that Slashdot is responsible for the loss of interest in Wii.

Re:The Wii Dissalusionment Reaction Graph

[andy314159pi]

Stage 4: I am completely sick of Wii Sports and I want to play some real games. I feel like an idiot sitting around alone in my room flailing my arms around like a retard.

In underdeveloped countries they call that exercise.

Re:Call me crazy...

[lucabrasi999]

Sounds like they're buying them as fast as Nintendo makes them. And its lost the thrill?

Obviously, you don't understand. Take the late, great Sega Dreamcast. Thousands of Dreamcast consoles were left sitting on shelves for months on end. It was such a magical time, that Sega went out of the console business. But, hell, they made up for the millions in financial losses with volume. Shenmue became such a must-have game that Sega just announced the release of Shenmue Balboa. In this, the seventeenth volume of the game series, Ryo Hazuki is a 65 year old hack boxer that fights a latter-day Mike Tyson.

There's no magic in the Wii anymore. There is too much demand. I'm waiting for the next system, the Nintendo Uus.

Yeah, the magic's gone

[nEoN nOoDlE]

You hear that people? The magic is over! You can stop buying them up off the shelves so I could get one!

Re:Yes and no....

[WeeLad]

Some of us flail around even with a DualShock, ... you insensitive clod....
I've yanked the PS2 right off the shelf. It's not entirely my fault. I think the console cheats.

This wireless wiimote thingy gives me all sorts of new freedoms to hurt myself and others.

Re:Store Shelves

[bperkins]

Isn't Nintendo's inability to keep it on the shelf a sign that the excitement is still there? If the excitement were gone, would stores still sell out within days of recieving a shipment?

Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded.
- Yogi Berra [quotedb.com]

Re:Store Shelves

[TheDreadSlashdotterD]

Would you pay $1200 for the picture?

Re:Store Shelves

[thebigbluecheez]

Would you pay $1200 for the picture?

Oh, you're looking for Sony! Sorry, this is Nintendo. Sony's two doors down on the left

Re:Store Shelves

[Eneff]

No, but I'd pay $249 for a picture and one of those Wiis.

Re:Imposter!!!

[Maxo-Texas]

I loved reading the text.

They mostly went like this...

Picture of an incredibly bloody finger
"I needed 4 stitches and now i'm on the road to recovery to playing again!"

Despite injuring themselves, their furniture, breaking windows, etc. it's just so damn fun the main consideration is how soon they can play again.

Re:Store Shelves

[pionzypher]

Ask Jack Tretton from Sony.... Units on the SHELF are what makes a system good. Seriously, he'll set you straight, good old Jack is a mix between Sherlock Holmes, Einstein, and the Delphi Oracle. Sort of a demi-god if you will.

Re:Store Shelves

[JourneyExpertApe]

Minutes and hours, you say? I used a stopwatch to see how long it would take a Wii to be sold where I live. When I looked at the stopwatch, it actually said negative three seconds. Now that's fast.

If

[Aggrav8d]

Even if the magic is gone, at least it isn't gone to the tune of $800+ like it would be with a PS3.