Could someone who lives in NZ please stop by Mark's house, take that Wii away from him, tighten the ankle shackles and push him back up to his Mac. Zelda is cutting into our Max3D development schedule! :)
Seriosly, I am going to get a Wii when one comes available here (sold out just about everywhere in the USA right now). I agree that it seems a bit overpriced for what is essentially a GameCube 1.5 with a fancy controller.
I played Gears of War for awhile and liked it. Played Zelda for awhile and was absolutely hooked (after the initial "UGGH! the graphics suck"). I am not planning on getting a 360. Chalk one up for Gameplay and design!
Apparently, Nintendo was pushed by retailers to up the price a bit, I wish they would have put more stuff in the box though (like an extra WiiMote+Nunchuk) to warrant the $250 USD pricetag.
anyway, they ARE sold out here so they seem to be doing something right.
I buy games, not systems. The Wii is doing alot of stuff right in this department. Developers don't have to spend as much money or time to get a Wii game on the shelves.
Keeping up with the "HD" Joneses is extremely difficult. Wii sidestepped that battle altogether.
I hope there is a wee-bit more horsepower in there to play with.
Seriosly, I am going to get a Wii when one comes available here (sold out just about everywhere in the USA right now). I agree that it seems a bit overpriced for what is essentially a GameCube 1.5 with a fancy controller.
I played Gears of War for awhile and liked it. Played Zelda for awhile and was absolutely hooked (after the initial "UGGH! the graphics suck"). I am not planning on getting a 360. Chalk one up for Gameplay and design!
Apparently, Nintendo was pushed by retailers to up the price a bit, I wish they would have put more stuff in the box though (like an extra WiiMote+Nunchuk) to warrant the $250 USD pricetag.
anyway, they ARE sold out here so they seem to be doing something right.
I buy games, not systems. The Wii is doing alot of stuff right in this department. Developers don't have to spend as much money or time to get a Wii game on the shelves.
Keeping up with the "HD" Joneses is extremely difficult. Wii sidestepped that battle altogether.
I hope there is a wee-bit more horsepower in there to play with.