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Most people may not be able to afford all three major consoles. We may not be able even to afford both HD consoles. But many “Hardcore” gamers are finding fulfillment through a combination of one of the high-end brands and the more affordable Nintendo Wii.
There was a time when the term “Hardcore Gamer” referred to those who not only spent a lot of time playing video games, but those who spent that time playing all sorts of games. They had favorites, but dabbled in just about everything for the sheer love of gaming, loving much more than they disliked. Nowadays, overzealous, and often hateful genre “specialists” have become would be usurpers of that title. They often use it in attempts to elevate themselves and disparage those who don’t fit into their tiny little niche.
It is true that after recent failures, the huge success of the Nintendo Wii has taken almost everyone by surprise, even Nintendo. But that surprise has given rise to two groups: those who respect what Nintendo is doing and/or take part in it, and haters who feel threatened by the success of something that isn’t their first choice.
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No doubt that as far as quality, state-of-the-art graphics games of classic genres go; the PS3 and XBox 360 fill the need a little bit better than the Wii in some cases. But the Wii is no slouch in those departments either. In addition to Nintendo’s quality lineup of classics being upgraded for this console generation, there are a host of new and refreshing ideas being expressed through the Wii for gaming enjoyment. For all of the talk regarding certain low quality Wii games, there is also much to talk about regarding high quality Wii games, and the truly “Hardcore” have noticed this.
PS3 owners are still in awe of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune because of its graphics quality. They can’t wait for Metal Gear Solid 4, Final Fantasy XIII, and God of War 3. XBox 360 owners are having a ball switching back and forth between COD 4 and Halo 3, and playing out as much of the Mass Effect story that they can. They can’t wait for Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, with its load of exclusive downloadable content, and Halo Wars.
But you know what? Many of these respective gamers are wishing that they could also play Super Smash Bros Brawl, Tales of Symphonia 2, Mario Kart Wii, and No More Heroes. They’ve heard about Super Mario Galaxy being pure fun. They’ve read about how challenging, unique, and innovative Zack and Wiki: Search for Barbaros’ Treasure is; and how much “off the wall” fun a lighthearted game like Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is with a group of friends.
While many have in fact created for themselves a “Wii60” or “PSWii” combo, many more who would like to do the same, worry about the Mom and Granny stigma that haters have tried to apply to the system that they feel threatens them. They feel as though buying a Wii to round out their gaming experience would damage their ability to call themselves “Hardcore”.
The truth is, if Hardcore is somehow limited only to state-of-the-art graphics, 80 hour RPG’s, racing games and first person shooters, then being a Hardcore Gamer is a joke. Those game genres are great, but there really is nothing better, or special about limiting ones self to them. In fact, people who do limit themselves are stretching the term Gamer when they refer to themselves that way.
And so the questions remain: If you own only an XBox 360 or Playstation 3, aren’t you about ready to also experience the other end of the gaming quality spectrum? If you own only a Wii, wouldn’t you rather also have the option of playing Soulcalibur IV instead of just secondary efforts like Soulcalibur Legends?
If you hate any console other than the one(s) you own, for any reason, isn’t it about time to knock it off and admit that the others have got some good things going for them? Isn’t it time to be unashamed of owning or playing any system or games that we like? Isn’t it time to respect and enjoy all well made games again, whether they’re our particular cup of tea or not? Isn’t it time to stop defiling the term “Hardcore Gamer” with bias, hate, and niche play? Isn’t it?
linkage. there is a poll on the link about what do u like. participate.
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I agree with it, but I still can't decide wether to buy a 360 or a pS3 as my second console...
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I would love to get a PS3 but I don't have the money : /
I'm really waiting on FFXII and the next SE mmorpg on it : )
I'll prolly get it when SE's mmorpg comes out. But for now I won't be that "diverse" of a gamer heheh.. I mean I only have one game for the Wii >.>;;
I'm going to try and get the 360 next, now that I have a job! But that's only because of Halo 3, Bioshock, and Mass Effect. The PS3, I'll wait till all the great games come out.
If you already have a wii for gaming, then get a ps3 for the blu-ray. The ps3 will soon have almost every game the 360 has and it has the winner of the movie format wars BLU-RAY!
If you already have a wii for gaming, then get a ps3 for the blu-ray. The ps3 will soon have almost every game the 360 has and it has the winner of the movie format wars BLU-RAY!
Ah yes I read that in the News Channel today. It's really interesting how these formats compete. Either way it won't effect most of us average consumer I think. I mean our house just barely moved on to dvd x3 so in a sense I can see why big N didn't include HDTV support (I still think they should have).
Interesting Article.
I am working on getting a 360 myself. My friend has a Ps3 which I often play, but I think I will only stick with two consoles this generation. That could change though.
The PS3 graphics and capabilities are insane. To compare a Wii to it is just a complete waste of time. I have em both and THERE IS NO COMPARISON.
Yes my Wii was fun and it was great playing the Wii Sports
Yes it was something I have never seen before, controller-wise
Yes I and my wife loved the bowling as well as the rest of Wii Sports.
Yes my wife beat me in Wii Boxing her first shot out of the box
Yes I looked forward to games like Disaster and Manhunt2
Yes I was dissapointed when Manhunt2 was filtered and Disaster was ?
Yes I bought Brunswick and AMF bowling and was totally disappointed
Yes I bought Ghost Squad, and its still wrapped in the cellophane.
Yes I hoped for a wider array of games like GTA or COD4 maybe?
Yes I bought MOH2 and liked the online though it could have been better.
Yes I got bored with it and bought a PS3
Yes I LOVE COD4, and realize it is what MOH2 should have been more like.
This is NOT a Wii bash post!!! Its more of a you cant compare post. I also spent TWICE the money on my PS3 basic system (80 GIG) then my Wii basic system, so thats NO comparison. Just dollar for dollar I play the PS3 every day and blow the dust off the Wii when I get around to it now that I have the PS3.
The Wii was good for Wii Sports, period. They should have expanded on it and made it online.
RE4 was ok and MOH2 was fun for a while but annoying. The respawn points in MOH2 were predictable and destroyed someone with considerable talent in the game. The lack of a communication system also adds waste of the system that it could be.
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Wii60 rules, I love having both and do hardcore and casual gaming on both consoles. Just because the Wii is flooded with causual/party games doesn't mean you can't stay up for 3+ hours playing Metroid Prime or Mario galaxy.
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Wii- Battalion Wars 2, Naruto:CoNR, SSX Blur, Super Mario Galaxy Current Wishlist:No More Heroes,Baroque, Dragon Quest Swords,Endless Ocean, Guitar Hero 3,Call of Duty 4 (360)
I agree with it, but I still can't decide wether to buy a 360 or a pS3 as my second console...
I have the same dilema. I want a 360 but because of the overheating problems, i do not trust it, I would like to trust it but I can't, so I think I might go to a PS3 instead, for reliability.
I have a co-worker that his family room floded (some inches of water) by a broken hose during night. The PS3 was left on and got water while on (imagine that). The console was turned off to avoid a possible electrical shock and everybody thought that the PS3 has died. The unit was opened and dried. And turned on again. The system started to overheat but the PS3 shut it down to protect itself (nice thing) and displayed a message on screen that it was overheating. The water affected the thermal glue that snapped from the cpu. New thermal solution was placed and the heatsink was put once again. There is a big fan inside the unit to keep it cooler. Now it is working perfectly. That is it reliability
Last edited by highroller; 02-19-2008 at 02:14 AM.
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