Wii Party!

[BeatlesFan789]

Is anyone getting Wii Party? It's like the Mario Party series, but hey, it looks like a future hit! I want it and I'll probably get it. It looks fun!

 

[-Aaron]

No. You are now aware that all the Wii __________ titles are glorified tech demos.

 

[Tyeforce]

No. You are now aware that all the Wii __________ titles are glorified tech demos.

That is completely untrue. >_>

And yes, I will be getting it.

 

[-Aaron]

No. You are now aware that all the Wii __________ titles are glorified tech demos.

That is completely untrue. >_>

And yes, I will be getting it.

Then how do you explain that almost all of them is bundled with a device?

 

[Tyeforce]

No. You are now aware that all the Wii __________ titles are glorified tech demos.

That is completely untrue. >_>

And yes, I will be getting it.

Then how do you explain that almost all of them is bundled with a device?

What does that have to do with anything?

 

[Deleted User]

No. You are now aware that all the Wii __________ titles are glorified tech demos.

That is completely untrue. >_>

And yes, I will be getting it.

Then how do you explain that almost all of them is bundled with a device?

What does that have to do with anything?

Because it's a simple marketing technique by giving motivation with a lame peripheral. I honestly think that the Wii has the most attachments to it than any other console.

 

[Psychonaut]

the only reason i got wii play is because controllers cost roughly the same price.

lol.

 

[-Aaron]

No. You are now aware that all the Wii __________ titles are glorified tech demos.

That is completely untrue. >_>

And yes, I will be getting it.

Then how do you explain that almost all of them is bundled with a device?

What does that have to do with anything?

Wii Sports: Let's have the consumers have a taste of what the Wii can do in terms of motion technology.

Wii Sports Resort: Let's put a game where players can test our new motion sensing device.

Wii Fit: Let's see how the new balance board does.

Wii Fit Plus: Looks like the balance board can do different things. Let's see what other things it can do.

Wii Play: Alright, the Wii can handle turn-based gameplay properly. We'll add in an extra remote and see how it handles simultaneous gameplay.

 

[Tyeforce]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep

Then how do you explain that almost all of them is bundled with a device?

What does that have to do with anything?

Because it's a simple marketing technique by giving motivation with a lame peripheral. I honestly think that the Wii has the most attachments to it than any other console.

Nintendo doesn't make new peripherals just to rake in money, they do it to create a richer gameplay experience. Let's take a look at the Wii series games that come bundled with peripherals...

Wii Sports: It doesn't come bundled with anything, but the Wii comes bundled with it (outside Japan, that is). Obviously, this is so you can play Wii without having to buy another game right away.

Wii Play: Comes with an extra Wii Remote, because the game focuses on multiplayer.

Wii Fit: Comes with the Wii Balance Board because...well, that's what the game's all about. The Wii Balance Board added another dimension of input, opening up new ways to play games.

Wii Sports Resort: Comes with Wii Motion Plus because, like Wii Fit introduced the Balance Board, Wii Sports Resort introduced Wii Motion Plus, greatly enhancing the Wii's motion control experience.

Wii Fit Plus: See Wii Fit.

Wii Party: See Wii Play.


I can understand how the extra Wii Remote included with Wii Play and Wii Party could be seen as added incentive to purchase the game (though it's a great deal, so what is there to complain about?), but suggesting that the Wii Balance Board and Wii Motion Plus are bundled with Wii Fit and Wii Sports Resort purely as a marketing technique is ridiculous.

 

[BeatlesFan789]

Seriously it looks like Wii Party will be popular. They already are selling it at importer stores which I don't go to.

 

[Tyeforce]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep

Then how do you explain that almost all of them is bundled with a device?

What does that have to do with anything?

Wii Sports: Let's have the consumers have a taste of what the Wii can do in terms of motion technology.

Wii Sports Resort: Let's put a game where players can test our new motion sensing device.

Wii Fit: Let's see how the new balance board does.

Wii Fit Plus: Looks like the balance board can do different things. Let's see what other things it can do.

Wii Play: Alright, the Wii can handle turn-based gameplay properly. We'll add in an extra remote and see how it handles simultaneous gameplay.

Your way of thinking is backwards. Miyamoto didn't make Wii Fit and say "hey, I bet this would sell better if we include some sort of peripheral with it". No, he created the Balance Board and Wii Fit together because he wanted to make a game that measured your weight and balance, and creating the Balance Board was necessary for such a game. The same goes for Wii Motion Plus; it was created to expand on the Wii's motion controls and give another dimension of input to games, not just to be an incentive to buy Wii Sports Resort.

 

[Deleted User]

>mfw reading that

And 3/4 of them are still useless aside from those games.

 

[Tyeforce]

>mfw reading that

And 3/4 of them are still useless aside from those games.

The Wii Balance Board and Wii Motion Plus have many uses outside of Wii Fit and Wii Sports Resort... And even if that wasn't the case, Wii Fit and Wii Sports Resort make full use of them, so what is there to complain about?

 

[Deleted User]

>mfw reading that

And 3/4 of them are still useless aside from those games.

The Wii Balance Board and Wii Motion Plus have many uses outside of Wii Fit and Wii Sports Resort... And even if that wasn't the case, Wii Fit and Wii Sports Resort make full use of them, so what is there to complain about?

Having things laying around I'll never use again outside of that game.
I even tried to sell my WiiSpeak to a local game store and they would only buy it for 10 cents because even they know nobody would buy it.

 

[-Aaron]

What. Are you sure it's not your way of thinking that's backwards? Not once did I imply in my post that they created the Motion Plus so consumers can have incentive to buy Sports Resort.

 

[Tyeforce]

What. Are you sure it's not your way of thinking that's backwards? Not once did I imply in my post that they created the Motion Plus so consumers can have incentive to buy Sports Resort.

Then what were you implying?

 

[Psychonaut]

What. Are you sure it's not your way of thinking that's backwards? Not once did I imply in my post that they created the Motion Plus so consumers can have incentive to buy Sports Resort.

Then what were you implying?

going to go out on a limb and say the exact opposite.

that wii sports resort was made as a tech demo for the motion plus.

also, yoshi touch & go = oh god what, this is the whole game?

 

[Tyeforce]

What. Are you sure it's not your way of thinking that's backwards? Not once did I imply in my post that they created the Motion Plus so consumers can have incentive to buy Sports Resort.

Then what were you implying?

going to go out on a limb and say the exact opposite.

that wii sports resort was made as a tech demo for the motion plus.

also, yoshi touch & go = oh god what, this is the whole game?

They're far from "tech demos", and it should be obvious enough that I don't even have to begin to explain why. Just because they introduced a new peripheral doesn't mean that they're "tech demos".

 

[Psychonaut]

What. Are you sure it's not your way of thinking that's backwards? Not once did I imply in my post that they created the Motion Plus so consumers can have incentive to buy Sports Resort.

Then what were you implying?

going to go out on a limb and say the exact opposite.

that wii sports resort was made as a tech demo for the motion plus.

also, yoshi touch & go = oh god what, this is the whole game?

They're far from "tech demos", and it should be obvious enough that I don't even have to begin to explain why. Just because they introduced a new peripheral doesn't mean that they're "tech demos".

yoshi's touch and go is borderline tech demo.

the game was shown as a tech demo at e3 when the ds was unveiled, IIRC.

add in three other modes of scoring, and you've got a game.

 

[Tyeforce]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep

going to go out on a limb and say the exact opposite.

that wii sports resort was made as a tech demo for the motion plus.

also, yoshi touch & go = oh god what, this is the whole game?

They're far from "tech demos", and it should be obvious enough that I don't even have to begin to explain why. Just because they introduced a new peripheral doesn't mean that they're "tech demos".

yoshi's touch and go is borderline tech demo.

the game was shown as a tech demo at e3 when the ds was unveiled, IIRC.

add in three other modes of scoring, and you've got a game.

We weren't talking about Yoshi Touch & Go, we were talking about the Wii series... And I can't say anything about Yoshi Touch & Go, because I haven't played it.