So it seems that the love affair with the Wii might be coming to a bit of a close. According to the NY Daily News, it seems that sales for the Wii are down, as are profits for Nintendo. In fact, of all consoles, the perpetually third Sony has leapfrogged into first with their lower price and PS3 Slim console.
Those of you who are clutching your cute little motion controllers close to you might seem to think that dark days are ahead for Nintendo, but that’s where I come in. I think the Wii is going to be around for a long time to come, and here’s why.
It looks good: Do you guys keep wondering why Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian keep getting shows and CD’s and all that good stuff? Let me tell you, kiddos, it isn’t because they provide intellectual discourse on a variety of meaningful topics. Admit it, folks – the Wii is just as hot-looking-but-you-feel-dirty-afterwards as ever, mostly because everyone knows about it and how “cute” it looks in your house. Sure, it ranks somewhere below your toaster for useful appliances, but that’s not the point. The Wii is your trophy-wife status symbol, your way to get hot people who wouldn’t normally play games back to your place, so you’d better feel good about having one.
Anyone can play it: Sure, the most epic feeling you might get from playing a Wii game is from using a disjointed Fisher-Price avatar to win dumbed-down sports games, but at least you won’t be looked at as a weirdo when doing it. The Wii’s gateway appeal means anyone can give it a whirl, and that honestly means that your gaming hobby will be looked at as a significantly worthwhile pasttime. This is tons better than having it seen as your strange and disturbing obsession with shooting things in the face with a shotgun. Go go social acceptance!
Cool new thingees: Ok, so maybe no one has any clue what the Wii Vitality Sensor will do other than create unfortunate potential lawsuits from electric malfunctions, but hey – who else is innovating like that? When you can design a remote that you can attach crazy things to, you can design anything. You guys might be laughing now, sure, but when Nintendo comes out with addon peripherals that allow you to monitor when you need to drink more beer, chastise you about your lack of doing laundry, and give you the ability to order pizza at the touch of a button, you’ll be sorry. Nintendo’s not done creating wild and crazy ways to play the same titles and characters over and over again, so you’d better get used to it!
See that? I’m always here to make you feel better, even if you do favor a console that is designed in a way that your grandparents can pwn you with. It’s all good.
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Yeah, we picked up the system mostly for the kids but it’s mostly sat collecting dust for the last year. Odd thing is, I barely play with my Wii (heh) but there’s some games around the corner that are pratically must-own’s for me.
Epic Mickey, and New Super Mario Bro’s Wii.
Boy and his Blob looks pretty good to. (might just rent it though)
I almost wonder if sales are down simply because so many people who wanted them now have them. After all, as far as consoles go there is theoretically a saturation point, since they’re not really consumables…