Joel Vs. the Wii

Joel Durham Jr. is a mostly PC gamer, but he dabbles with the 360 as well. He felt he couldn’t consider himself a real gamer until he tried out the Wii. He did so, but didn’t manage to find anything he liked. Here’s a portion of his post.

In the end, however, I tended not to care much for No More Heroes. It was too inaccessibly weird for someone used to Gears of War and Call of Duty 4. I don’t consider mowing lawns for cash compelling gaming. I can see the appeal of the Wii’s unique control system, but I don’t think it’s currently being used for a decent crop of games. I can’t see the appeal of Super Mario Galaxy (it’s just another 3D platformer to me) or Sonic Riders Zero Gravity (you have to have the reflexes of a transistor to succeed at that game) and the more grown-up fare, like No More Heroes and Manhunt 2 are, well, just not all that. Let me know when something comes out for the Wii that might appeal to an adult who wasn’t raised on anime and twitch gaming.

Wow, that’s a lot of bashing done in just a few sentences. Not only to Wii owners, but anime fans as well! Make sure to read the full Extremetech article before you make your comments. Full piece here.