Its not that bad bro. If it wasn't for the wii, the 360 and ps3 wouldn't be nearly as popular as they are now. I can honestly say I wasnt planning on getting a 360 or a ps3 back in 2006. My sights were set on the wii! If Nintendo hadn't pulled me back into gaming, their's no way I would have purchased a 360 or PS3. It is what it is. Nintendo saved gaming! You think apple would be making a ton off gaming for the I-phone if the Wii had of tanked? We were staring down the barrel of a repeat of the 1980's video game crash, if wii sports hadn't went into the phone booth, and came out the number 1 selling game of all-time. If you're sick of the wii-you're sick of gaming....

The Wii just doesn't appeal to me at all. I felt like ranting a little but no need to take me too seriously.

I have been wanting the wii for a while but do worry that we won't use it much

We have both the Wii Active and Wii Fit. The Wii Fit isn't that great and the wife quit using it. She likes the Active and uses it from time to time. That's definitely better than the Wii Fit.

My son liked it for a little. The only game they seemed to like was Mario Galaxy. The new Mario comes out soon but that's very little gaming for a system we've had for over a year. If the system was $149 or less I would be less critical. But it's almost the same price as a 360 or PS3 and is so much less powerful. The Big N is just raking in the cash and I think a lot of people end up a bit disappointed in the Wii.

Forgot to metion Mario Kart. We have had fun with that for a little bit. But again, it goes LONG stretches without any usage.

A rant about how much someone hates (maybe too strong) the Wii. This is a first, Nintendo has done nothing to warrant you hating the system. It's not like how overpriced the PS3 was at first with practically no exclusive titles or how unreliable and defective the 360's hardware has been. Don't take my observations the wrong way though I respect your rant and don't take it very seriously like you said.

I just find it funny that this seems so uncalled for. I imagine two guys standing near one another and one of them is just yelling at the other "Really you're just going to stand there!!" like he's done something terribly wrong yet he hasn't done anything to provoke him. Lol.

I never bought my PS3 at it's original price either. Both the PS3 and 360 were overpriced to begin with. But at least there was some real power there. Sometimes I debate this with my wife who defends the stupid Wii saying you can't compare the systems. And I just say, "You're right. I play the PS3 and the Wii gathers dust. Good thing it's white."

I know the rant is a bit irrational and I shouldn't get this annoyed but the Wii just seems to get too much praise for a system that sells well but people don't play nearly enough.

Just wait for SMB

Just pre-ordered it yesterday for my wife.

Got a good deal - C$49.99 and free shipping but I won't be playing it. I was never into Mario games.

I think natal with put the wii away

It's called 'innovation'. The Wii had it, the 360/PS3 didn't. The Wii focused on 'fun', the 360/PS3 didn't. Nintentdo attempted to build a console for 'everyone'. MicroSoft and Sony didn't. Ninendo had the better strategy and executed well, and to their credit, the Wii is a really fun console to play on for certain games (Resident Evil 4, Wii Sports, Metroid, and such).

@Superstarchad If the videogaming went down id be happy since im young and the price of games could of been WAYYYY lower than they are.. Come on 70$ for a DVD (But i love them =P)

The Wii has less than 10 games that I like. Of the games I like most of them are made by Nintendo. I prefer to play games with little to no motion controller. I like to sit back & relax when I play a game. If you want to work out pick up some weights.

hate the we love the 360

I own all three consoles. I picked the Wii up last, and it's the one I play the least. I own several games, but I never get pulled away from my 360 or PS3 to bother with them. The Wii is exactly as you described it: a "hype machine." Just go look at the library of Wii games at your local store; you'll see exactly why it's all hype. It's absolutely ridiculous the amount of garbage games that are out, trying to capitalize on the new "gamers" in the market. The sad thing is that some people actually buy "Barbie World Adventures," "Active Super Workout Plus," and "Thomas the Train World." I know these are fictional titles, but they make the point. The Wii is filled with garbage titles. You really have to search just to find one that's even a 50% metacritic score.

It's ok, people have seen through Nintendo as time has progressed. Their sales have trickled off. They won't be this popular next generation unless they bring the hardware and games to the mix. Innovation and marketing won't carry them any further than this.