Topic: I take it all back ...

[Dryden]

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My guess is that the game lineup has been getting better and more gamer friendly because, well, great games like Star Fox DS and Phantom Hourglass take time to develop...and non-gamer games don't.

Yeah... I don't think any system launch since N64 + Mario 64 was "gamer friendly".  Launches are riddled with short development time.  Would you truly want the DS to launch with Starfox, Zelda, or even Metroid?  You saw the Metroid that came packaged at launch - we're all glad we waited.
Meanwhile, the Wii launch has a Zelda that's been in development for... quite possibly the longest dev time since Half Life 2.  We'll all be happy.

[NWR_pap64]

Hey Rick, sorry to bump this back but I finally see what you are getting at...

I admit I HATED the name, with a passion. I argued about it, I yelled at people about it, I got extremely depressed over it and it got so bad that I started having heated arguments with my best friends about it.

But after E3, I could care less...True, I still think it's a dumb name and they could've chosen a BETTER one, but I am so impressed with how Nintendo has done at E3 I am almost inclined to believe that the games WILL sell the system to EVERYBODY.

I think the Wii has a certain magic the DS had. It's a dumb, silly concept that enthralls you once you are willing to accept and I think this is what Nintendo is aiming at with the console.

I mean, the gaming media, which has been jaded towards Nintendo since the N64, has embraced the Wii, even when it's still a prototype and pretty much a souped up Gamecube with a different controller. We have developers embracing it, we have jaded gamers embracing it. I mean, the PS3 was supposed to be a big deal this year, but all the media has focused on the Wii from what I've seen and read.

Seeing the game trailer shown at the conference made me a believer that the games will easily pull people into the console. It's like I said the magic that captures people and doesn't let go.

True, I still think the name is dumb and think that they need to advertise the hell out of the console in order for it to be a success, but I am definitely done being overly negative about it and just wait and see. If everyone else wants to argue about the name and how it could damage Nintendo, fine. But maybe it's time we all learned to just get along and move on with life. It's not the end of the world.