Topic: Wii analysis in this next gen war.

[Infernal Monkey]

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Originally posted by: Link_

regardless of what some here say,graphics sells systems.

No. They don't. Not anymore at least. If graphics sold systems, the Wii wouldn't have made any impact at all. DS would be joining the Game Gear and the Lynx's tea(r) party. If graphics sold systems, Viva Pinata wouldn't have been a gigantic sales disaster. If graphics sold systems, Dreamcast might have been something more than a joke console to the general public.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

New RE5 content hasn't been seen for practically the whole year, for either system.  It's either so special it's still a secret, or development has been too slow to bring anything tangible to the table.  Shows the teaser trailer really was just a hollow graphics demo.

Devil May Cry was the first big game to spearhead the "hardcore swishy slashy 3d action title" movement.  The franchise has shown its ups and BIG downs and DMC4 is promising more of the same.  But with God of War, Ninja Gaiden, and Prince of Persia in the mix, "more of the same" isn't a guarantee it's up to par.

Half-Li--- whuh?  PC ports make a difference?

The first Killzone was completely laffo.  Red Steel is mediocre, but people still dig it and it has novelty.  Killzone was just mediocre, and nothing extra.  Killzone's ps3 demo was already proven to be an FMV fake, so the game didn't exist in any functional form back then.  Like RE5, Killzone Ps3 didn't have much to show this year, either.  I wonder why.

Unreal, more porting, yay?

GT5, well only kinds exists since the whole GT HD idea as a "full game" fell apart.  GT's existence is only natural, anyway.

Assassin's Creed, zero info, zero opinion.  And it's from Ubisoft so it's automatically outside my radar.

Who said that "near future" for Ps3 actually means the early half of 2007?  Some of these titles are practically vaporware until the next big tradeshow.  Who says they won't be positioned to provide competition for the latter half of 2007?

[couchmonkey]

On Ian's comments: I totally agree on the "weaker hardware does not guarantee success" point, I also think people are taking that a bit too far.  Why didn't Atari beat NES in that case? What about Saturn and Dreamcast?  Hardware wins because of a combination of factors that change with each new set of systems.

As for "the price isn't even that great"...I agree with you from our perspective as hardcore gamers, but in my experience the casual/non-gamer audience actually sees it as a decent price, especially after hearing the competing prices.  Besides, the system is still sold out everywhere, and it's safe to say Nintendo can do a price drop whenever it wants.  The lower graphical power will restrict some games from appearing on Wii, but likewise the Wiimote restricts some games from appearing on other consoles.  Rayman Raving Rabbids is out on PS2 and will be on the 360 and PS3, but anyone who's played it can tell you those versions will suck compared to the Wii version - just like Dead Rising might suck on Wii.

END POST THERE.

[NeoThunder]

GameCube was more powerful than a PS2, PS2 still sold more

[Hocotate]

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All of those games you mentioned are most likely going to be released in the latter half of 2007, which is exactly what I said.

Yes, I know they will likely be released in the later half of the year... We can assume the same for Nintendo's competition as well. Are you telling me you expect Sony to have a large amount of major titles ready for Q1 and 2 of the year?

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Originally posted by: Pittbboi
What’s up with everyone forgetting about RE: 5? Oh, and there’s Half Life, Killzone, Unreal Tournament,  Devil May Cry, Assassin’s Creed, Gran  Turismo  5 and a host of other major titles? All of these are major titles the PS3 is getting in the near future.

lol, define "near future." If you think all of these will be released in Q1 or Q2 of 2007 then you are sadly mistaken. Most on that list are multiplatform anyway.