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Wii Games That Deserved More Attention

January 25, 2009 in Blog comments 24

Thomas Worthington of thatgamingsite.com discusses four games of choice, from the Wii, which deserved better than they got. It contains a balance of games to appeal to both types of gamers, hardcore and casual, so read on about the games you may have missed and wish you hadn't.

Oh the Wii, the poor old Wii. It is doing so well for a company that in terms of home consoles was on the brink of doom after the slightly lacking Gamecube, yet it receives a lot of slack for its casual line up although at times it can be a little deserving of its negative praise (need I mention countless amounts of shovelware?). But today we honour those that went by with a bit of a fizzle, some promising that didn't quite meet the standard set by themselves, some fantastic games that didn't get the attention they deserved and some games that are truly misunderstood.
Dark Arcanine via thatgamingsite.com »
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  • 3
    Twin_Master Jan 25, 09
    There isn't really a ballance. It's mainly just kiddy games.
    • 0
      Murray3* Jan 26, 09
      Kiddy games... *Opens mouth to say something, then doesn't, shaking head*
    • 4
      Big A2 Jan 26, 09
      Define "kiddy games" for me, Twin Master.
      • 5
        BANDITO ATTACK Jan 26, 09
        http://www.gamestop.com/browse/search.aspx?Ns=Sort_ETA|1&N=6+138
        • 1
          Big A2 Jan 27, 09
          So any game that is on the Wii and will ship within 24 hours is "kiddy"?
  • 1
    blazeboy11 Jan 26, 09
    I own a Wii, I don't even like it, but whats with this constant "kiddy games" shit? Why do people think everything on a Nintendo console is a kiddy game?

    Its like, they lack the intelligence to come up with a legitimate response, so they let their ass do the talking.

    Also: The Cerebral Bore from Turok 2 is more hardcore than any of the shit on Gears of War. And that was way back on the N64.
    • 2
      Fatal Error Jan 26, 09
      quote blazeboy11

      Also: The Cerebral Bore from Turok 2 is more hardcore than any of the shit on Gears of War. And that was way back on the N64.
      I thought we were talking about the Wii, not N64.

      ...And no, it wasn't.
      • 0
        Murray3* Jan 26, 09
        Who cares, Gears of War is overrated anyway.
        • 3
          BANDITO ATTACK Jan 26, 09
          gears of war isn't overrated. it just plain sucks.
        • 0
          Murray3* Jan 27, 09
          When you're right you're right!
        • 0
          Capn Droid Jan 27, 09
          Bandito Attack shows brilliance in every one of his posts. Bandito 2012!
    • 2
      pooOBKp Jan 26, 09
      quote blazeboy11
      Also: The Cerebral Bore from Turok 2 is more hardcore than any of the shit on Gears of War. And that was way back on the N64.
      Let's go ahead and say the usual responses to those comments. That's your opinion, not everyone has the same opinions.
  • 0
    Zaraze Jan 26, 09
    Lost Winds isn't really kiddy as opposed to being kid-friendly. Endless Ocean perhaps although it does have appeal to various people.
    Anyone who calls Red Steel a kiddy game is an idiot. Anyone who can even consider the possibility of referring to No More Heroes as a kid game is either *bleep* or joking. Seriously NMH is arguably less kid friendly than GTA (The uncensorced version at least).

    As for the list it's quite good although Lost Winds shouldn't really be on it since it's a downloadable game, fun but far too short. The rest are okay, I would have liked to have seen Okami on there as well, that game really needs more love.
    • 1
      Fatal Error Jan 26, 09
      Okami was originally on PS2. Red Steel wasn't even a good game, so it shouldn't be on the list in the first place. No More Heroes sure but consider the demographic of most Wii owners and you can see why it didn't sell well.
  • 1
    PacoDG Jan 26, 09
    Replace that piece of crap Red Steel with a great game like Zack & Wiki, then you got yourself a very nice list.
    • 1
      Murray3* Jan 27, 09
      Zack & Wiki=Win.

      Red Steel=Rushed.
  • 3
    Disillusioned* Jan 26, 09
    I don't understand why people don't love Endless Ocean. When I got my Wii I rushed out to buy it and I've loved it ever since.
    • 1
      Slumpy monkey* Jan 27, 09
      Meh, When I bought my WII I thought it was good for the first couple of days, then I bought some games (Super Mario galaxy, RE) and they kinda sucked.... The only game I ever play on it now is Mario kart, and that is only on the rare occasion. I just play my 360 and PC more now.
      • 0
        Big A2 Jan 27, 09
        If a game like Super Mario Galaxy sucks, to you, then you really shouldn't have even though about buying a Wii.
        • 1
          Slumpy monkey* Jan 27, 09
          Wow wii games must really suck then if the only game worth buying it for is that.
        • 0
          Murray3* Jan 27, 09
          How in the world did you make that conclusion Slumpy?
        • 0
          Slumpy monkey* Jan 27, 09
          quote Big A2
          If a game like Super Mario Galaxy sucks, to you, then you really shouldn't have even though about buying a Wii.
          Based on my taste in games? you?
        • 0
          Big A2 Jan 28, 09
          What I'm saying is, if something as briliant as Super Mario Galaxy sucks, then why buy a Wii when it's biggest game sucks?

          Murray's right, how the hell did you read that as "The only game worth buying a Wii for is Super Mario Galaxy"?
        • 0
          Fatal Error Jan 28, 09
          Super Mario Galaxy was, like many games, completely overhyped. However, due to the simplistic nature of the game and the fact that it's still Mario, it's still enjoyable to a point and people were generally able to ignore some flaws like "this game has incredibly ridiculous camera issues". I found the older Super Mario games better as far as platformers are concerned, but Galaxy was still a good game and allowed for 2P support without havign to deal with a crappy player 2 ruining the game.

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