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The Wii is catching up to the PS3 and Xbox 360's Features

June 23, 2008 in News comments 15

The Wii is showing that it means business, leading all sales and bringing in the money for Nintendo and now the Wii is starting to match the PS3 and 360's features, besides the graphics. Call of Duty: World at War will have co-op, just like the 360 and PS3 versions and when Guitar Hero: World Tour releases, players will be able to use Wii Points to purchase new songs! With the Wii starting to match the features of the 360 and PS3, this could put the Wii even more ahead in sales then it already is!

Just like its portable cousin the Nintendo DS, the Wii is starting to show it is indeed a "slow cooker" system that started life with a whimper, but will finish with a roar that includes features once only thought possible on the PS3 and Xbox 360

Just this week, a series of third party announcements about the system's online play and shoehorning the Call of Duty 4 engine into what many detractors call the "GameCube 2.0" could have Wii detractors eating a bit of crow.
tyranitar24 via gamepro.com »
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  • 1
    nnkklo Jun 24, 08
    *waits patiently for thousands of fanboys to attack*
  • 1
    Paper Mario Dude Jun 24, 08
    hey, you want some popcorn while we wait for them?
  • 2
    Newcloud Jun 24, 08
    i dont no what to say without sounding ilke a fanboy but these still dont match ps3 or 360.. it already had wii points and most games have co-op
  • 0
    Tromonator133 Jun 24, 08
    Wii is cool because of the controls. That's what makes it different from the PS3 and XBOX360.
  • 1
    pwned227 Jun 24, 08
    The graphics on the wii is it's major downfall I don't see it being better then the PS3 or 360 anytime soon.
  • 2
    Regard Jun 24, 08
    one question comes to mind when reading this- Why didn't the Wii come with these things from the beginning?
  • 1
    bbb7002004 Jun 24, 08
    Wii has always been capable. Third parties just saw no reason to invest in a system they saw as inferior.
  • 0
    MusiKon Jun 24, 08
    Downloadable songs for Guitar Hero? And where am I gonna put those songs, huh?

    Unless Nintendo does indeed plan to solve their storage issue, the Wii will never catch up in features.
    • 0
      Akira_EX Jun 24, 08
      Vicarious Visions already confirmed that players can use the SD card slot.
      • 0
        MusiKon Jun 24, 08
        Seriously? I thought it was proven by VC and WiiWare games that data can't be run directly from the SD slot.
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    killerkid22 Jun 24, 08
    The wii is certainly original we can at least say that much. But its like a computer system, just getting better as time moves on. Now i don't know about catching up the xbox360 or ps3 but it definitely will reach their...not sure how to say this..standards?
    • 2
      Final Blade Jun 25, 08
      The only way Wii can reach PS3 and 360 standard, as you call it, is if they completely change the Wii hardware.
  • 2
    Slumpy monkey Jun 24, 08
    Its not really catching up to them.

    Its just taking a step in the right direction for a better console, But there no where near the level of PS3 and 360.
  • 1
    Seproth Jun 24, 08
    Well if there were some way to give me a name instead of a series of numbers I'd say that's a start.

    I'd say it's no longer being crippled by lack of features.
  • 3
    BANDITO ATTACK Jun 24, 08
    it still lacks non-laughable online multiplayer capabilities. that's what really matters.

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