[Edit] Anyone Still Playing their Wii?

Was just talking with a good friend this weekend about the Wii. He’s been looking to buy one for the last few months but hasn’t come across it yet. Anyway, we started talking about the games to play and what I recommended, and I suddenly realized that I’m really not even playing the Wii anymore!

The half of Zelda: Twilight Princess I played was great, but since then the only game that’s gotten any real time was Wario Ware: Smooth Moves. And it’s not for a lack of trying. I’ve rented literally every third party Wii title there is from Gamefly, and almost every single one wasn’t worth playing – either due to horrible controls, or to being significantly graphically inferior to a PS3 or 360 version. (The one exception was Super Bubble Pop Bust-A-Move Bash! – the control worked quite well there, but then again, I’d expect it to considering the simplicity of the game mechanic.)

I still love the idea of the Wii, but the controls just haven’t delivered as of yet. I’ve had concerns for a long time about their applicability to FPS titles. Those concerns are pretty well-validated at this point, and other genres seem to be having similar issues. I’m hoping Mario Galaxy or the new Metroid spark some excitement again, but I really feel like the Wii is turning into the Gamecube of this generation with amazing first-party titles, mediocre third-party title support. To be fair, it’s still early, and a lot of third-parties were caught by surprise by the Wii’s early success. Here’s hoping the next wave of third-party titles amaze… if they don’t, I really doubt the Wii will have any legs come next Spring.

[Edit: Wrong game title - fixed.]

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