Will Wright Opines That Wii Is the Only Next-Gen Console

***wraggster*** · October 27th, 2007, 16:28

In an article that will probably tick off a lot of PS3 owners, Will Wright calls the PS3 and 360 'incremental improvement(s)'. 'The Wii feels like a major jump - not that the graphics are more powerful, but that it hits a completely different demographic. In some sense I see the Wii as the most significant thing that's happened, at least on the console side, in quite a while ... I still, for the most part, prefer playing games on the computer - to me the mouse is the best input device ever. Every generation it's like 'the PC's dead! The PC's dead!'. But it carries on growing when consoles are flat for five years. At the moment I can get better graphics on my PC than I can on the PS3

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl.../10/26/1512217

**Elven6** · October 27th, 2007, 17:03

This guys weird

**zevende** · October 27th, 2007, 20:06

Why does the wii recieve so much praise, despite its mediocrity? I don't consider it next-gen by any means. All it is is a gamecube with a little extra processing power and one big gimmick. Motion sensors don't make up for lack of good games. I would even consider it detrimental to many games, as it gets old too fast.

**sappo** · October 27th, 2007, 21:18

All of you who despise Wii, buy it, and then talk.

Because I'm sure that you don't have it, or you would be agreeing with Will Wright.

**Accordion** · October 27th, 2007, 23:25

Originally Posted by sappo

All of you who despise Wii, buy it, and then talk.

Because I'm sure that you don't have it, or you would be agreeing with Will Wright.

I have one, havent touched it since december.

I gave it my sister[only ever played pokemon before] after playing Wii sports, and buying Kororimpa it hasnt been turned on for months.

lack of games, adequate control schemes, ever changing philoshophy [The wii remote was supposed to be the only controller needed] it is hard not to feel disappointed.

**Junixx** · October 28th, 2007, 04:02

Originally Posted by Accordion

I have one, havent touched it since december.

I gave it my sister[only ever played pokemon before] after playing Wii sports, and buying Kororimpa it hasnt been turned on for months.

lack of games, adequate control schemes, ever changing philoshophy [The wii remote was supposed to be the only controller needed] it is hard not to feel disappointed.

You haven't even tried Metroid? You should...

By the way, I remain neutral on all this because I don't really care anymore, I play what I want to play on whatever console..

**Accordion** · October 28th, 2007, 13:28

Originally Posted by Junixx

You haven't even tried Metroid? You should...

By the way, I remain neutral on all this because I don't really care anymore, I play what I want to play on whatever console..

well it was only released two days ago…
I will probably buy it once the price is appropriate.
[If the Wii is so cheap and easy to produce games for, should i really be paying the same as i do for PS3 games?] If it had multiplayer i might be more tempted.

**Junixx** · October 28th, 2007, 14:33

Originally Posted by Accordion

well it was only released two days ago…
I will probably buy it once the price is appropriate.
[If the Wii is so cheap and easy to produce games for, should i really be paying the same as i do for PS3 games?] If it had multiplayer i might be more tempted.

Ah sorry I didn't see that you lived in the UK, and I do wonder about that also.. but usually here the Wii games are cheaper then the PS3 ones.. oh well *shrugs*

**mcdougall57** · October 28th, 2007, 14:57

oh my god who cares? i own a wii i couldnt care less what you think about it it is fun but not perfect and if you own a ps3 or xbox 360 why should this tick you off? if you prefer it nobody else cares a lot of you seem to defend it as if you were close partners