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Well, almost.
Elebits will hopefully let you share content with other users, get new maps from Konami and send pictures from the game to friends. Not really 'online gaming' but it's an important step because it means Nintendo's online system is working and soon we'll see games like Smash Bros that will (again, hopefully) use the net fully in-game.
Details can be found here
Old Gamecube games I'm after:
Mario Sunshine
Zelda: WindWaker
Eternal Darkness
Pikmin (1 and 2)
Warioland 3
and I need them cheap!
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> I've played Small Arms - not impressed.
Played it online against other people?
Super Smash Bros Melee
> was much more fun, and if I'm getting the Wii for free this
> Christmas, and already have SSBM, then I save on 6 quid.
Well enjoy your offline play on dated titles then! I'd rather pay the 6 quid. :D
And as for outdated - what does that mean? Small Arms doesn't exactly look or play like a next Gen game itself. In fact, the first level reminded me of a Ninja Turtles arcade game.
Smash Bros simply isn't worth going back to in my opinion and the new one will be too expensive for what will essentailly be just an update of an old title.
Difference is: Small Arms costs about 6 quid as opposed to about 30.
Personally, I think I'd probably get £30 worth out of it anyway, as I would the £10-£15 out of the old one, especially with friends coming around to play multiplayer.
Online is great, I don't despute the effect Microsoft has had on that, but I think that these kind of games are just as well suited to playing with a gathered crowd of people in one place.
Good job it's always had multiplayer.
But will it quickly end up like the christmas boardgames that only come out once a year?
If they're making a profit on each unit sold I don't suppose it'll matter much. Much better than a singing 'Billy Bass' fish anyday! :D
I don't think it'll be a 'novelty' toy though. It's primarily a games console in the old-school sense of the word, but with some new control methods. Although the DS is handheld, it's at least proved it has staying power and that had similar concerns levelled at it when it was launched.
Many people are frightened (probably not the right word) by the other two consoles and their far more 'adult' games, they'll go for a Wii (heh) and probably keep using it. I doubt that for £180 odd many people will buy something like that and let it gather dust.
But who knows, eh?
Some people will not keep up with new titles, they will stick with the ones they got at launch - grow bored with them and then put the console away.
Not every purchaser is going to be heavily drawn into the Wii gaming scene! :D
As for the 180 pricetag making sure people won't simply bury the console away: if you look at some of the things available such as robotic dogs (Aibo?) and other such temporary gifts with quite high pricetags it's easy to see how the Wii will indeed fall into that category for some people.
Yes that's right, I almost compared a Nintendo console to a walking dinosaur! ;D