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Hardcore Nintendo: Why the Wii isn't Just for Casual Gamers Anymore
- March 31, 2009 15:00 PM PST
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Sin and Punishment 2
Developer: Treasure
Publisher: Nintendo
Release: Summer 2009
For the Hardcore: Wii games don't come more hardcore than this. Sin and Punishment is the sequel to legendary developer Treasure's much-loved but never-localized N64 rail shooter. Once Nintendo saw the tremendous sales for the N64 original on the Virtual Console, they realized there was a significant untapped audience for the series.
For the Casual: Sin and Punishment 2 is probably going to be the first game of its type a casual Wii owner has ever encountered, and given its slick graphics and promising soundtrack, may make converts off its presentation alone. You can be assured that Nintendo wouldn't be bringing this game out if it didn't have a plan for how to make it appeal to an audience that is largely ignorant of the series thus far. What those plans may be are anybody's guess.
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The Conduit
Developer: High Voltage Software
Publisher: Sega
Release: Spring 2009
For the Hardcore: In some eyes of first-person shooter fans and graphics aficionados, The Conduit is the closest thing to a Wii version of Halo. Using a custom graphics engine that pulls truly eye-popping graphics out of the Wii, The Conduit aims to bring the sci-fi FPS genre that thrives on other systems to the Wii and its unique controller. The game also promises to have a robust multiplayer component - crucial to any hardcore shooter - and is expected to include online shootouts.
For the Casual: Though first-person shooters are hardly casual games, games such as Halo and Call of Duty 4 have gradually reinvented this once-demanding genre for a broader audience.
Metroid Prime 3 and Red Steel's stellar sales are proof that first-person games definitely have a home on the Wii that spreads beyond the die-hard fans. If the Wii's accessible controls brought FPS fever to former Wii Sports players, then The Conduit could become the first in a whole new wave of Wii shooters.
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- Mar 31 2009 at 03:03:15:PM PST
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LOL LOL LOL you have to be kidding......Sorry if I sound like a fanboy...These graphics look like ps1...
Glad to see some M rated games coming to the Wii....I think its a bit late....They amy be great games.....As we can see...these games are not selling at all....
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Was kidding about my first part of my post...that would be the typical comment
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A system itself isn't "hard core"or "soft core", it's the games that are released on it. You'll find your fair share of both on any given game system. Obviously more hard core games are being made on systems like 360 and PS3, but there are plenty of family games to be found on them as well. Wii is like the Disney of game consoles in a lot of ways, but it's got a good balance and plenty of M-rated games.
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wii will be a force to be reckoned with in 09... 3 good tittles one of which i already got (madworld) are comming to the wii that im really looking forward to!
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lol @ Wii haters XD
The moment I saw the article I expected a sea of hater comments, but no. At first I thought I was early but now that I read the article a I see their just speechless lmao!
This article explains the facts about why the Wii is hardcore and backed up with solid proof, the haters are probably pissed of lol! Nice article, its a real good time to be a PSWii owner.
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There needs to be a new Zelda for the Wii. Who cares about Wii sports. The Conduit may be alright though.
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