Listen, everyone is entitled to their opinion of the Wii. Some people love it and it's just not for some people. Arguing tastes in systems/games is pretty silly, if you ask me. However, let me offer my analysis of the current state of Wii Hate (I love it when I rhyme). Keep in mind, this is NOT directed at anyone here at all. It's just my opinion...
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When the Wii first came out, a lot of people were skeptical about the WiiMote controller and what it could do. "Motion Sensor Controls? That's TOO RADICAL!" As we all know, the awesome 80's word can be used for both a good or bad or curious description. Then the system came out, and it was overwhelmingly popular. Sure, their was untold of praise, but there were also complaints. No good games vs. [tornado fang] You, MARIO GALAXY ROCKS! Wii Sports is a Fad vs. SEND ME YOUR MII NOW. And so on and so forth. However, if you really think about it, not all that much has changed in terms of praise or complaints about gaming, except for one small teensy weensy thing...The Internet.
Thanks to the Net, your average, run-of-the-mill, unsocial nerdish gamer was allowed the freedom to express their hate or foolish fanboyish love of said games or systems. NOW, they actually had an outlet besides their primary clique of friends. And even in this golden era of constant information there were still complaining. Hell, probably more so now that they have an outlet. I mean, do you wanna know what I thought the saddest display I've ever seen in gaming history was, besides the death threat to EGM for their Nude DOA Volleyball April Fools Prank? People who complained about Brawl Updates. For [tornado fang]'S sake, Nintendo is actually doing you a favor with the Smash Dojo, updating it with new info every weekday, and people STILL complained? How is that possible? I was amazed at the impatience and downright spoiled nastiness I saw with that. LoL, perhaps that's my age showing. For, I remember a time where the ONLY info I got was from Nintendo Power, and that came out once every month. But that's beside the point.
People are always going to complain. It's human nature, and it's 100% NERDISH nature. A lot of people hate the Wii cause they don't feel it's coming out with the "real" games yet, and instead pumping out the casual "Wii Sports" type [parasitic bomb], not to mention all the loads of crap that come out on it. Even I was amazed at the popularity of Wii Sports in Japan, a game in which we got for free. Then, they announced Wii Fit, and a lot of gamers were in an uproar. LoL, I'll never forget how people thought this game wasn't going to be huge, whereas I knew it was. It made Nintendo a fuckton of money, and guess what? People still complained. Amazing, huh. They keep saying or preaching that the Wii can't continue to last this way, with the shovelware and "casual" gaming, and for the most part, have been proven wrong on every occasion.
Anyway, to my main Wii Point. There are numerous reasons why people hate the Wii.
-Some people just actually don't like the games, and it's simply not for them. This is probably the most rational reason.
-Some gamers hate it due to it's popularity. There are people in this world who think that it's cool to hate or dislike things that society deems popular or "cool" because either they want to be deviants and outcasts or they think they're "taking a stand".
-Some gamers hate it out of pure spite for the fact that they were 100% wrong about it's popularity or how well the games did. They feel foolish, so there natural response is to feign hatred.
-Some gamers don't like it due to the fact that grown un-nerdy adults and other "non-gamers" have sort of infiltrated their sanctuary. And unlike the recent influx of hot chicks they see in the comic book store, these outsiders are not welcome.
It's funny, actually. I'm writing a paper for Sociology on how Instant Information and Communication has Altered Our Society. The Information Age is a very interesting time for sociological study. I find it fascinating myself. Anyway though, those are my reasons for Wii Hate.