While Nintendo during the Fifth and Sixth Generations of gaming have yielded great third party support, the Wii however became far more family oriented and toned down in hardware compared to competitors. Nintendo yielded success with the Wii as the demographic grew larger and the Wii has been able to sell 100 Million in total sales. Despite this the Wii's hardware is cheap and low tech compared to the PS3 and Xbox 360 and had many restrictions on development of games. The Wii was and still is however the cheapest of them all and used Wii systems can be found mostly for under $93!
The Wii is succeeded by the Wii U and the hardware for that got more advanced and powerful than not only Wii but also PS3 and Xbox 360 and as a result games that couldn't be developed for or as good as those developed for PS3 and Xbox 360 were developed and actually looked more smashing than Xbox 360 and PS3 ports. Call of Duty Black Ops II looked better on Wii U at 1080p than did the years long PS3/Xbox 360/Windows stretch of ports. I do admit PC gaming has the ability to constantly upgrade wheres consoles just stay the same. The Wii U is an 8th generation console but while it is the weakest it is the cheapest, smallest, and has the awesome Wii U Gamepad which is in my opinion the future of gaming. I like that Wii U is fully backwards compatible with Wii games
There is however a new model of the Wii that came out that not only is released after the release of a next generation console but also manages to revert one generation back. I'm talking about the Wii Mini. Despite it's $99.99 price, it removes online capabilities, non-composite video, Gamecube compatibility, SD slots, and only one USB port. Are you serious? Oh c'mon this is more lacking in features than the Dreamcast you guys! You could buy a used Wii for less. The Wii Mini is a disappointing and bare minimum excuse for a console as it works much like a Sega Dreamcast does. At least the Sega Dreamcast and Microsoft Xbox has online multiplayer wheres Wii Mini doesn't have ANY internet functions! The Wii Mini is something you'd expect to be made in 1998! While the Wii Mini does play Wii optical discs, it's a bare bones console.
I've never been a fan of the Wii and think that despite it's massive success, it's not among the best consoles since it is limited in what it can do for it's generation compared to other consoles such as PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360(6th and 7th generation respectively). I like the Wii remote concept to it but I feel gamers should have had more choices in gaming such as having a casual and hardcore gaming console at the same time. Hardcore gamers were just fine with Xbox 360 and PS3 which in my opinion are better than the Wii since the former's could do more in terms of video, games, and entertainment. Wii couldn't play DVDs while Xbox 360 could and PS3 could also play Blu-Ray discs.
The Wii U can't play non-Nintendo optical discs but it does have HD TV capabilities and can play for example Amazon video, Netflix, and Youtube while also having a fully functional Web Browser which you can easily use simply by using the Wii U Gamepad touchscreen like a tablet. The Wii U Gamepad can also be used as a TV remote, which is surprising for a Nintendo console. While the Wii was only as powerful as Xbox, the Wii U is more powerful than Xbox 360 and PS3.
When the Wii was released, it fared far better than PS3 and Xbox 360 as Wii catered to the largest demographic of all and became family oriented, which is a smart approach. Hardcore gamers would still have PS3/Xbox360/PC for hardcore games such as Grand Theft Auto IV though the Wii did release a few games that were considered hardcore such as Call of Duty Black Ops and Golden Eye 007. The Wii remote and Wii's motion sensing worked great and worked the best in not seeming like a prototype, unlike Xbox 360's Kinect. Good thing the Wii could also use Gamecube controller and also had it's own classic controller.
Conclusion here is the Wii U managed to be more powerful than Xbox 360 and PS3 but is the least powerful console in it's generation as PS4 and Xbox One are 4x more powerful than Wii U, making the latter look one generation backwards. The Wii U however does have more than enough HD capabilities to make it an 8th generation video gaming console and if PS4 and Xbox One make Wii U look last generation then PS4 and Xbox One must be badaaa! The Wii U managed to have a better power ration in comparison with last generation competitors than the Wii did. As for the Wii Mini, I recommend buying a used Wii console instead or buy a Wii U if you have eyes on Wii U games like New Super Mario 3D World. The Wii Mini maybe able to play Wii optical discs and plays them as if they were played on a regular Wii console but everything else to it makes PS2 look 7th generation.
When the Wii was released, it fared far better than PS3 and Xbox 360 as Wii catered to the largest demographic of all and became family oriented, which is a smart approach. Hardcore gamers would still have PS3/Xbox360/PC for hardcore games such as Grand Theft Auto IV though the Wii did release a few games that were considered hardcore such as Call of Duty Black Ops and Golden Eye 007. The Wii remote and Wii's motion sensing worked great and worked the best in not seeming like a prototype, unlike Xbox 360's Kinect. Good thing the Wii could also use Gamecube controller and also had it's own classic controller.
Conclusion here is the Wii U managed to be more powerful than Xbox 360 and PS3 but is the least powerful console in it's generation as PS4 and Xbox One are 4x more powerful than Wii U, making the latter look one generation backwards. The Wii U however does have more than enough HD capabilities to make it an 8th generation video gaming console and if PS4 and Xbox One make Wii U look last generation then PS4 and Xbox One must be badaaa! The Wii U managed to have a better power ration in comparison with last generation competitors than the Wii did. As for the Wii Mini, I recommend buying a used Wii console instead or buy a Wii U if you have eyes on Wii U games like New Super Mario 3D World. The Wii Mini maybe able to play Wii optical discs and plays them as if they were played on a regular Wii console but everything else to it makes PS2 look 7th generation.
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