Why is the Wii a success when the Gamecube was a failure?

[Fading]

IMO Gamecube just didn't stand out. It was fighting against a juggernaut in the PS2, and Microsoft had followers foaming at the mouth when they announced the Xbox. The GC just kinda felt like more of the same, like it'd be an N64 with better graphics. That was my thought process before I bought one. Once I bought a GC I enjoyed it, Metroid Prime, Zelda, the interconnectivity inbetween my Adavance SP with games like Pokemon, or the FF game.

The Wii on the other hand has some unholy hold on the minds of ppl who don't usually play games. The motion sensing and cheap price combo taps into the subconcious of mainstream. It's graphics are low tech, but it feels high tech and is a party machine.

Personally tho I'm the opposite, gimmicks turn me off to a console. I want a normal controller. I also skip Nintendo consoles every other generation it seems, bought an SNES, skipped N64, bought a GC. I guess I need that 6 year gap to get the urge to play some of the heavily rehashed series Nintendo puts out.

 

[newmexneon]

The Wii is a success because of the production shortage that built and enormous amount of hype, which I think was completely deliberate on Nintendo's part. What builds hype more than something selling out? People hear it's hard to get so that piques their curiosity and more consoles get sold. For god sakes, someone died trying to get a Wii. I wonder how many Wiis just sit and collect dust at peoples houses becuase there aren't enough good games to keep a person interested in playing.

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

The Wii is a success because of the production shortage that built and enormous amount of hype, which I think was completely deliberate on Nintendo's part. What builds hype more than something selling out? People hear it's hard to get so that piques their curiosity and more consoles get sold. For god sakes, someone died trying to get a Wii. I wonder how many Wiis just sit and collect dust at peoples houses becuase there aren't enough good games to keep a person interested in playing.

Mine for one which sucks because I love the machine, but theres nothing worth playing on the thing that I don't already own.