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In the NES gen through the GCN/PS2/Xbox gen, one usually went by exclusives because there were a lot of them and most non-exclusives hit every platform. But last gen that changed -- non-exclusives hit only 360 and PS3, usually, and there were a lot more of them. The Wii didn't get those, but it got way more exclusives than either other system. But at the same time, exclusives were devalued.
PS3 and 360 ended up being basically the same console, while the Wii was almost entirely different. Both cases render comparison difficult, and especially when taken together. I think you can make comparisons between any two consoles -- but once you include all three, it gets hairy.
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Take Call of Duty 4 for example. (Yes yes, lolcallofduty, blah blah blah)
The Wii is such a piece of shit, Ground War (9v9) doesn't exist because the system can't handle 18 players on the map, and Team Deathmatch was limited to 4v4 (8 players) instead of 6v6 (12 players)
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Wii is kind of weird for the reasons Kenri mentioned. It has some great exclusives, but well... that's basically it (IMO). It's basically all by itself and almost feels like it's part of an entirely different conversation.
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The Wii was definitely the weaker console, but that doesn't change my point that multiplats were treated differently last gen than in any previous gen. That likely would have been true even if the Wii didn't exist.
Take Call of Duty 4 for example. (Yes yes, lolcallofduty, blah blah blah)
The Wii is such a piece of shit, Ground War (9v9) doesn't exist because the system can't handle 18 players on the map, and Team Deathmatch was limited to 4v4 (8 players) instead of 6v6 (12 players)
The GCN can - in theory, at least - render 128+ separate characters each with their own health bars, so you can believe that the Wii was incapable of 18 OR you can believe that Activision was, contrary to what you claimed, too lazy to modify their game significantly, so they just took a machete to certain features until it worked.
Mind, I'm not claiming CoD4 could have been ported directly. Obviously if it could've been, it would've been. But you can't claim "this didn't happen, so it was impossible" without more evidence. Might as well claim that the 360 is weaker than the PS2 because of shitty Silent Hill ports.
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Given that you have 18 players on the ground fighting, A LOT of shit was common.
Hell, in a few instances I actually had the frame rate on TDM drop.
If the 360 was able to lose some frames now and again, the Wii, a MUCH weaker system, would do it a hell of a lot more.
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Unfortunately, making good ports takes time and effort, and Activision has always been more of a TV dinner kind of company.
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Why would they invest extra to port a game onto a system where only a few people are going to buy?
According to this: (Which is a bit dated)
http://www.vgchartz.com/article/250163/call-of-duty-a-sales-history/
The wii has only sold a total of 5.66 million units of games, while the PS3 and 360 have sold 45.42 million and 59.85 million respectively.
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So I skipped it. I got a DSi XL though.
I own a vita though.
...My most played game on it is a PSP game, ironically enough. (Disgaea 2 IS TOO GOOD)
However, FFX HD is quickly catching up.
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It hasn't been shut down for 2 years.
To be fair, though, the other systems weren't left on 24/7 like the Wii, but I also have my Wii and regular DS and they still work fine as opposed to my Playstations over the years. Nintendo products these days is showing me that while they aren't in the popular range as the other consoles, they are definitely damn durable.
Another thing I like about the Wii is the games that you can buy from the old SNES and Commodore times are in their complete original quality. I can even hear the nostalgic noises and sounds as opposed to the other consoles. To compare, I played Final Fantasy Tactics on the PS2 and PS3 and certain noises just don't translate over properly for some reason. same goes for Resident Evil 1,23 and 4. I don't get why these things happen! Argh.
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