Is the future of Wii in FPS or sports?

Written by TheBBPS

Tuesday, 06 February 2007 09:43

Since the announcement of the Wii, many gaming critics and bloggers consider shooting games in comparison to all other genres, to differentiate the Wii from other next gen consoles. But I beg to differ. As you can already tell by my XBL gamer pic, I like to extend gaming experience past the first person shooter, over the RPG, and straight into the sports genre. So obviously, the first thing I reckon with is the sports concept of video games.

I am a diehard hockey fan, as well as soccer and baseball. I love football, but don't care too much for basketball. But besides that, in the video game world, tennis is amazing. My first impressions of the Nintendo wii, the same as everyones: graphics ehh; conept - FREAKIN' AWESOME. So why do I think that sports will take over the Wii? Have you played Red Steel? better yet, have you played Wii Sports? If you have, you catch my drift. Red Steel, graphically, looked no better than Goldeneye 64, game play, worse than Dungeons and Daggorath. Wii Sports, on the other hand, polar opposite. Graphics were equal to Sonic Adventures, for Sega Dreamcast, but game play was incredible for a freebee mini game disc.

Wii Sports has opened my eyes to a new realm of gaming, and if programming is as easy for Wii games as it claims to be, I can only imagine what EA can do with this for Fight Night. We already know that, with fan favorite Zelda aside, the next best Wii game seems to be Madden '07. So what can we make of Tiger Woods PGA Tour? Im pretty sure just one word can sum it up, AMAZING!

As for games like NHL '07, MVP Baseball '07 and, FIFA '07, to name few of many, I can't see how the virtual console can take a hit. I mean EA in the span of one year basically changed the concept of there controls, so I'm sure they can do it again, this time for the better. Don't get me wrong, the controls for NHL '07 (360) are damn sweet, but imagine passing across ice and winding up for a huge one-timer in the middle of your game room. Thats gotta be sweet just remember to keep your wrist strap secured tightly to your wrist.

We've already scene the future of gaming in the baseball world with the short preview of Wii Sports: Baseball. It's fantastic, having the pitch speed determined by how quickly you cross the sensor bar. And to counter that, the harder you swing the further you hit the ball. The only problem I see here is how on earth you can control the field, but thats why I'm not a game developer.

FIFA, or any soccer game for that matter, maybe a little bit harder to incorporate the Wii Remote into, for actual game play. But if the World Cup Finals comes down to determinig the fate by penalty kicks, using that remote may be the difference between a blast upper 90, and a severe choke artist, ringing the final shot off the cross pipe.

Besides all the previously listed opinions, I also feel as if Microsoft has won the hearts of all FPS fans, and that is why I think that the future of Nintendo's Wii lies in the hands of the sports gamer. The only problem is the fact that there are only 10 sports titles scheduled through Q1.

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written by RAMNJUNKE, February 07, 2007

Well heres crossing my fingers hoping Tiger Woods 2007 will be good.... and dear God I hope they include the TPC at Sawgrass course as well as Lefty golfers...just so I don't look funny swinging left with a right handed player.

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written by Danny M, February 07, 2007

Yea thats what I thought was awesome about Wii Sports, they went as far as to ask righty or lefty for every sport. I can't see why they wouldnt include lefty golfers - i mean, EA Sports...It's in the game!

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written by The Tanooki, February 07, 2007

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