How Nintendo Can Avoid Another Gaming Disaster: The Wii Should Become It's True Self

Based upon the past and current Nintendo trends the Wii may have some problems. So far the trend for the Wii is following the same discouraging trend that the Nintendo Gamecube took. This is bothersome, not only as a Wii owner but on an industry level too. Without Nintendo weighing in on the console wars there may be little for the low income players or younger players.

Since Sony and Microsoft appear to be focusing on the older gamers and more adult subject matter there may be a lack of children options if Nintendo was not in the industry. The major problem that has been noticed with the Nintendo Wii is the lack of 3^rd party support. Some of this is due to the wonky, yes I said wonky, controllers.

It has been tried and true for the Playstation, Playstation 2, Xbox, and the Xbox 360 ,that the regular controller works and works well. Not only do these controllers work but they are easier to program for on a 3^rd party support level. This too has been officially recognized, but whether Nintendo will shift for the market is still unknown.

The major use people are using their Nintendo Wii for is the virtual console. Which consequently uses a standard controller along with the wonky Wii controller. The Wii does support the Gamecube controllers, but unless you are playing in an older Gamecube game you usually cannot use them. With some of the major companies coming forward and admitting that they skimped on the work force placed on Wii projects, there is proof that good 3^rd support and good games are possible.

For the more adult and serious gamers the one single biggest help for the Wii could come in a simple solution. Nintendo needs to allow 3^rd party suppliers to use a dual controller scheme or a Gamecube controller only. This would allow for the serious gamers to actually play a good game without the wonky controls messing up the interface.

It has been said many times over and over again, a game can look as good as you want but if the controls render it unplayable then its not worth its weight. If Nintendo offered a way for serious players to use a standards controller instead of their new wonky controller, many games that hit the trash could have been salvaged. Red Steel is one of those games that could have been very good but because of those wonky controls many players turned against it.

If Nintendo would open their minds to the market and admit to the possibility that a player may not want to stand and swing his arms wildly every time he wants to game, they might come to the conclusion that using the Gamecube supported plugs for the controllers may be a wise choice. Simply make a game capable of using something other than the new wonky controllers could make the difference between a huge hit and a great game with bad controls. With the Christmas season looming in the distance now is the time Nintendo step up to your serious gamers and the market and open your minds to change. Nintendo has already marketed that the Wii is about the future and about change. It is time for the Wii to be known for a true Multi controller console instead of the new console with the wonky controllers.