There comes a point in time when an owner of a Nintendo Wii has to come to terms with a sad reality. It’s one that’s almost heartbreaking to hear, and it truly is a shame. But its the sad truth. And sooner or later, each and every Wii owner will have to face this daunting question put out in front of them after however long they put that thing in the living room, now gathering dust and sitting lonely beside the old VCR.
Why the hell did I buy this thing?
It’s a common dilemma; an issue many modern homeowners must face regarding the future of their at-home entertainment experiences. You don’t play it—sure, you may have picked it up often when you first got it. Probably put in the ol’ Wii Sports and flung that wireless controller around like a chump. Yeah, that was pretty cool for about a month. Then some new games come out, and you’re just sitting there thinking, ‘Man, I wish I had another console so I could play those games.’
You stare at your Wii with sympathetic eyes; it’s not the Wii’s fault. It tried its best with something new. The kids love it, don’t they? You tried your best too, but its just too hard. There’s only so much you can do, Wii. Only so much.
But then I remember, this is the Nintendo Wii. This is the greatest game developer of all time! Surely they cannot fall from such a high pedestal. But alas, I see Barbie Pony Riding on one end and Call of Duty: Not Really Modern Warfare But The Closest Wii Can Get on the other. Where is the salvation? The saving grace for this little console?
Nintendo does no wrong in trying to save it the only way it can: Mario.
After all that turmoil of quality games amidst downgraded ports, child-oriented puzzle games, and imitation platformers, Wii owners can always marvel at the gems in the dirt with each Nintendo game that they release. Be it Super Mario Galaxy or SSBB: Brawl, it only fits that Nintendo’s top-selling and top-rated games are the ones they make themselves.
While Galaxy may have made my head hurt a lot and Brawl cause me unnecessary amounts of Wii-rage, the original Super Mario Bros. never lets you down. Ever since my first experience with it on a Gameboy, it’s always the 8-bit music, the Woo-hoo’s of Mario’s jumps and that rewarding sound you get with each coin collected that never gets old. I mean never.
So there it is. Push those games over; the Barbie Pony Herding or Toy Shop Tycoon, and find out what the real purpose of owning a Wii is. Fighting Koopa one more time, saving Princess Peach yet again, or going down those awesome pipes, there will always be enough for more. More fun, more platforms, and now, more players. It’s almost impossible not to have fun just watching the gameplay footage.
Super Mario Bros., Metroid—hell, even Wii Sports now—these are the reasons why we still keep our Wii’s. It’s our obligation to Nintendo to prove to the gaming world that they will always be on top.
No arguing there.
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