Does your Wii collect dust?

[New Frontiersman]

No it does not. I play my Wii a lot, it has quite a few games I like to play. It's probably my main system.

Right now I'm playing Xenoblade Chronicles mostly and in a few weeks I'm going to be playing The Last Story on it when it comes out in America. I also really enjoy Monster Hunter and Skyward Sword.

I enjoy my Wii. It's fun to play and has games on it I like, and I don't care what anyone else thinks about it, I enjoy playing my Wii.

 

[The White Hunter]

When I'm not playing games on it yes, it does. But if I'm playing mario galaxy or Resident Evil 4 again it doesn't, or xenoblade or w/e.

For GCN I actually do have a gamecube that I use, if only because it's worthless and I got it for a tenner.

Also, it gathers ALOT of dust, due to it being glossy black, my PS3 is the same. My PS2/Dreamcast/MegaDrive don't because they're matte.

It's ugly and I have a low tolerance for ugly from dust and fingerprints.

 

[Evil Smurf]

no, I still play super paper mario.

 

[LooK iTz Jinjo]

I bought and played Mario Party 2 on it the other week for nostalgia reasons, but that was the first time I'd touched it in months. Considering I have about 4 games on it and about 80 across 360 and PS3 (barely play that either though), it's no real surprise.

 

[Rack]

Yeah, after Sin and Punishment 2 I found nothing that could get my attention. There are games on it that are okay but nothing that can drag my attention away from the Human Revolutions and Arkham Cities of the gaming world. I'm about due a replay of the Mario Galaxy games though.

If people were actually considering finding a reason to dust off their Wiis, I'd say pick up Trauma Team. That game is hella inexpensive ($10-$15 or so) and I'd say the game's story and writing quality is on par with Mass Effect. Not even joking, it's about the closest to Bioware writing quality as you'll get from a non-Bioware game at the moment. But that's just my opinion.

That bad eh? Wow. Even so it's a pity it never made it to the UK, I loved New Blood even if I hated it at the same time. I might still have to find a way of importing it.

 

[Pirran]

I love my Wii to bits, but it does tend to sit unused for months at a time, even though I really enjoy the games on it. Part of it is because I lean towards PC gaming more often, but another part of it is because when I do feel like playing a console game, I want to lean back on the bed and relax in the late evening, rather than stand or sit directly in front of the tv for it to pick up my motion controls. I'd probably play it more often if my bed was directly in front of the tv, rather than off to the side a bit, and though I realise the Wii isn't exactly a 'lazy gamer' console, it'd be nice if there was an option to turn off the wiimote motion controls in some games. (Pokemon Battle Revolution doesn't really require them, for example.)

 

[Zing]

Bought a Wii, had it for 2 weeks, returned it, this was back when it was first released, haven't gotten one since. Not worth it for just one new decent exclusive a year.

 

[everythingbeeps]

It kind of has. But really, all my consoles go through periods where I never touch them.

The only reason my PS3 is being used at all is because I'm finishing up West Wing after tearing through BSG. After this, I probably won't touch it again for a while.

My X360 is my main gaming console, so that gets used the most.

As for my Wii, I've still got Skyward Sword to finish (I'm maybe more than halfway?) and Xenoblade Chronicles to really start (I've played maybe an hour or two), and probably I'll finish SMG2. I imagine I'll be turning my Wii back on fairly soon.

Course the big question is how much more use I'll get out of it before the Wii U comes out.

 

[Spectral Dragon]

Yeah, I've played Baroque, and SSBB, and some Wii Fit but that's about it. I've no intentions of spending more money on it, so it just sits there... It had potential, but now I almost only play on PC.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Last time I used it was to play Twilight Princess about six months ago, and Goldeneye 007 when it came out two Christmases ago. Then there was a while I was using it only for playing Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. The only time I'll ever use it now is if my friend ever lets me borrow Skyward Sword and one of those Wii Motion Plus things.

 

[Fappy]

I haven't played my Wii for more than an hour at a time in over two years.

 

[Mr. Omega]

It did, but now that the end of the console's lifespan is coming up, I've been able to just go online, find the games that the general consensus has been positive on and go back and buy them at discounted price. Been getting a lot of use lately.

The only thing I consistently used the Wii for was retro games. Seriously, the Wii kicks the crap out of both other systems in terms of older games you can play on it. It has games from pretty much every single console up to the end of the 16-bit era and the N64, plus it's backwards compatible with Gamecube games. But there are still a lot I want that are missing. They only recently added Megaman X2, and I'm waiting for X3. Plus, WiiWare is and always was a total joke.

Now that enough time has passed for the gems and the crap to go through the filter, I'm going through the Wii backlog. There are several surprising titles there like sequels to A Boy and his Blob and Nights into Dreams and Klonoa and Sin and Punishment, and a few interesting gems scattered around. Plus the Last Story is coming up, so there's that.

The only time I got the Wii version when there were all three versions was Rayman Origins because... I don't know. It just felt right.

 

[BodomBeachChild]

Yup. It's been in a vox for a year now since the only games I have for it anymore are House of the Dead.

 

[WanderingFool]

Usually, every once in a while Ill dust off the old Wii for some NSMB fun, but beyond that, nothing.

 

[ultrabiome]

i got my Wii in 2007 and played the hell out of it (retail, VC, GC) until i bought my PS3 a year ago. now i only play Dr. Mario on it with my wife, although once i get through my intro PS3 phase (still ongoing finding games i need to play), i plan on replaying a few, like maybe no more heroes, mario galaxy 2, and metroid prime.

 

[SirPlindington]

I use it occasionally, and just yesterday I was playing Windwaker on it (which is a fantastic game, by the way). I use it mostly for gamecube games, occasionally Mario Kart, and I use it for Netflix quite a bit, since it works better on my Wii then it does on the PS3.

 

[Storm Dragon]

I can't even remember the last time I used mine.

 

[TheProfessor234]

I played mine since release for quite a long time. Then the Wii Fit was announced and after that I just kind of felt odd playing it anymore. Then after a while of Net Flix use it eventually broke.