With that being explained the article leaves me with the impression that it was Jim Ward that made whatever statement about LucasArts making a lightsaber game for Wii though since I could find no other first hand reports about this statement other than the one at fin24.co.za I really wonder if there was a language barrier and the reporter didn’t fully grasp what the LucasArts rep stated.

In order to survive, every game console’s strength should always be it’s capacity to provide FUN. That’s what videogames are supposed to be all about, remember?

The only thing that could kill the Wii is if the fun factor dies out. However, this very same principle also applies to the 360 and PS3. They’re mostly trying to push graphics or eye candy as the main reason you and I should play on those consoles. That isn’t enough. If it’s all graphics and no decent gameplay, you’re basically watching a movie. Non-interactive, just passive.

So far, the Wii delivers on the fun factor. 360 does that too (minus the wiimote’s advantages) but also delivers awesome graphics (a great advantage).

The PS3’s high price point and lack of appeal seem to ruin any chance of having fun on that console. I mean, in order to take advantage of that system, you have to be like the guy who’s working for a gaming mag/website who not only can afford a PS3 (with additional controllers plus games) but also owns an HDTV and everything else necessary to watch PS3 games in all their blu-ray glory. That means spending a small fortune (If I didn’t have any responsibilities like paying rent, the car and school, I could afford a PS3. But I rather be responsible ). Anywhoo, according to Sony, it seems that gaming has become some elitist sport. They seem to cater to rap/movie/tv stars or waste of space starlets like Paris Hilton. People who buy such consoles based on the cool factor of the said console… and not because of the fun factor.

As long as the Wii continues to meet the need of all the people who just wanna have fun, it will survive despite it’s GameCube 1.5 graphics. Hell, it’s been years since the DS came out and people still have fun with it.. regardless of it’s pixelated graphics. In the end, it’s all about having FUN. And that is what made the PS2 such a great console. It wasn’t the most powerful. But it was affordable and it provided hours of fun.

And there is nothing wrong placing opinions on articles. However, by doing that you run the risk of becoming the next gamesarefun.com website. A place where users use news stories as a pretext to biatch and hate each other. Kotaku can balance it just right by having mostly un-bias writers. Or at least they have a sense of humor. A weird sense of humor

I believe people are allowed to share an oppinion in a news article as long as they are not trying to force it onto anybody. Heck, i let anyone know that i am a Nintendo fanboy.

Whenever news writers and editors wish to express their opinions on a subject, they write editorial articles, rather than slipping opinion into their news reports. Such articles aren’t at all uncommon, but they’re clearly labeled as being editorials, because they are -not- news.

I’m sorry if my opinion attached to this article bothered some people out there, but it is what it is.

WTF? Is this another Joystiq/Kotaku wannabe website? Where they place opinions attached to every article? Heh! Heh! Guess so!

About the Wii… Give it some time dammit. It’s been out less than 6 months (4 months in some markets). Same amount of time as the PS3. And the PS3 has nothing worth spending a single dime on. The Xbox360 is a way better investment. It’s cheaper and it actually has good games for it.

And you’re wrong about the Wii fading away. The PS3 is already fading away before your eyes. Not many exclusives, no good games and costs a lot of $$$. So there’s a better chance of the PS3 dying than the Wii having a similar end.

And that’s pretty much the opinion of every gamer/analyst not under Sony’s spell or payrol

a news article is supposed to be without opinion, any sort of opinion fouls up a news story.

The subject was that George Lucas confirmed that there is a Star Wars game coming out for the Wii which will let the player wield lightsabers. Yet over half the story is about how good or bad the consoles are in the writer’s opinion, and which one(s) will “shine” in the future.

At least they are cheap