Wii Fishing Pole: so close to too far
By Nilay Patel 
posted Jul 6th 2007 9:41AM
posted Jul 6th 2007 9:41AM
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Wii o' wii do they keep making this stuff?
Yeah I'm gonna get "low ranked" but I don't care. Wii is such a crappy system. The motion sensing is pathetic even compared to games on SNES that used special controls such as the Super Scope 6 because the developers tone down the difficulty of the games too much making ports suck.
Red Steel - garbage
Call of Duty - garbage
Mortal Kombat Armageddon - Garbage, and so forth and so on.
If Xbox360 and PS3 focused on making games with a special motion controller their games would probably be alot better and offer way more depth due to the superior technology.
You mean to tell me all anyone can talk about is Wii sports? Just get DDR and you'll lose weight faster.
Big - Call of Duty is a decent game on the Wii, by no means sucks. Yes, the other titles you mentioned do beat big time. But, I could pick out numerous titles, at random, from either the PS3 or XBOX360, both who's suck-to-good ratio far leans to the left, and label the system as being crappy. Superior technology does not = good games, just high $ and technology that may never have its full potential tapped.
Play some real games and change you mind, suggestions:
Resident Evil 4 (ok, its a port, but amazing on the Wii control scheme)
Legend of Zelda
Tiger Woods Golf 2007
Super Paper Mario
When Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Metroid Prime, Mario Galaxy and all the sports titles are released, you can look at that malfunctioning 360 and wait for your warranty extension to be granted and pick up a Wii while Micro$oft sends your burnt out tank to a 3rd world country to get serviced by slave labor.
For some reason, the phrase "Shut the f**k up" comes to mind. You don't like the Wii, fine. Many of us do. The debates (and arguments) about Wii/PS3/XB360 are now becoming old and clichéd, and there is nothing to gain from further fanboyism. If you can't do anything but bitch and moan, then go over to Digg.
@ Matter
I was with ya there until "Micro$oft". Spelling Microsoft with a dollarsign just screams "tool" to me.
Okay, I'm SURE that I saw an actual decent Fishing Pole style Wiimote accessory that actually looked halfway decent.
This wasn't it.
Found it. Good god, brando deserves to be slapped, or perhaps whipped using their own accessory. At least this other one here looks a little sturdy.
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/06/21/get-hooked-on-expensive-wiimote-decoration/
Forget the fishing accessory, check out the cooking accessory! Yippee!!
http://videogame.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00471&cat_id=046&dept_id=020
Oh that's ROFL funny... Attaching a sharp pointy fork to the end of a Wiimote is just a bad idea!
Ow, Mii Eye!
Increase the Realistic! Bwahahahah.
Wii-alistic.
Something about that picture makes me think that guy is fishing over his toilet.
No, he's fishing in the tub. He's sitting on the toilet.
Finally a device to get my car keys out of the toilet bowl.
I bought my XBOX360 last March instead of the PS3. Never ever considered a WII since I still feel cheated after spending on Virtual Boy.
I have never seen the RED RING OF DEATH, and only 2 of my games have been scratched (still playable).
WII SUCKS. Its only good for senior citizens and AMERICAN KIDS WHO ARE GETTING DUMBER EVERY DAMN DAY WHILE THEIR JAPANESE COUNTERPARTS rake in DOUGH at SONY, NINTENDO and NEC.
Nintendo is behind the games like Zelda and Super Paper Mario... Big, you're knocking a system because games others have come out with for it suck? That's like saying Motorola sucks because some completely different company made some batteries and then some welder decided to wear his phone out where it could get really hot and it exploded... Yeah Motorola SUCKS!
Nintendo is after the market of consumers willing to spend only $200 or less. You really can't compare it to the PS3 without coming off as a squeaky fanboy. To some degree I agree, the games have sucked more than not for Wii, but can someone honestly say that PS3 and 360 don't have some bombs out?
I'm absolutely loving the lens flare.
$19 to look like a fool? I just saw a lot of people camping out and spending $500 for the same result.
Can't motion sensing just go away for awhile so we can enjoy some normal games?
Is is just me, or is "chinty" not a real word? It sounds like the kind of slang/slur that might offend some people. Hey Patel, are you a racist?
It was just a typo; the word should be "chintzy" and yes, it looks chintzy.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chintzy
hmm...
is the visor included?
"inveterate Wiiccessory maker Brando"
Are you guys sure Brando is actually the "maker" of these weirdo's?
Stores like DealExtreme sell a lot of appear-to-be-exact stuffs for much cheaper prices (for example the exactly fishing pole for $15 in this case, even with free shipping). That makes me think Brando don't actually produce them, or unless they produce them and supply it to other stores who in then resell and undercut their price. But that's just seems highly unlikely!
So what's the real deal? I love engadget but it hurts to have (possibly) inaccurate intels.