The N64 was on top as far as graphics because it came out last--and it was only on top if you appreciated fuzzy anti-aliasing.
Load times? I don't remember playing any PS1 games that had outrageous load times. Maybe there were a few, but not that I recall. And the reason we put up with it is because the game library was outstanding. So N64 had no load times. I'll take some load times and a huge library over no load times and no games. Don't get me started on the game prices.
Yes, Wii is outselling everyone, just like McDonald's outsells Ruth's Chris. If it were possible to log all the actual play hours of each console--not just sales--you'd find that most 360s and PS3s are powered on almost daily, while most Wiis see use on weekends only. Did Nintendo attract the masses and turn non-gamers into gamers? Absolutely. My dad bought my stepmom a Wii earlier this year. And like most other Wiis sold to this new generation of "gamers," it collects dust. You think my dad will buy Nintendo's next console? Not a chance in hell.
I agree that the point of a gaming system is to entertain its users. I find the Wii entertaining only in short bursts, and I guarantee you that's how 90% of its owners use it. Visit any forum dedicated to gaming. Ask the users who own more than one console and also own a Wii which one they actually use on a daily basis and which one lost its appeal a year ago.
Tiptup said:
Otherwise, the Wii aside, I was mostly referring to the Gamecube as a great piece of hardware. It was an awesome litle device for its time (for the price). If you want to call that shit then you don't know what you're talking about and you don't know hardware.
I complimented the GameCube a few posts earlier, calling it a fine and underrated piece of hardware. I still have one, but boxed it up once I got the Wii thanks to the backwards compatibility.
But a GameCube with a higher clock speed and jacked up Power Glove is a piece of shit in this generation. If you can't see that, you don't know what you're talking about and you don't know hardware.