Epic CEO: Nintendo Wii Is ‘Like A ‘Weird Virus’
April 21, 2008
While Wii has received almost universal acclaim from the press and has outsold both PS3 and Xbox 360 ever since being released in late 2006, not everybody is a fan of the console.
Epic Games CEO Mike Capps recently went on a rant to IGN about how Nintendo Wii is like a “virus” and how he’s not really a fan of the games, either.
While explaining that Nintendo has managed to bring people together and how he played Wii Tennis with his family after 25 years of not gaming with then, he opined that “I think it’s kind of like a weird virus because I have not yet found a reason to play with my Wii since then.”
Capps said that he didn’t enjoy Zelda; he wished Mario had a “button instead of wiggle and all that kind of ****.”
“So I haven’t played anything that I really wished hadn’t been on another platform sadly enough,” he added.
“Everyone I know bought one and nobody turns it on. Obviously there’s a class of people who really love it and enjoy it and are getting into the games but I’m still waiting for that one game that makes me play it. Who knows, maybe Wii Fit will be it.”
I’d like to know what Epic has ever done that’s any good since the Dreamcast.
sounds like someone is bitter for betting on the wrong horse!
I feel bad but I basically agree…I mean, I love the Wii, the idea is phenomenal and they try hard to make it work. But since I got it after waiting in line opening release, I haven’t played save just recently to play Super Smash Bros Brawl. There was probably, literally, like an 8 month period when I hadn’t played a single game or looked at it. Zelda, Metroid, none of them really do it for me. Super Smash Bros though…can’t fail with that.