Mention the Wii in these circles, and some potentially upsetting comment isn’t far away. Calling it a “Monopoly box in a closet,” THQSVP of Creative Development Danny Bilson hasshared an opinionon Nintendo’s little white waggle box that mirrors those of quite a few so-called “core” gamers.
“The Wii is a Monopoly box in a closet! I’ve got myWii Sportsand I’m good,” he explains. “I take it out, get the family around, we flail around for a couple hours, and we’re happy until next month when we take it out, or maybe for junior’s birthday, I’m going to buy him aMariogame.”
Amusingly, Bilson practically admits that he doesn’t plan to help make the Wii a better system for games: “Right now, we’re not moving hardcore stuff to the Wii. We were; we stopped it, just because we’re a little risk averse.” He states the Wii is full of “junk,” but he’s a “big believer” in casual family titles. Don’t they tend to be the same thing?
