Feature: Graphics: Why the Big Fuss?

Seriously, do you know what really pisses me off? When there is a game on multiple platforms. One of those games is on the Wii and the other is on a 360. The Wii version has good to decent extra features and the 360 version has... achievements. Oh yeah, let me mention that they are both exactly the same price and you have both consoles. Honestly, which one are you most likely to choose? Don't even answer that question because I'll tell you; you're going to choose that god damn 360 version because it has better graphics.

Are you joking? That's like saying "Would you like one delicious chocolate bar or three bags of M&Ms?". Ok, maybe that's a bad example, especially if you hate M&Ms, but still. Ok, here is another example. "Would you rather play the original 8-bit Legend of Zelda or a Philips CD-i Link Collection?" Yeah, that's what I thought. Graphics don't really matter in those situations now, do they? So, why should they matter so much today?

Some great games' scores have gone down considerably just based off of a game's graphics. Some games have even not sold many copies because of graphics. Here's an example of a great game that didn't sell many games: Okami. Many people are turned off by cel-shading, so they stay away from games like that. Okami is possibly one of THE best games on the PS2 and yet almost nobody has played it. Hopefully it'll do better on the Wii. Here's another example, some die-hard Nintendo/Zelda fans got riled up about the Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. And some fans even didn't buy the game to tell Nintendo that their cel-shaded Link was an inferior version of an 'Ocarina of Time' Link. Screw you.

One reason I am bringing this up now is because a new Star Wars game called "The Force Unleashed" is going to be on multiple consoles. The Wii version gets 5 extra levels that the PS3 and Xbox 360 do not get. Oh wait, there's one more feature: Dual Mode. In this mode you can play in a local multiplayer brawl as a jedi knight. Now if my calculations are correct... the 360 and PS3 version will outsell the Wii version. Why? Because people of believe in the saying "Quality over Quantity". Sure, that may be right, but where the 360 and PS3 shine are on the visuals. The Wii version shines on gameplay and extra features. Now I'm not a Star Wars fan but there are many, and if the Wii doesn't outsell the othe other consoles, I'll be pretty riled up.