The Wii "Won" Last Generation. Time to Deal With It.

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The Wii "Won" Last Generation. Time to Deal With It.

Added: 12.02.2014 23:16 | 0 views | 0 comments

SuperPhillip Central writes, "A certain site that will not be named, but fashions itself as "a neutral ground where facts and evidence, presented within the confines of civil, inclusive discourse, prevail through careful moderation" recently brought to my attention something that I thought was an open and shut case. Something that was accepted a long time ago and everyone was finally over. Nope. That would mean gamers had grown up, and that's just crazy talk! It was the idea that the Wii really didn't win the seventh generation of consoles. My first thought was "who gives a %$#%." Since we try to maintain some class on this site (and usually fail), I decided to censor myself. Then my second thought was "why does it even matter unless you're inside your room on your computer playing console wars instead of an actual game?" It simply amazed me just how much the proverbial goal posts were being moved and how many mental gymnastics people on that site and in other places were part...