Shooting Down Stereotypes

Shooting Down Stereotypes was a 10-installment series of topics on the board made during September 2007 by BlackDoomShadow. Each topic dealt with a common misconception, urban legend, myth, or stereotype of the Wii, usually stemming from the casual-oriented advertising of the games.

Day 1-Wii Sports
Day 1 revolved around Wii Sports, specifically advertising of the hand motions involved and Wii Sports' usage as an inappropriate flagship of the Wii Remote's capabilities. Major points:
 * Wii Sports is a tech demo
 * Wii commercials are not an accurate representation of the Wii itself
 * Exaggerated hand motions are not neccessary to use the Remote
 * Wii Sports itself is not a reason not to own a Wii

Day 2-Gameplay > Graphics
Day 2 involved the Wii board mantra of "Gameplay > Graphics," explaining what the phrase means and how it does not mean "graphics don't matter." Major points:
 * The ">" sign means "greater than," therefore, "gameplay is greater than graphics"
 * Graphics are not useless or meaningless, but take a backseat to good gameplay

Day 4-Minigames
Day 4 analyzed the claim that the Wii has too many minigame compilations. It explained that all consoles have an influx of a particular genre. Major points:
 * At the time of the topic, 7/342 Wii games were minigame compilations.
 * No one criticizes the 360 for having too many shooters, only because shooters are considered "cool."

Legacy
This particular day spawned the "7% statistic," or the fact that roughly 7% of released Wii games are minigame compilations. This statistic is sometimes incorrectly stated as being about shovelware or movie tie-ins instead of minigames. This statistic is still reported on the board frequently, even though more games have been released and the statistic has likely changed.