My Wii story is, I'm sure, fairly similar to others and IMHO the reason why the Wii is so successful.

Consoles owned in the past PS1 + PS2.
Had lots of games for both, used to play them both lots, mostly on my own.

Started getting bored of PS2, only games I ever played were dance mats when we had people round, or Tiger Woods when my friend used to come over. Never played it on my own and my girlfriend found it boring, so it went in a box upstairs, not seeing the light of day very often.
Next gen was talked about, I had no interest really, despite being a techy and working in IT.

Then read a news article about the Wii before it was launched. Thought it sounded very interesting and a very good idea. Kept looking for updates on it and it looked more and more interesting. By the time it was launched I "needed" one. Managed to convince myself out of it for a good few months though, thought it would end up the same was as my PS2.
But then got one and my only regret was that I'd put it off for so long.

I now play it most nights. My girlfriend plays it with me, either against me on Wii Sports, or as a 2nd player co-op on SMG or just taking it in turns with Paper Mario.
Whenever we have friends over, the Wii comes out, either Wii sports or Mario Party 8.
My dad (59), who never showed any interest in computer games with my ps1+2, occasionally comes over for meals and stuff, always wants a go at the Wii. Loves the Tennis. I invited my parents and my girlfriends parents over for a BBQ earlier in the year. Both dads played the Wii for a couple of hours. Gf's dad now wants one (and is getting one for his 48th b/day next month)

Over Xmas wherever I went I took the Wii. It was always played by everyone in the house, regardless of age and everyone seemed to enjoy it.

The Wii appeals to a lot more than the small % of gamers. It seems as simple as that. People who would never even think about playing a games console are seriously considering getting one. The Wii's simple user interface and Wii Sports, with it no (or very few) buttons to press, seems to be the reason for this.
It's also reinvigorated my love for games, as it's fun, which IMHO are what games are supposed to be

Yeah, tease all the PS3 fans away from here then we call this website officially Nintendo Charts instead of VGchartz

 Here's a picture of J-oel:

Make of it what you will. It's not really him, just a vision that Naznatips had. 

lol nice keyblade 0_O ..anyways one game is why I bought the wii Super Smash Brothers Brawl :) .

daactualfact called someone an "ass" if I got banned for what I called someone he should be banned for that. Of course he supports Nintendo exclusively so we'll see.

Aren't 3 great games more than enough to justify the purchase of a $250 console?  It's not like we are talking about $600.  How many great games do you expect to see on such a cheap console to make it worth the purchase?  And this does not take into account that there will be more great games coming out in the future. 

Don't shoot the messenger Leo. Facts are Facts and steering clear of this site won't make the Wii any less of an issue this generation. You're just going to have to stomach it and stick to your guns.

@Everyone else

Leo won't leave this site, he's just be upset by what surely appears to him to be shameless Nintendo fanboyism over-running the site. We all have our moments of frustration.

what i dont get s you keep having al of these "real gamers" come out of teh wood work faulting the wii, but they only list the top 1-3 games that have made news---

anyone that says the wii does not have its share of games is either ill informed or just blind

if you want a great game that will justify a wii purchase wait for Brawl---Next Years GOY hands down

i said this for the 1,000th time!! I HAVE ALL 3 CONSOLES! i don't support any one of them more than the other!! that's what you're wrong on!! secondly, i apologized for that. i kind of got mad at him, because of all this bad posting he's done about the wii lately in a lot of threads! i know that all consoles will be successful!he needs to stop!!

The thing that irks me about the leo-j types is you KNOW they were ripping in to Nintendo fans on forums like 3-4 years ago about the terrible sales of the GC, and like 18 months ago, claiming PS3 domination and failure of the Wii.

Now that the tables are turned they get angry at the slightest provocation, even if it be legitament criticism of their beloved system.

You have to give it to the real hardcore Nintendo fans who stuck by them through the GC and dealt with a much larger, louder, and obnoxious PS2 fanboy base. They deserve to gloat now.