Hardcore gamers have largely themselves to blame. Neglecting Nintendo was perfectly justified when their cart format drove developers away, but to ignore the GC, when it was just as capable as the other systems (except for disc capacity), just showed Nintendo that the hardcore market had abandoned THEM.
So Wii Fit might not even be here if hardcore gamers had been ACTUALLY BUYING Nintendo's hardcore games.
It's still not too late. How many of you with Wii's are planing on buying Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn? This is the latest in the oldest strategy RPGs, so you can't get much more hardcore than that. Imagine if it sold a million in North America alone. Think that just might convince Nintendo to support hardcore gamers more, since hardcore gamers would be supporting them IN RETURN?
BTW, sorry for the allcaps. This is a quick reply, as I like that it has a spellcheck.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
