1Up State of the NPD: Wii

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Legend11 said:
The only time we'll suddenly start seeing lots of Wiis on store shelves is if the 360 and/or PS3 suddenly start taking off and moving millions of units. Then the "shortage" will magically disappear.

Oh I severely doubt that ;)

That would imply that there will be NO shortage of Wii's this Xmas. And I think we all know what the odds of that happening are.

You will start to see the real truth around Feb '08 - when 360/PS3 sales drop post Xmas, and the Wii continues to sell out (at just about any rate that Nintendo can manufacture). 

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With all this talk of Casual/Core - people should read those recent interviews with Miyamoto. Straight to the point, and doesn't lie.

Talks about not targeting any game at any genre - just making games that "as many people as possible would like to play" (sounds reasonable, no?). Also talks about breaking down the barriers between core/casual - such that games overlap both. Part of the idea is to get "core" gamers playing/enjoying casual gamers - and to get casual gamers trying out "core" (hardcore) games they wouldn't normally.