It can be perceived that way judging by this year's line up, and the lackluster 2009 going by 1st party releases.
Though I'm a firm believer that 2010 will be the year when Nintendo remembers about their core fans, but it might be a bit late.
Proud poster of the 10000th reply at the Official Smash Bros Update Thread.
tag - "I wouldn't trust gamespot, even if it was a live comparison."
Bets with Conegamer:
Pandora's Tower will have an opening week of less than 37k in Japan. (Won!)
Pandora's Tower will sell less than 100k lifetime in Japan.
Stakes: 1 week of avatar control for each one.