Do anyone still believe Wii is a fad?

[samus aran rules]

montrealsoon said:
I think the only people who thought Wii was a fad were:

- analysts who could not project without their historical data to work from. I look at them more as only "number crunchers" with very little heart for the industry

- fanboys of non-Wii systems who could not accept anyone except their prized company could offer the "next big thing". These people have lots of heart, but only for clones of themselves.

 

 You´re probably right about the analysts. In regard to the fanboys of HD systems, why is it so difficult for some of them to see the huge things Wii has done for the business as a whole? A bigger audience for videogaming can never be a bad thing can it? Many have expressed fears that the "casual" market they see the Wii catering to is going to destroy gaming as we know it.

I say give credit where credit is due. Nintendo deserves credit in so many ways. They have helped to expand the industry and this in harsh economic times.  These "casual" players they see inhabit Wii will hopefully discover more kind of games, converting to more "hardcore" kind of games later on, thus being a part of the future of videogaming.