History is written by the winners. I'm sure 20 years from now the Wii will be as highly regarded as the NES was. The OP comparing the NES to the Atari 2600 and saying it was so much better is like comparing the Wii to the PS2, which would be a premature comparison. To make a fair comparison, if you compare the Wii to the HD twins you must compare the NES to gaming computers of the '80s. But the NES 'won' so it's remembered as the greatest gaming machine of the day.
I don't really care what the critics say so I'll go with selling more by a wide margin, because a larger install base means more games.
"Now, a fun game should always be easy to understand - you should be able to take one look at it and know what you have to do straight away. It should be so well constructed that you can tell at a glance what your goal is and, even if you don’t succeed, you’ll blame yourself rather than the game. Moreover, the people standing around watching the game have also got to be able to enjoy it." - Shiggy
