I respect your ability to admit coming to a hasty conclusion. I also feel that TP devs are partly responsible for their predicament but I would not say wholly. It can get pretty complicated, but TP's definitely overshot their target, as did their primary platforms.
I don't think Wii is killing the hardcore, but they are killing the industry as we know it currently. Disruption is real.
Bet between Slimbeast and Arius Dion about Wii sales 2009:
If the Wii sells less than 20 million in 2009 (as defined by VGC sales between week ending 3d Jan 2009 to week ending 4th Jan 2010) Slimebeast wins and get to control Arius Dion's sig for 1 month.
If the Wii sells more than 20 million in 2009 (as defined above) Arius Dion wins and gets to control Slimebeast's sig for 1 month.
