for whatever it's worth, what the preview for spore came out, i watched the video and wasn't really interested in it. what is it that turns me off... well first off, you have these alien-looking creatures that supposed to have evolved... and none of them look believeable. what really annoys me is the like 5 phases of the game... especially the spaceship phase or something, which i find totally stupid. i like the early phases, especially the "bacteria (spore)" phase.
i think the game is trying to be too ambitious... anyhow, it'll be a good game, the first of its kind, but there'll be knock-offs with more focused play i hope.
the Wii is an epidemic.