i'm only going to talk for myself here.
I've been a huge gamer for almost my entire life starting with a bit of atari and commodore 64 before really becoming a gamer with the NES. My gaming peaked with the SNES which was awesome but every generation since my interest has been waning for exactly the reasons this article addresses.
Video games are suppose to be entertainment but they just were not. Gaming felt more like going to work then having fun. I hardly enjoyed any of the games i got last generation cause they felt like complex rehash, bottom line not fun. The only games from last generation I look back on with found memories are smash bros, rachet and clank, and warcraft III.
I guess when it comes down to it, I don't really like games anymore unless i can play them with others. And that's why I love my wii soo much. I'm not in college anymore and don't like next door to any of my old gaming friends. Online play is sort of fun but ventrillo just isn't the same as having your friends with you. But the wii has gotten my girlfriend actually intersted in playing with me and she absolutly refuses to play anything on the computer or the other consols (have a 360 as well).
Say or feel whatever you want, but for me, the wii saved video gaming. I doubt I'd be playing anything anymore if the wii hadn't come along and make gaming fun for all my friends, not just a hand full of hardcore guys i know.
