Different times, we're in a recession now and will soon be entering a serious depression.
Nintendo is still in solid leadership, you're really just seeing the media trying to cash in on a decline that was almost impossible to avoid, the PS2 also stabilized after reaching certain mass, and there was no recession nor was the console as reliable. I'd say they're doing okay considering the odds.
Wii Sports is still doing the job it was supposed to do. No other game would be better as an introduction to the system.







