The 4th comment I got was basically blaming the Wii core audience. The reason? "they beg for big third party exclusives and when they get them they do not follow through, ever, because it is not a game made by Nintendo"
Last I checked, most third party exclusives were NOT the kind those gamers were asking for. And if you also define "big" as bug budget, then that leaves two such games: Red Steel and Monster Hunter 3. And those games actually sold. Sure they didn't sell Gears of War numbers, but not that many HD games sell that well either.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs