It's not like Nintendo is CREATING a casual gaming market. They just wanted to capitalize on an already-existing casual market. Online puzzle games have been selling like hotcakes for years now. Almost every parent has played HOURS of Solitaire or Minesweeper. The casual gamers have always been there.
And casual gamers spend lots of money on games. They always have and always will. Now they can have a console to satisify that need.
That's why I have always said that Microsoft should advertise the hell out of Live Arcade. That service would make some of these casual gamers EXTREMELY happy.
My End of 2008 Hardware Predictions (console only):
Wii : 50 million
360: 28 million
PS3: 24 million
These predictions were made on January 3rd and won't be revised
