Most of mainland Europe is Sony and PC land. 95% of gamers I know around here hate Nintendo with a passion.
The result is that, traditionally, "hardcore" gamers would rather eat glass than buying Nintendo games (they do play Metroid and Zelda, but pirate them instead of buying them).
Most retailers in The Netherlands at least, have openly admitted not to stock Wii versions of multiplatform games. Call of Duty: World at War is not carried by The Free Record Shop in Utrecht, and games like Fifa and Need For Speed are very rare as well. Even Sonic games, which sell better on Wii than on other consoles, are harder to find on Wii than on PS3 around here.
A couple of game orientated stores (like Game Mania and Nedgame) refuse to stock games like The Conduit and MadWorld. They say they don't think games like that really fit the Wii.
Seriously, I have talked with retailers around here multiple times and have always left frustrated, because it's a huge problem. Many Wii publishers have encountered this problem and cannot get retailers to order their Wii titles.
In short: gamers and retailers make it impossible for "hardcore" games to sell. As a result only casual gamers who don't know much about games get to buy their games.
