"They also released the Gamecube 5 years ago"
Which was slumping the whole time. Obviously that is not the case with the Wii.
And with the DS, it's not so much as a slump as that the DS has peaked. Not in the way gaming press throws the term around hoping that means a system they don't like goes away. Peaking in the sense that the systems is running it's actual course, and a new system is ready.
So the Wii has a slump, and a hit game solves it, like with NSMBWii. The next system will be when the Wii is running its course.
Hmm... This means that as long as the potential of the Wii isn't tapped, the system can last longer. Developers holding out for the Wii are actually making it stay around.
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
