hsrob on 12 June 2010
Honestly it's like asking how long is a piece of string, there is no definitive answer. When the system was released there were so many other factors in play you can't possibly hope to quantify it in any meaningful way.
It's the same as asking what would have happened if the PS3 wasn't $600, the Wii had released a year earlier the 360 didn't have the RROD? The short answer to all questions is they would have sold more but we can't possibly hope to quantify that.
So to answer the question, of course it was a factor in the Wii's success, how much though is anyone's guess and nothing more.
