The Wii is not dead or dying.

[scorptile]

i read an earlier post as to why the ps2 sold as much as it did. before the ps2 slim the ps2 had to be replaced 2-3 times per owner roughly it had a failure rate higher then the 360 but cause of the games it sold like crazy and replaced and replaced. i figure at least 50% of ps2's were replacement systems which are also counted towards sales. not to mention xbox had a similar problem with faulty hardware. there was a study g4 did well after the tech tv merge by morgan webb that showed how the ps2 only had to take a small shot or hit or even a kick to break. took much more to break a xbox but the thing was bulky and was dropped easily. but gamecube took a full beating and still worked. so given the fact the ps2 was easily broken and had to be replaced  alot would tell me that people would turn around and buy a new ps2 to replace the old one that broke.  i think the ps2 if it stood a beating or even a small kick or a controller hitting it then the replacements would have lowered the total numbers by easily 40-50 % putting it about 70-80 million units.

Personally i think the WII not only won this gen but it also is in more homes then what the ps2 was which is why it was selling more then what the ps2 did in its first 4-5 years. I think project cafe is gonna be a huge success not only cause its the perfect time to get into the HD market but there are now HDTV's just about in every home now then they were 5 years ago. Which is another reason why i think the sales of the wii is decreasing cause of the HD movement. with a year head start i think project cafe will sell lots and bring over not only some of the current wii owners but add some hardcore players as well. no one is going to do what the ps2 did in sells cause no one is gonna make that fragile of a system wiht good games on it again. the thing i like is the whole HDMI port thing which is greatly needed. graphic wise i think most of the wii games will be able to "upgrade" without having to make completely new games.