Was the Wii a fad?

[Mazty]

Soriku said:

Mazty said:

Soriku said:

How many times is this thread necessary? The Wii is close to 100 mil units sold and his home to a variety of good games. The Wii "stopped selling" years later and normally for a console and really only because Nintendo dropped the ball instead of the novelty "wearing off" while fads are very short-lived. It's not a fad in any way, shape, or form, and this is a fact. This is not a discussion.

Oh it's a fact? Sources please. You do know how facts work right? Scientific  method and all? 

If you want to be technical like that then maybe fact isn't the right word, but neither is calling it a fad true either.

Fact is simply the wrong word; opinion is the word you are looking for. 

I say it's a fad because I believe it is a short lived craze, a craze that will only last for the lifespan of the wii (another few years at most). The fact that wii game sales are considerably lower then other consoles shows that the audience is very different. Now let's look at kinect sales which are certainlyindicative of a fad: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/327350/kinect-sales-pattern-unhealthy-ubisoft/

Motion controls, right now, are a fad for gamers. The fact they have such high latency proves they are not made for gamers but impulsive shoppers and casual gamers. I would also go as far as to say casual gamers are a fad for the industry because they are not interested in quality gaming and once they buy one console and one motion fad, their appetitte is full and they'll ignore the rest of gaming.