| Gilgamesh said: FAD: - A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze. - a thing that becomes very popular in a short amount of time, and then is forgotten at about the same speed. - Something that will become HUGE then fizzle into nothingness and be totally forgotten. - A desirable trend characterized with lots of enthusiasm and energy over a short period of time. Fads are often seen with common consumer items, especially around a holiday season. By definition the Wii is a fad. |
Your definition implies a period of no more than a few days to a few weeks; the Wii was selling well for years. So by your definition, the Wii was not a fad.
Just because the Wii is not selling as well after years on the market as its competitors does not mean it was a fad either. Does that make the SNES a fad too since after selling well for an even shorter period of time than the Wii, its sales declined? How about the N64? It was selling well for literally a few months before falling into second place.
In the end, the Wii has sold nearly 100 million units, and its the only home console that will achieve the 100 million mark this generation.
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