Game Daily doubts that SSBB sold 500k units

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BenKenobi88 said:

 

I probably wouldn't...because half the reason the Wii is good is because of Nintendo's decades of quality, both in their hardware and their software.

A casual gaming system with the same price made by Sony would not be bad...but the fact is Nintendo is the one that made it...they innovate with their consoles and their games, and that's why they're popular.

But the Wii would still be popular in the mainstream if it was made by Sony and advertised the same way, yes.

 I don't think there's any doubt that the Wii would have been popular if Sony made it. Your first sentence answers my question. The Wii would be useless if not for Nintendo's game. Could you imagine the Wii's current library without the Nintendo published games? You have to remember that, although they're great games, not everyone's favorite games are Mario, Zelda, ect... Some people like JRPG's, for example, which are quite thin -- non-existent -- on the Wii. Also, online gaming has become quite big; this is another thing that the Wii is lacking. I own a Wii, and I have enjoyed well over 100 hours of gameplay on it. However, it can not be denied that the Nintendo Wii is not a well-rounded gaming machine. You can't expect people to praise a console that lacks so much...