Wii launched in North America on Nov 22, 2005 with 18 games and a price of $250. Most of the games were 3rd party ports of PS2/XB/GC games such as Gun/King Kong/annual sports titles or games based off kids movies such as Cars/Robots. These games mostly got bad reviews for not being any better than the 6th gen console versions and having terrible use of the motion controls. The most popular titles of the launch window were the bundled Wii Sports which did an excellent job of introducing motion control to the masses. For Nintendo enthusiasts Star Fox Assault was the big title. It was the big return of the classic Star Fox gameplay everybody was waiting for, and being able to do a barrel roll with a flick of the wrist was truly amazing. The major 3rd party exclusive title was the long awaited Resident Evil 4. It successfully brought the core crowd to the Wii and was also able to inspire trust in other 3rd party developers. Nintendo shipped 500,000 Wii's on release and an additional 100,000 each week, totaling 1 million and selling out. Software sales were roughly 3 million and the best selling games were Wii Sports(1million) Star Fox Assault(550,000) and Resident Evil 4(450,000).
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
