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No, peripherals sell consoles. 

Why did Nintendo sell the Wii Fit board with the game? A Wii Remote with a game?  Because people wanted the hardware.

Why was the Xbox 360 so successful?  The Xbox 360 controller, Kinect, and add-on HDDs and Wi-Fi adapters.

Why did it take the PS3 so long to sell well?  The Sixaxis controller.  Once the DualShock 3 was released and the console dropped by $100, it sold like hot cakes.