The industry wanted Wii to fail

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psrock said:
nitendo tought it would fail too

 Huh!! proof? show me a link in where nintendo thought they would fail.

 

Infact here is alink to a quote where he believed it would be a success

EDIT: 

http://uk.cube.ign.com/articles/636/636350p1.html

link fixed

soz 

 

Finally, Iwata spoke on the Revolution's unique interface and if it would alienate third-party developers. 

"Well, of course, the idea is that the Revolution will sell and sell and sell so it becomes the standard in the industry," Iwata mused.