So, what if the Wii dominates?

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I don't think gaming was close to dead. I'm not sure it ever will. But shams' remark about the consoles teaming up as it were would suggest weakness by the gaming industry. The current "My system is better than yours" motif has been used by many industries and has proven to be a surefire way to promote sales, not only for the product, but for the industry as a whole. Where would the NFL be if all the teams decided not to worry about defeating each other and only about how football is better than baseball, or futbol. Wii as an entry console. Now that is an interesting viewpoint. I think for the most part it is probably valid, too. But based upon my experience with Wii owners, most of them have been gaming for almost a decade. While I think the DS has made inroads with the female sector, I don't know if the Wii has actually made any gaming converts out of the non-gaming world. There don't seem to be enough Wii's on the shelf to support gamer demand, much less someone who has never played a game before. case in point, the long lines that people have to wait in to buy a Wii. I'm not so sure a non-gamer would wait in line for 15 hours to buy a game system. So, while I think that the Wii will eventually provide an interesting access point for non gamers, that distinction has not been made clear yet, regardless of the DS's history. Thw Wii is being sold on Zelda and Nintendo brand recognition. Let's face it, despite Nintendo's previous two offerings (or lack there0f) there were still 20 million Gamecubes sold. I would think that would equate to at least 15 million die hard fanboys clamoring to get their hands on a Wii right now.