I think it has to do with the view of games in the US vs other regions, games are still viewed in a negative way here moreso than other regions by the mainstream, thanks in part to people like Jack Thompson and even with the WiiDS effect its still in a transition period, so its just recently started to gain more support. On the other side the traditional gamers arean't helping it by claiming that Nintendo is somehow killing gaming by going more mainstream.
Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)
