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Interesting -- but I think many of your points aren't accurate:

 

I like gaming with regular controllers also and my Wii offers that. I use the wavebird to play Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Brother: Brawl, for example. But I do like the new controllers offered by the Wii -- they're more comfortable to use, the pointing is awesome, and it's just generally an improvement, I feel. But there are still cases where antique console controllers work best, so I use them for that.

 

I like gaming on my butt too but I don't mind playing Wii fit, or standing up to bowl in Wii Sports. But 95% of the time, I'm sitting while we use the Wii.

 

I like gaming online and the best online console game I've played is Mario Kart: Wii. The online is smooth, easy, gaming with friends is quick and painless (you can join their game, or they can join yours -- the system prompts you when you are playing online). Getting games set up takes almost no time, you almost always play against 8 - 12 players, etc. It's better than anything I've played on Xbox Live.

 

Your first point is also incorrect -- as games like Godfather and No More Heroes are arguably as raunchy as GTA 4.  I had a lot more fun with Godfather than GTA 4, though. 

 

Personally, I just enjoy gaming overall, and I like having fun while I game. That's why my Wii is better than my 360. I have a 50" 1080p TV also, but I like the Wii better. It just has better games. To be fair, I prefer to play shooters on the best possible platform for them (the computer, by far) so the strongest part of the 360's library to casual shooter players doesn't apply to me. Hardcore shooter players, of course, use the PC.

Is it possible to be a hardcore gamer and not own a Wii? I've been considering this lately, and I think the answer is clearly 'no', as the way it is changing gaming should be interesting to all gamers who have a general interest in games, and not just a specific interest in one genre of game.