@ http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-8900_7-1008327-1.html?tag=bubbl_1

#1 Wii

" The Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 may be the only boxes in town for hard-core gamers, but the Wii gets all the bonus points for mass appeal. Nintendo's generation-transcending console is in high demand, thanks to its revolutionary motion-sensing controller and fun titles.  "

#7 DSL

" Need a sleek portable gaming machine that won't break the bank and boasts a ton of great games? It's time to look past the Sony PSP. Nintendo's DS Lite may not have the PSP's multimedia features, but it sure makes up for it with an affordable price tag ($129), microphone- and Wi-Fi-enabled gameplay, fun games, and backward compatibility with most Game Boy Advance titles."

 This is the kind of buzz that will keep the DS and Wii crushing thier compitition.

I don't think the mainstream reads those sites. And sales show that they already think those systems are hot commodities.

Wow, more good news. For the Wii to be at #1 is pretty cool :)

I think the average person will pass by it eventually.

Maybe not directly but it's the kind of story that leaks to the mainstream when newspapers and other more mainstream websites read it.  Not that it would create much buzz itself that way but it just adds to the wave of praise people hear.

CNet is obviously either run by Nintendo fanboys or by people who haven't yet realized the Wii is just a soon to pass fad.  Seriously though, it's good to hear, hopefully Nintendo will start making more so that people can actually find them in stores.