I tell you what, let's have a one month ban bet that the Wii will pass 40 million this year. Heck, I'll even give you 5 extra million, so let's make it 45 million. Wanna bet?

I blame Wii Fit

Press release, Dodengames:

Whilst only Nintendo games sell on Nintendo machines it is apparent that non-games sell even better on the gimmicky Wii. All indications point to it being a fad. Remember, Gamecube started well at first but faltered. The same thing is happening with the Wii evidenced by the lack of third party support.

It is coming too late but some people are starting to wise up to the way Nintendo milks profits with the inferior Wii hardware, the technological equivalent of two Gamecubes taped together. One has to wonder what will happen when people get tired of Wii Sports. The party won't last forever, and unfortunately, the Wii is mothing more than a party machine.

Nintendo has abandoned the hardcore gamer. Look at the horrible sales in Japan of a hardcore title like No More Heroes compared to the casual title, Super Smash Brothers Brawl. In the end this will hasten the inevitable crash of the video gaming industry. When the day is over and all is said and done Nintendo will have nobody but themselves to blame for the downfall of hardcore video gaming (although they will probably blame Wii Fit).

Your point is well made, and both I and the author point out some new gamers will get it.  But I don't see women getting a Wii for WiiFit buying into Brawl.  And if a new gamers first impression of the game is watching kids playing the demo or onlive videos, that'll likely turn them off as they won't be able to figure out what's happening.  It simply won't appeal to everyone, no game does, and due to the casual nature of Wii that group that won't care for it would be bigger than on PS3 or 360. 

On the flip side, it's designed to appeal more to the casual than a lot of games on PS360.  But we agree, irregardless, it will be a major seller. 

I love how they categorize Brawl as just a casual game. Like...Chicken Shoot and Brawl are identical eh?

@fksumot lol

I love how he ignores the counter reality.  GTA was such a huge hit because it appealed to casuals too.  And GTA IV will lose a TON of sells because: A) PS360 are still to expensive for the masses. B) The more photo realistic violence in GTA IV will turn off the casual crowd.

If SSBB will suffer because Wii is too casual, then GTA IV will suffer just the same because the HD consoles are not casual enough.  This guys view is really myopic.

 Well this is America, everyone is entitled to their opinions, regardless of how idiotic it seems.

Did he give a criterion on how well games need to sell under his view of things?

 If brawl sold 6 million in the US in 2008, would that qualify?  How about 5 million, or 4 million?

 An undefinable criterion for an undefendable posistion spewed out as real truth.  Good for him.

And by the end of the year there will be many HD titles that feature on the annual charts ahead of SSBB

Ouch.

I didn't read the whole thread, but let's remember (for those of us who were here) when this idiot was a member of VGC. He's almost as big of a PS3 fanboy as Crazzyman. The only difference is that he can formulate sentences

I like how there are "many" more HD consoles than Wiis, when put together they they outnumber Wii by 5 million. Also "The gap is always shrinking?" That kid fails at life, and that's that.