It doesn't matter how manner hours a game is played.

WiiSports is the Wii to all the new gamers. They went to a friends house, made a mii and started bowling/other. Then they go and buy a Wii so they can show it off to their friends. Meanwhile there are children in the house who will play WiiSports and maybe a couple of other games their parents buy them for Christmas; they will become new loyal Nintendo Fanboys and Fangirls for the next 20 years.

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Super Mario Bros. is the NES to all the new gamers. They went to a friends house, jumped around and went down some pipes. Then they go and buy an NES so they can show it off to their friends. Meanwhile there are children in the house who will play Super Mario Bros. and maybe a couple of other games their parents buy them for Christmas; they will become new loyal Nintendo Fanboys and Fangirls for the next 20 years.

I fully admit that we're probably in the minority.  It's actually the opposite of what I expected.  I thought he'd want to play nothing but Wii Sports.  Instead, there are some days I can't pry the Wii Wheel out of his hands.  The mind-blowing part is that at 4 yrs. old he actually WINS races and trophies.  My wife and I have had to make a deal with him that he isn't allowed to play Mario Kart unless he also plays some educational games on his V-Smile as well.

you are a real exeption, I think the average usage time for Wii Sport is 65 hours, right ?

It gives people a chance to see what the Wii remote is capable of, same with Wii Play.

People must like it -- about half the Wii owners in Japan have bought it (3.11M of 6.56M). I mention this because the Wii comes without a game in that market.

So there must be something to this "tech demo."

Mike from Morgantown

PS -- The only other person I ever heard call Wii Sports a tech demo was a big-gamer-type Gamestop employee. For most people, Wii Sports is the gateway game into more things. Those here tend to already be addicted.