I have been perusing the Top seller list for US sales and I am actually quite suprosed at a trend I see.

Whereas the big title games from Nintendo are selling big time as expected I see that not many other titles are really rakeing in the numbers.  Considering that over 100,000 machines are sold every week, it would stand to figure that some kind of caz game (in the mentality that Wii is a casual system) would spike in sales every now and again.  This just isn't happening.

Basically what I am trying to say is this.  If the purported notion that Cazers are flooding the Wii market [like they did with Playstation in its later years (not meant to be a flame, please don't take it that way)], particularily kids/family players; then it would stand to reason that such titles as High School Musical and Boogie and Spongebob would have sold at least million copies (<10% of total machines).  Since games like Kidz sports usually fool parents and younglings alike I would say their sales would be much higher if this truly was a new family/cazer phenomenon.

Therefore I assert that the new surge in Wii ownership is really driven moreso by longtime Nintendo fans, perhaps a lot of them sat the last generation or two out and came back.  Or that perhaps real Gamers buy Wii who may have chosen PS2 over Gamecube because of franchises.

What do you think?

Casual titles normally spike during the holiday seasons. It's a misleading idea that casual gamers only buy casual titles. In reality casual gamers buy big brands. Mario, Zelda, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Wii Fit, ect. This is why you see these games selling well throughout the entire lifecycle. Nintendo has a large section of casual gamers and they will buy brand titles with their console and throughout its life.

However in holiday season, casual titles are usually picked off by buyers trying to find a title that they think someone might like. Considering most casual titles have names that kinda rip off a popular brand(such as Carnival Games, Game Party and SmartyPants) these are the titles that sell the best. And then eventually they become top brands and sell throughout the rest of the year.

While core titles sell well in the first few weeks and then only depending if they gain huge brand appeal will they stay alive. Now this doesn't mean casual titles that don't have big brand can't sell well outside of a holiday season. It's just most trends show that casual titles enter at a steady but unexciting pace and then will either be picked up and exploded during the holidays or stay the same. This is why you saw Wii sell so much software in December compartively and why software has continued to stay heightened afterwards.

Always good to break stereotypes. Those are casual gamers buy big brandname titles because they are mainstream buyers. They buy casual titles really at random. Most early adopters of casual titles are probably core gamers. Casual titles sell steadily throughout normal part of the year but may explode during the holiday season or may fade before getting there.

Cazers?

Also not all "casuals" that buy the Wii are 10 years old. You seem to pick out franchise that don't appeal to anyone that has reached a double digit age. Do the soccer moms that buy the Wii go out and buy Spongebob and High School Musical? No, children do. These women buy Wii Fit. Check the sales.

Also what Zucas said. Good analysis sir. Also it's nice to see you post in a topic and not say "haha" for half the reply.

Thx.  Sorry I use "haha" simply to display mood of cheeriness, and I can't stop from not doing it. 

Oh. I thought you were purposely being annoying because I only noticed you started doing it very recently. Don't worry then. Carry on.

Yea it's something I've been doing for 3 yrs now on the internet. I did it first as the anti lol but kinda just kept on using it and sometimes type it in without noticing. (I almost did it right there. It's a curse I swear)

casual gamers buy less games.

Yeah. cazer is a term I've been using for about 10 years now. For casual "gamer".

I meant to have Cazers and kids/family as two seperate groups, didn't really plan for them to be sononomus(sp?) though I guess they could.
Also yeah the soccer moms totally buy the titles, 10 year olds have no disposable income. (though that might not have been your point, not sure).

Anyho, Good posts, your viewpoints are good and well made, I enjoyed them.

Well if you take a look at the top selling titles here at vgchartz there is little (no) doubt that the wii SW sales are casual/kiddie stuff. Not that there is something wrong with that, it is just the way it is.

well I realize your banned so you can't respond. yet, so when you come back can you explain that a little bit. I realize it might verge into a matter of taste. To me I wouldn't view Legend of Zelda as "kiddie" but others might.