I wish women giving random guys blow jobs would turn into a fad.

Wii, fad???? Stupid!!

Then people would complain; "that's not the way they want it."

@dib8rman: I agree about the contribution part. As long as the character contributes to games, it's fine for me. But the mindset, of the character, presented in the examples is the opposite that you, or i for that matter, use. You think that the guy buys games and it's good. The guy thinks that someone isn't buying the right games and it's bad. That is the ignorant and stupid mindset that is the most common in the gaming forums.
Admittedly, i understand it in a way, since i went through that stage about a decade ago, or should i say the stage where it's hard to understand why someone doesn't buy the same games you do. And of course, everyone hates shovelware, although everything you see called as shovelware isn't shovelware.

The Wii is a fad. And so were pet rocks, Cabbage Patch dolls, hoola hoops, hoppity hops, etc. Here's to those who make a bazillion dollars selling "fad" products.

The challenge for Nintendo is creating the next "fad" after the Wii.

EDIT: Here is the definition of "fad" from dictionary.com:

"a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one followed enthusiastically by a group."

I guess the question here is, "how long is temporary?"  My guess is that the Wii will remain a fad until Nintendo invents another groundbreaking console.

Thanks god the world doesn't revolve around this guy.

I second that.

I remember when everyone thought that Pokemon were just a fad. They are not movie/tv/toy driving force they use to be but Nintendo sure knows how to extend the life of a 'fad' until it becomes something more than a passing fancy.

Same with NintenDogs, Brain Age, WiiFit... Things gamers figured would never live for a long time are selling incredible amounts week in and week out.

So if Wii is a 'fad' then in Nintendo's hands it should last 5 - 10 years, which is all it needs to do to be an extremely successful console.

@crumas

No that's not the question, the question is "how large is that group?"

So far it seems larger than the HD install base, but time will tell, when people look at the Wii and call it a fad they believe that there will be a huge drop off and as it's said here, "negative sales."

@bdbdbd

To each thier own, if thats how they enjoy gaming then that's them, if a person likes something they will try it. Responsibility for this doesn't fall on the consumer it falls on the producer, the producer is responsible to overcome these marketing sections through innovation.

Pikachu isn't a name like Mario but boy is the yellow rat famous,

You are a complete boob. No sources, no reality, just your opinion as fact. Nice.