Im a multi format owner and have had fun playing all the consoles so far in this gen.

Nintendo have done a great job at gaining a new audience and have still managed to release some excellent core games along the way. Most of their Wii updates i think are far superior to the GameCube prequels, Mario Galaxy, Kart, Smash, Zelda and Metroid are some of the best games ive played this gen.

However its very obvious that the wii is having an awful holiday season for core gamers like myself. Currently there are 10 wii games in the top 50 for the week ending 31st October. They are:

1. Wii Sports - Bundled with the console
2. Wii Fit - Cool exercise software but not a typical game
3. Guitar Hero: World Tour - Multi format casual game
4. Mario Kart Wii - Good game but over 6 months old
5. Wii Play - Harmless fun, good freebie with your additional wiimote
6. Wii Music - Supposedly poor mans Guitar Hero
7. Super Smash Bros Brawl - Good game but over 6 months old
8. Super Mario Galaxy - AMAZING GAME but over 12 months old
9. Carnival Games - A poor party game, scares me to think this might over take Warioware in sales
10. FIFA 09 - Decent football game but multi format and prob inferior to the HD versions

yes because gears 2 came out...

^^ and resistance 2

It's too late :/ S&P 2 and punch out! won't safe the day :p

He said core gamers, not them hardcore players who need to kill someone every thirty seconds in a game or they lose interest. 8D

No, it is not too late. We are already aware of some games that are going to be released in 2009. Don't forget Nintendo's strategy of announcing games only a few months before release. Who knows what we could get next year.

No, beucase you used core wrong. Core means the main consumers of your line. So Nintendo fans are Nintendo's core buyers, just as PS fans are Sony's core buyers.

With this in mind, Nintendo doesn't have to win them over. Smash Bros and Mario Kart already released and Animal Crossing is on the way.

Many gamers have cried fowl, but those who are upset are the same ones who have always been. They see Nintendo winning and are mad; they continue to be becuase Nintendo's value's are different then Sony's and Microsoft's. The core gamers should be pleased. It's the "hardcore" who aren't.

In 2010 there will be good news for core gamers concerning 1st party games.
But you won't have to wait that much for 3rd party games, since there's quite a few coming in 2009.

Is it too late for me to not see this exact same thread every day?

It's not too late, but I think it's probably too late to ensure that the Wii is the core gamer's only system.