Yes because Sony sure won't offer more compatibilities for computer controllers.

Theory terminated.

hahahah i guess ur right, if microsoft/sony isnt coming with two controllers that is...
i mean like they can have a hardcore controller and a casual controller

I'm quiting gaming now.

Selling all of my consoles and sticking with PS2, GC and GBA.

Nintendo has ruined gaming and there's not much I can do about it except go back to playing games the way I like playing them.

Poor guys... people who hate the wii are not gamers...

Wii is a toy not a console...

I think the Wii has demonstrated competently the strengths and the weaknesses of motion controls in gaming. More importantly it has produced a pronounced schism. Both Microsoft and Sony are courting far more sophisticated markets. Yes I said it, and you can rant all you like, but the high end consoles cater to high end gamers.

While it might be glamorous to go for a large segment of the population that is enamored with waggle. The reality is that these consoles have already developed a dedicated following it is risky to abandon or alienate them in favor of a demographic that you have no certainty of obtaining. That is a fools errand. Nintendo could afford to go after such a demographic, because they had little to no demographic to call their own.

Microsoft has the demographic it wants that would be big spenders. Which are happy to pay for their premium service which is what they are actually selling. That is their pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Sony has a huge stable of studios built around core gaming, and a plan to be a all in one box.

Honestly Microsoft and Sony have little chance of steeling the Wii user base. Hell Nintendo has little chance of steeling the Wii user base to their own next console. The average Wii owner is obviously not a technology buff, not enamored with graphical or audio capabilities, and honestly not enthused about the next installment in their favorite series. They are not even interested in as others put it mature gaming. Let alone having a complex online experience.

Everyone is right about one thing it will be a battle to pry these owners off of their Wii consoles. It is all they want, and probably all they will ever need. Which begs the question what novelty can move them on, and move them forward. The answer is you really cannot make it any simpler to play games. That to me is the real question everyone should be asking. Has Nintendo written themselves into a corner. Can someone tell me where they can go from here?

I totally agree.

You better hope DKII doesn't see that.

   As long as there are enough people who dont want to play with motion controls there will be a console for such people.

   And you should be happy it's only 29%, vgchartz' community is one of the few on the internet where Wii is considered a console (not a toy) and is not being ignored.

Consumers can buy a Pink Wii, a Red Wii, a Gold Wii, etc. etc...

I agree; if Nintendo releases an all new console, their biggest competition will be... themselves. The Wii.

Sure, they could update the specs inexpensively and profitably in the future (w/ HD rendering capable CPU/GPU, HDMI output, etc.), but as you pointed out, a very significant percentage of the Wii ownership base doesn't seem to care about the technicals enough to buy a new platform. The Wii works for the vast majority of owners who actually use them on a regular basis. "Wii HD, now with Motion Plus" just won't ignite in the same way to the mass consumer to make them buy another platform.

So barring the production end of the Wii (Xbox style), which won't happen, most people who bought one (particularly those new or "reborn" to gaming) are likely to be using it for the better part of a decade or as long as games are still available.