Nintendo's Wii top-selling video game console in U.S.

Tuesday 22nd July, 04:38 AM JST

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rjd_jr at 11:44 AM JST - 22nd July

Unfortunately good games are far too few for the Wii to sustain its momentum in the long run. Where are the next Mario and Zelda games? You can only come out with so much exercise or party type games before the fun wears out.

More games Nintendo or it's lights out.
BigRobu at 02:32 PM JST - 22nd July

Since it's geared for kids, the parents are buying them in droves. It will thin out soon as every kid has one. As for me, boring!
Zen_Builder at 02:42 PM JST - 22nd July

WII in japan has more games/titles for adults than the wee ones.

They cover a ton of other stuff like Yoga, health, etc same with the DS(they now even got an adapter to watch TV on the DS).

I would say in Japan the major market now is adults vs kids for both the WII and the DS.

Not surprising as the population ages the focus shifts, who got the REAL money now the teens or the baby-boomers.

Most companies worldwide now target the 40+ crowd vs the teen market. Been happening for years when the companies like BMW, etc started to market to the baby-boomers (50+ crowd) vs the newly-rich.

Hate to trump my own horn, but my company caters for the guys that like the old 70's and 80's Bikes. Doing a killing customizing and painting them, myself part of the crowd so we speak the same lingo.

Watch out for the 80's to kick in shortly just part of the 20~30 year cycle.
delitachan at 08:05 PM JST - 22nd July

They DO realize that most of the Nintendo Wiis purchased are sold on Ebay right?
Badsey at 12:17 AM JST - 23rd July

still very hard to find a Wii on store shelves = hotter than Ebi-chan eating a McD burger in summer.

Some people still don't understand the Wii and it's growth. Notice Nintendo has the portable market also.
JohnBecker at 01:48 AM JST - 23rd July

@delitachan: I'd love to see the facts to back up your statement. The fact is, it doesn't matter if they're being sold at retail or on Ebay. If Nintendo is selling all they can make, they don't care if consumers are buying them in Akihabara or Ameyoko.
Badsey at 07:21 AM JST - 23rd July

fact: I have only rarely seen a Wii on store shelves. I would say Craigslist is more popular though (local and free)
japanyesterday at 05:08 PM JST - 23rd July

the wii is just trendy, nothing else.
delitachan at 09:31 PM JST - 24th July

Go to Ebay and check the listings yourself. Facts enough.

My point being that the console is not sold because OMG EVERYONE LOVES THE WII AND ITS AWESOME GAMES, but a lot of people are doing it to earn cash.