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The Public's First Look at Wii
isaacklinger writes "Time Magazine reports how it feels to play with the Wii. Overall it's a very enthusiastic review." From the Gamespot coverage: "Grossman traveled to Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, and was shown the Wii by legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. The reporter was especially impressed with the Wii's controller. 'It's part laser pointer and part motion sensor, so it knows where you're aiming it, when and how fast you move it and how far it is from the TV screen ... There's a strong whiff of voodoo about it.'" Update: 05/08 16:50 GMT by Z : Ran into a registration screen when I tried for the original article, but eldavojohn had more luck than I. The original Time article is available for reading.
"I don't mean to sound negative but I don't see Nintendo changing it's stripes any time soon..."
And why should they, since they are the only video game company (or company division) that seems capable of making a profit? Every single "prediction" that you made also represents a sound business decision.
Just because "cater to every fanboy whim, and do it for free" isn't on the list, you assume the system is inferior and doomed?