Wii Is the New US Console Leader

stoolpigeon writes with this snippet from an AFP story carried by Google: "Nintendo said Thursday that its globally popular Wii has become the top-selling video game console in the United States, a crown coveted by rivals Microsoft and Sony. Market-tracking firm NPD Group reports that 666,000 Wii consoles were sold in the United States in June, raising the total sales count in the country to nearly 10.9 million units." I'd rather play board games than video games, but the Wii Fit makes one of these tempting anyhow.

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Re:And?

[William Baric]

Video games stopped being for gamers a long time ago. Now they are for teenage boys who don't want a real game but simply a pastime that makes them look "cool", who like to pretend they are gamers without actually having to play with real games. I played with a few X-Box games, and they have very little challenge. In some, like BioShock, there is simply no way to lose, you can just see what's next. How can you call something where you are sure to win "a game"? Calling those "games" interactive video entertainment instead of video games would certainly be more truthful.

Nintendo's brilliant move was simply to stop making entertainment for teenage boys who like to pretend they are cool, and actually make entertainment for the broader audience of people who don't care about looks and who simply want some light fun with their friend. (BTW, I don't own a Wii and I don't intend to)

The number of the beast.

[lattyware]

Market-tracking firm NPD Group reports that 666,000 Wii consoles were sold in the United States in June

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This is solid proof that Nintendo are sponsored by the devil.