Here's a question for those of you that own a Wii. How long have you owned it and do you still use it? I've owned mine for full year now and when I first got it I played it quite a bit, but within the last six months it was turned on twice, maybe three times, and that's it. It's uniqueness wore off very quickly and now it just seems like a novelty item to me.
Wii Sports is good for turning on spur of the moment and gaming with the family (those two or three times that I said I turned it on in the past six months was when family came to visit), but beyond that the game library is utter trash. Yes, I know it has a couple great games, but comparing those couple great games to the amount of great games on the PS3 or 360, it just doesn't stack up.
I have four friends with a Wii that all got it within two months of when I got mine and they all experienced the same. They used it a helluva lot when they first got it, but now it just collects dust due to shatty, gimmicky games.
To help know the type of gamer this is coming from: In terms of a casual gamer, I would say we are not - all of us game quit a bit. I own a PS3, one of the four friends I mentioned above owns a PS3 also and another a 360. All three of us just shake our heads when we look at the Wii's library of games. I agree with everyone above that said price was #1 factor it is selling well. It certainly isn't the capabilities of the system that are making it sell (both 360 and PS3 have so much more to them, most notably online play - which is something important to myself and all of my friends when looking at games).
Don't get me wrong, I do recommend to all that ask to buy a Wii for those times when family or friends get together, but I tell them to stop beyond that point and not bother buying any games.
Hmm... I wonder if my little rant there added anything to the thread....
