I just realized something of great importance as I was strolling through Costco today (Costco, as well as Sam's Club and BJ's, is a wholesale club where I often buy my video games due to the discounted price). As I was rummaging through their limited selection of Wii, PSP, and DS titles, it struck me how little I've purchased games for my Wii. To date, I've bought two games for the Wii: the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Metal Slug Anthologies, both of which are among the best Wii games available. For over ten years, Nintendo has delivered satisfaction to my gaming needs with their products; I've spent innumerous amounts of money on games for my NES, GameBoy, GBA, GameCube, and both of my DS's, yet I've only purchased two Wii games.

This is how I translate my recent buying habits: as of recently, Nintendo has really turned its attention to the "casual" gamer (see my latest blog for more livid language on the "casual" gamer). Due to this decline in the "hardcore" market, in which I would fit, I've been turned away from multiple titles such as March of the Penguins, Surf's Up, Big Brain Academy, Mario Party 8, and WiiPlay. As Jeff often reiterates, there are also just too many games that are basically mini-game compellations. Although not all of the games out for Wii are just mini-games, too many are.

With the announcement of WiiFit as Nintendo's "colossal" game at E3 (where was SSBB and my Pokemon MMO, Nintendo?), Nintendo is just setting itself up for a lack of "hardcore" gamers; meaning, I really think that Nintendo is going to lose its infamous Nintendo-nauts. But kiddies, don't think I mean that Nintendo will drop good first-party games, for that would be a serious drop of sales for Nintendo; I also know some kids that would probably walk to Redmond, Washington (which I think is where Nintendo of America is located) and blow it up.

*Cough, one month to college, cough*

Later, I'm going to go play some Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops; that game is amazing...Oh, and for the one person who maybe reads my reviews, I might have a Starfox: Command review up in the next week.