Nintendo DS

[Assertn]

unfortunatly as much as i love nintendo and i always will buy there products, the wii is a gimmeck

Sorry to break it to you, but the xbox360 and PS3 are also gimmicks....
What other point is there to own them instead of their previous generations besides HD support and prettier graphics?

There's a certain appeal to the relative innocence of the hand-held market, in that graphics do not yet make the game there.

[Animeniax]

I don't think the Wii is a gimmick any more than any other entertainment system. It could be considered that if you are a purist console gamer, but others will see it as a clever way to attract more of an audience than your typical avid gamers who will buy a system regardless just because it is "next-gen" and has cooler graphics and new games. If they could add that sort of appeal to a handheld, it would sell well among non-gamers as well as gamers, making it even more of a success. A major concern would be maintaining portability.

[David75]

I never played nintendo games and consoles much, never owned one. In fact I'm not the game type of guy, I have a PS2 with at least 3 cms of dust on it, It was a gift, I played for a week or so and got tired of it.

But from what I see from friends, people who use different kind of consoles, it seems that nintendos are more user friendly. Just play and enjoy.
To me the gameboy and then DS line is exactly that: choose game, poweron, play.
You don't have to go to BBSes for hours, you don't need to know anything technical.
Games do not offer your gazillions colors or FPS... but some of them are very funny and entertaining... yes, sometimes console maker tend to forget that very last point.

And I find it clever of nintendo to target older audience and women, because the potential market is both richer and greater. If they can go there, they should be kings of the hill for long enough before others think of ways to follow them.