I have a question to all you Wii owners out there. When was the last time you turned on your Wii? Or more specifically, when was the last time you actually played a game on your Wii, and not just browsed the virtual console new releases or the various Wii channels? I saw the news story posted yesterday where Reggie said the Wii won't meet holiday demand and I got to thinking. Does anybody really care anymore? Do "core gamers" even care about the Wii anymore? Hell, do "casual gamers" even care about the Wii anymore?

For a long time you couldn't walk into a store and pick up a Wii because they were always sold out, and always on the day they received their shipments. For the past couple months now, that has changed, at least up here in Minnesota. Every week or so my local Toys R Us will get a shipment of Wiis in time for their new ad on Sunday. Usually they'd sell out that day, and in the first couple hours of the store being open, but now they still have Wiis in stock well into the week. Lately on Sundays, I've noticed there is no more line of people outside waiting to get their hands on a Wii.

It's not just Toys R Us either. I went into Circuit City one day recently and I noticed they had a bunch of Wiis behind the counter. The clerk asked, "you want a Wii? We got em." I said no and asked if they still sell out right away, she replied "no, not as much anymore."

With this recent, albiet slight, decline in sales, I wonder if Nintendo can stay on top for long. From what I've seen in the GS Community, a lot of the hardcore or core gamers have abandoned the Wii completely, even selling their consoles, and have been focusing on the 360 and PS3. I don't know anyone that would be considered a "casual gamer" but I wonder if the Wii is still as popular as it was 6 months ago or has this fad, if you will, finally died out? It also makes me wonder if Nintendo is fabricating those news stories to garner more interest in the system and ensure it is a hot item come this Xmas or if they really do have problems keeping Wiis in stock as they claim.

I have yet to buy a system, and I'm not planning to anytime soon. The only game that somewhat interests me is Metroid Prime 3 but I still haven't finished (or started) Metroid Prime 2. With all the great 360 games coming out like The Orange Box and Mass Effect, as well as games out now that I haven't been able to pick up yet like Eternal Sonata and PGR4, I have absolutely no interest in the Wii.