For the longest time since the Wii's debut it has been considered by many as a gimmick. A toy aimed at little children and old people hoping for a magic way to get in shape. Though there were a small niche of gamers that stood by their Wii early on, it has been hard to say the Wii is the console of choice for hardcore gamers. With the release of games such as Fragile Dreams and Monster Hunter 3: Tri, the Wii is really shaping up to be a console for a more mature audience.
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon is a very deep and emotional game, unlike any that I have seen on the Wii before. It is clearly a game aimed at a slightly older audience than the usual Wii software. In all honesty it was the first game I ever purchased for the Wii (which i bought solely for the future release of Mistwalker's The Last Story). Next came Capcom's famous (or infamous) Monster Hunter series. Commonly known for its intense difficulties and sub-par review scores, Monster Hunter 3: Tri dazzles on the Wii. Not only does it improve upon many of the lesser points of past Monster Hunter games, such as single player mode and difficulty progression, it introduces a very solid multiplayer function, which is something the Wii has been significantly lacking in.
With solid games on the way such as Metroid: Other M, Arc Rise Fantasia, and Mistwalker's The Last Story, it would seem that the Wii is only getting started in a console war that has been going on for years. This gamer is highly impressed with the direction of Nintendo's 'gimmick' console and I have high hopes that the Wii will become home to many a hardcore gamer.