Our good (but confused) buddies at Nintendo continue to make statements claiming that they are not failing or ignoring the core Wii gamer. But the truth is plain to see. We can only hope that they come to understand how many core Wii gamers really feel about Nintendo's approach to them.

The gaming industry is in a booming state. People are buying more games than ever. Add to that the fact that the majority of Nintendo's games do not have major replay value, and it is clear to see why people want more hardcore games, and want them yesterday. Mario Kart is fun, but a little watered down. Brawl is amazing, but the online is atrocious, which pretty much relegates it to a weekend game with friends. Super Mario Galaxy was great, but like Twilight Princess, once you completely conquer it, there has to be a great deal of time before you want to play it again. Super Paper Mario was so... I don't know... bleh. I'm angry that I bought it.