LogFAQs > #904106642

As a console, it's gotta be the Wii. It's open for debate I suppose but idk if I can be persuaded personally.

It sold very very well yes, but entirely on a gimmick. The Wii's hardware shortcomings basically set Nintendo behind the competition in terms of what their console actually is capable of. They really haven't recovered from that.

The Wii was severely hurt in its third party support past games that were entirely built around the motion control gimmick, and most of the motion control games were not great. The Wii also had pretty weak longevity - when the PS3 and Xbox 360 were fighting out to see who would win by the end of the generation, the Wii was sitting pretty at the top of the hill for total sales, but was looking pathetic in weekly/monthly sales.

I don't know what the consoles-to-software ratio is for the Wii but I can't imagine it was actually great. A lot of people bought the Wii for stuff like Wii Fit and Wii Sports and didn't buy much of anything else on it. Maybe Guitar Hero or Mario Kart.

Like the Wii was very successful but I think it really hurt Nintendo and set them up for the failure of the Wii U.
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