Nintendo has talked about the third party support on the Wii being low, but they also said such a problem occurred when the DS first hit.

Does that mean exact correlations can be made and people could brush aside the fact in hopes that third parties will catch on? Third parties have been trying to publish on the Wii, the only problem is that nearly everything they publish with the exception of Zack and Wiki has been either mediocre or downright bad.

Then again the same thing happened with the DS. If the market is there, as it appears to be with the Wii, then developers and publishers will adapt.

One serious immediate issue is the threat of the Xbox 360. Wii has positioned itself as a casual, fun system. The problem is casuals don't buy software as often. Meanwhile the 360 has an attach rate of nearly 7 games per console while also offering the Xbox Live Arcade experience which is similar to the Wii's (quick, fun gaming that's easily accessible).

I like the Wii, but there is no doubt it's not going to be exactly smooth sailing. The Xbox 360, if it makes the correct moves - some innovative marketing, play up XBL and XBL Arcade to the mainstream, and perhaps even incorporate some Blu-ray love - could make some big moves and take 1st place. Nintendo won't let that happen without a hell of a fight, though.

This will be the best console war ever.

A lot of Wii developers are pissed at Nintendo for the (lack of) control scheme. The innovative controls are good for casual gaming, but falls short after that.

It will boom because the Wii and PS3 have not hit there prime yet. This will be first year for Wii and PS3 where developers have gotten use to the system. Blu-ray no longer is sucking so much money now that it will become the standard. The hardware for any of the three systems are no longer being sold at a lost and so the companies can drop price when they see fit.

Indeed.