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I agree with the general gist of your post, but I actually think there is still a large market for casual gaming hardware in the living room.

Consider that the Microsoft Kinect broke the record for consumer electronic devices for selling the most units in 60 days. Yes, it even outsold the iPad.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2011/03/kinec...

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Are casual gamers the ones who buy devices in the first 60 days after launch, though? Most "casual" gamers probably still aren't really sure exactly what a Kinect is or what it does. (I know I'm not...)

Casual gamers are driven by trends and early adopters. A lot of these people know what Kinect is because their "nerd friend Alphonso" won't stop talking about how cool it is. Don't knock the early adopter crowd just because they are small; while they may be that, their extended social circle is generally large enough to sway even the mainstream numbers.

it's probably also worth noting that every time there are new apple tv rumors they're about it including its own app store - if that ever happens it will be very interesting to see what people go for.

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