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If you're a gamer though you know there were problems with the console. The appeal was to a very casual audience and that's why it sold well.

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I play lots of games and I liked the Wii, and bought one.

So did I, I bought all the consoles and the wii system is the most focused in terms of genre. Very casual and age friendly.

No true gamer fallacy

Hmm maybe it's a bad term. I was trying to convey the fact that gamers that enjoy something like fallout or Diablo or Mass effect or RDR2, those types of gamers lose out when they lock themselves onto nintendo.

I for one like every genre but I find it unfortunate nintendo has a wierd focus on casual age friendly games.

The Wii is the 8th best selling console of all time (if you count the Game Boy, Switch, and DS as consoles) and the 4th if you don't.

Almost any gamer who has played a fallout, diablo, mass effect or RD game also owned a wii.

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