the one place nintendo has & always will thrive is making unique, entertaining games.
They aren't dead-set on making mainstream appealing games or multi-function bulls*** systems like sony & MS. I think their focus with the new Wii will be a entertainment system, not a media center.
And the new controller kicks ass. Yes it has a huge lack of buttons & I tooo question how the hell it will be used in games, but isn't that the point? I just hope more 3rd party dev's utilize it & I also hope nintendo releases at least 5 games that heavily-utilize its function at launch.
Of all the next-gen systems....honestly I'd buy the Wii before any of them, mainly b/c when I play games, I want to be entertained & right now, the 360 has ZERO games that interest me besides PGR3 and the new PS3 doesn't seem to have anything that I care for either. The wii, on the other hand, has this completely new concept on a controller design that intriques me & somehow I think I'll have fun playing games with it.