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The Nintendo Wii has grown increasingly more popular since its launch December of 2006. Will was first conceptualized at the prestigous E3 press conference in 2004. Than it was finally given a sneak peak at the 2005 E3. At that time Satoru Iwata showed a prototype of the controller at the Tokyo Game Show in 2005.

Since it was first made available in the states in November of 2006 the Nintendo Wii sports bundle is selling like pancakes. Kids and adults alike are raving about how cool the Nintendo Wii Sports Bundle is. During its debut in the 2006 E3, Nintendo Wii won the Best Hardware and Best of Show Awards from the Game Critics Awards. Every reputable gaming magazine is also hailing the Wii as the game console breakthrough. The Wii even got an Emmy from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Game Controller Innovation.

What makes Wii So Popular? This is a question begging to be answered by the gaming marketing companies of the competition. Why is Wii so incredibly popular? We need to ask ourselves what does Wii have that PS3 and XBOX360 ain’t got? What drives the loyal Wii fan base?

It begins with our media mavens complaining about how our kids are getting fatter and rounder sitting at the computer chatting or playing video games. In a moment of genius, Nintendo came up with its revolutionary gaming console that is now Wii. So in addition to unwitting addressing the dilemma of our kids being couch potatoes, Nintendo Wii provided interactive gaming that allows the player to feel like he or she is in the game.

The most motivating factor in the rise of the Wii is the Nintendo Wii Sports Bundle. They sell the console together with 5 cool sports game. You can really express yourself when you play the Wii.

Unfortunately we’ve been seeing some analysts propose that the Nintendo Wii Sports be unbundled. Why you may ask? Well their line of reasoning revolves around the suggestion that if you break the Nintendo Wii sports bundle the price of the console itself which is currently $249 can be lowered to $199 to make it “more affordable”. In addition the analyst is insinuating that the Nintendo Wii Sports bundle sales are heading for a decline and that if it is unbundled then it should grow strong again by 2009.

When we view Wii’s popularity it is of value to note that part of what makes it popular is the very fact that it is sold as a bundle. On top of that, one has to question the market predictions of Nintendo Wii Sports Bundle decline when in fact Nintendo is currently scrambling to fill all of purchase orders. When you have this kind of demand that is exceeding the supply even as Nintendo produces 1.8 million consoles a month, one has to question the wisdom of the marketing prophets.

Lastly Nintendo Wii Sports bundle is so popular not only with the younger demographics but also the older ones. Some people are even saying that they don’t buy any other games after purchasing a Nintendo Wii sports bundle. Why mess with a good thing, when people are perfectly happy with the Nintendo Wii sports Bundle just as it is?