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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 driving force behind the rise of the Wii and its popularity is the Nintendo Wii Sports Bundle. Wii consoles are sold together with 5 cool sports games. With Wii you can really express yourself when you play the Wii.

Should Nintendo unbundle Wii Sports? Marketing analysts think it would be best for sales. Why you may ask? It is reasonable to assume that if you break the Nintendo Wii sports bundle up than the price of the console can be lowered to make it “more affordable”. Marketing predictions indicate that the Nintendo Wii Sports bundle sales are heading for a decline but if it is unbundled then it would grow strong again by 2009.

Wii’s popularity is due to the fact that it is sold as a bundle. One has to ask aloud Second, how is it possible that the Nintendo Wii Sports Bundle is some how in decline when Nintendo is still trying fill in all the back orders? Currently demand is exceeding the supply even with production of 1.8 million consoles Nintendo is putting out each month.

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?