The Modern Console Era · 2000â2013
Nintendo Wii
Sought After?
Casual collector interest since so many units were sold; certain bundles and rare titles like Fatal Frame IV (Japan/Europe only) do have real value.
Downsides
Motion controls were a genuine gimmick for a large share of its library â "waggle" controls that added little beyond novelty and sometimes worse precision than a standard controller.
Why It Faded
Naturally succeeded by the Wii U, though the Wii massively outsold its own successor.
Trivia
The Wii outsold the PS3 and Xbox 360 combined largely by reaching a non-traditional "gamer" audience â retirement homes, family living rooms, and physical therapy clinics all adopted Wii Sports and Wii Fit in ways no console had achieved before.