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The Wii is the 7th best selling games console of all time, shipping 101 million units. Of course, the Wii is absolutely inseparable from its impact and identity; motion controls, Wii sports and casual gaming. In legacy discussions about the console, some propose that the console's success was merely a fad, suggesting that the widespread, casual appeal was a flash in the pan with "non-gamers" drawn in by Wii sports and family fun but not sticking with the console for its core titles. This would imply that the 101 million figure is inflated, and not representative of its actual main userbase, in contrast to systems that appealed purely or mostly on their libraries.

Do you agree with this assertion? Was the Wii's success the result of Nintendo striking gold with motion controls, or was it just the cherry on top of a console that would've sold well purely on its own merits and library?