Last year was touted as the best year for gaming. There was an unusually high amount highly anticipated games such as Halo 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and Bioshock, just to name a few. The idea was that after Halo 3, the would be a steady flow of triple-A titles that would keep gamers occupied for the rest of the year, and then some. So what happened? The article will examine several reasons why 2007 didn’t quite live up to the hype and why 2008 will take the title as best year ever for gaming.

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Sony and Microsoft are each doing well with there consoles. Nintendo isn’t doing so bad either. In fact, they are the only console manufacturer that sells their console at a profit. Combined with the fact that, even a year and half, or so, into the Wii’s lifespan, they continue to sell every unit shipped, Nintendo is making the competition look bad. Although both Microsoft and Sony have attempted to brush off the Wii’s success with many different statements, a recurring one is the claim that Wii is a fad. Recently, a research company called DFC Intelligence, which specializes in analyzing and researching the video game market, has looked into the growth of the industry. In the report, analyst David Cole also noted that the Wii does not, in fact, appear to be a fad.

The Wii does not appear to be a fad and it has the chance to be one of the best selling systems of all-time.

I do fore see an issue that Nintendo may face in the distant future. If they increase production of units, and should they continue selling consoles at this rate, Nintendo may simply run out of people to sell to. In all seriousness though, if Nintendo does continue with new ideas, such as with Wii Fit, there is no reason why the Wii should stop selling as well as it is currently. Even if it does decrease in sale rates, Nintendo could cut the price, and still make a profit.

If you are still among those who haven’t purchased a Wii, why not leave a comment explaining why, and what it would take for you to buy one.

WiiWare won’t be the only addition to the Nintendo Wii on May 12th, as Nintendo of America has announced that the Nintendo Channel will also be available on the same day. The service has been available since last year in Japan. The channel will allow players to read reviews of software titles, as well as review titles themselves. Trailers and developer interviews will also be included. Players can also download Nintendo DS demos directly from their Wii.

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Nintendo didn’t really seem to like Europe, as Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been out in Japan and the United States for a while now. The only indication that the game would be coming out was given was a vague “July”, but Nintendo has finally cleared things up, and officially dated the game for a June 27th release. Now we can see how good our friends in Europe are via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

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Ask any game developer what sort of feature that the title in question includes, chances are the first thing they mention is the “next gen” graphics, or physics, etc; Of course, it has not taken long for people to start to ask whether features can be next gen or not. After all, all three platforms have been out for over a year. Speaking of which, what about the Wii? Is it truly a “new gen” console? What is “next gen”? What is “new gen”? These questions and more will be answered after the jump.

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Here’s three Mario Galaxy trailers for those who lust for shiny Mario in space goodness (and there’s lots of it). Super Mario Galaxy is coming out in November in all areas.