Yes (Score 1)

WoW means a game that will go on forever. Or even if a person doesn't want monthy payments, $50 can get them a Guildwars. Guild wars alone has given me around 300 hours of quality playing time, where as most console games usually bore me after 10 or so hours.

Plus I think this view is a bit bias. Most of us grew up playing mario and sonic on their respective 16 bit systems. Maybe if companies created games like they used to, we would become interested again and start buying more games again.

Maybe one day Wii will wise up...