Aidan

The Wii may be Last-Gen in terms of graphics GPU and CPU power, but it represents something much more exciting I think. Everything in video games lately has been representing nothing new except for longer hours, more pixels, and flashier graphics. Movies are made from games more now, and games are being made to copy the narrative and cinematic style of movies. The new format of Blue-Ray is what's replacing DVD, but all it is, is high-definition audio and video. The functionality is still the same.

The Wii may be forced later on [like the 360] to upgrade to an HD drive, but the point is, possibilities for games are huge. Not just more complex gameplay, but new ways to interact physically with the games can be made.