So just how popular is Nintendo's Wii? According to Merrill Lynch analyst Yoshiyuki Kinoshita, by 2011 30 percent of North American households should own one of the new motion-sensor devices. In Japan, he believes 33 percent of homes will have a Wii. That's good news to Nintendo. It also shows that the Wii is not a fad.

According to The NPD Group, Wii outsold PlayStation 3 in January 436,000 to 244,000. In Japan, Wii outsold PS3 400,000 to 150,000. Yes, the $600 price point of PS3 is a factor (Sony has all but stopped shipping the $500 units), but Wii is also selling because of strong word-of-mouth. People who experience Wii, often at friends' homes, go out and buy one for themselves. I've had it happen at my house. And I've talked to friends who have had the same experience.

While PS3 owners are still waiting for some must-have games (outside of Resistance: Fall of Man, there's not much out there now), Wii has a ton of great games for the whole family to enjoy. In fact, the pack-in game, Wii Sports, is enough to keep a party going for hours on end. It's funny that a few years back everyone was predicting the fall of Nintendo, and yet the company has come out with something that's revolutionary - - motion-controlled games that replace high-definition visuals with fun and addictive gameplay that anyone can enjoy. And I do mean anyone. More wives and girlfriends are getting hooked on Wii games, even more hardcore games like Legend of Zelda, then I've ever heard about on any other game console. And that's a good thing.