Every year there is an Expo held in America, called the Electronic Entertainment Expo (commonly called E3 for shorthand). The expo is held so that journalists can be spoon-fed stories about what electronic entertainment companies (mostly videogame publishers) have in store for the coming year. Over the years the biggest attraction has been Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft (and previously Sega) showcasing their new videogame hardware.
There is always a whole hoopla made about which company was the most impressive and garnered the most interest. Well this year it seems like there is no question. That is a 6 hour line of press folks waiting to try out the Wii (formerly known as Nintendo Revolution). In comparison both Sony and Microsoft's booths had approximately a 10 minute waits for people to try out their demos.
On top of that, when Sony revealed their "new" controller for the PS3 they announced that it would have tilt sensitivity (essentially a cheap copy of the Wii-remote's capabilities), I would say this really shows that Nintendo's call for innovation in gameplay and control (as opposed to graphical updating) is actually influencing the videogaming industry. If this expo is any indication, Nintendo might have a pretty good shot at getting back on the path to leading the market once again.
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