@feelmyring, I would believe that they easily would as they would be making the same amount of money basically as with Wii Play and with Wii Sports already packed in with Wiis in the U.S., many consumers would go ahead and pick up Wii Sports 2. Nintendo probably would either put Wii Sports at a more budget price point (if it is similar in amount of content as the original Wii Sports, which is the most likely case) or make it a pack in. The combination of another Wii Sports title with a packed in Wii-mote would be a titan in pushing copies of the title. Of course Nintendo is not going to not have a title with a packed-in Wii-mote, but having another title that has the Wii-mote packed in (like a Wii Sports 2) would just add to the "good thing". The consumer base would turn to purchase a Wii Sports 2 (because of the notoriety of the original Wii Sports) instead of Wii Play if both were offered as games that come with a Wii-mote. I believe it is inevitable that Nintendo introduces a different title to be packed with a Wii-mote and therefore, the sales of Wii Play can not be seen as something that will continue indefintely for the life of the console.
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I would believe that they easily would as they would be making the same amount of money basically as with Wii Play and with Wii Sports already packed in with Wiis in the U.S., many consumers would go ahead and pick up Wii Sports 2. Nintendo probably would either put Wii Sports at a more budget price point (if it is similar in amount of content as the original Wii Sports, which is the most likely case) or make it a pack in. The combination of another Wii Sports title with a packed in Wii-mote would be a titan in pushing copies of the title. Of course Nintendo is not going to not have a title with a packed-in Wii-mote, but having another title that has the Wii-mote packed in (like a Wii Sports 2) would just add to the "good thing". The consumer base would turn to purchase a Wii Sports 2 (because of the notoriety of the original Wii Sports) instead of Wii Play if both were offered as games that come with a Wii-mote. I believe it is inevitable that Nintendo introduces a different title to be packed with a Wii-mote and therefore, the sales of Wii Play can not be seen as something that will continue indefintely for the life of the console.