Remember before the Wii was released and everyone and their dogs were rolling on the floor laughing at the name, the concept, and everything else Nintendo? Forget the fact most of those same people (and their goofy dogs) were just getting over being wrong about the DS, the Wii not only apparently had crummy graphics, but the “Wii”?!? What a stupid name! Noone is going to buy that!

Well, the debate about the name is still open, but there is no doubt the Wii is still selling like hotcakes this long into the race we call the console war. Many developers had their sights originally aimed solely at the 360 with it’s graphics and online capabilities and gave the new Nintendo console hardly any love. How’s that worked out for them? Well, EA is here to tell you they were wrong.

“One thing that’s different is we typically figured out who the market leader was going to be before the start of the cycle and bet with our development resources on that platform. We made the wrong call there [by betting on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360], which made this transition harder than it would otherwise be. But now we’re catching up, and I think we’re fine. We’ve got some incredibly innovative Wii titles, [and] incredibly innovative DS titles coming. And so I think that issue’s sort of behind us. …Can I make a big step in that direction (matching Wii, DS software sales to 360 and PS3) this year? Yes. Can I continue to make steps in that pattern? Yes. Does Nintendo want us to do it? Yes. Does the platform set itself up for that to be possible? Yes. So, it requires focus.”- Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello

Never underestimate Nintendo! There’s more over here if you’re interested.