You said that the south park episode was a great marketing strategy...but Nintendo didn't plan that at all. It was completely the idea of the writers and nintendo had no idea (supposedly). i do agree that it definitely got the word out about wii and probably gained some popularity.
And as for converting friends....i dont think i have. i mean, ive convinced people that its awesome but most of my friends aren't avid gamers and the ones that are plan on getting a wii...some jackasses plan on a ps3 just because its reputation is that its hardcore...but they're not real gamers, just rich kids with rich mommies and daddies looking for the new thing to buy.
