Well, that was an unmitigated friggin' bucket of fail. I think Joystiq summed it up best by saying the exact opposite of what was true:

"As it wraps, we have to say that Nintendo did a pretty good job of trying to show that they still care about non-grandma players."

That was exactly what they didn't do. Nintendo instead decided to show a commitment to milking money out of the casual games market as long as they can, which absolutely no one is surprised about. Wii Music looks like it's going to be varied but, if it's as hard to play as it seemed on stage, then it's a waste of time. (Side note: I like how Iwata felt the need to clarify he wasn't actually playing a sax.)

The few games that look like they might actually be aimed at a non-casual audience, by which I pretty much mean GTA: Chinatown Wars and that Call of Duty game (oh boy, more WWII), just get glossed over. "Hey look, here's a game you might actually give a damn about, now on to our next waggle compilation."

Hell, Animal Crossing: City Folk's the only thing that looked remotely interesting.

I never thought I'd actually be more excited about the Sony press conference, but I guess that's the way things shake out.

As an aside, has Nintendo ever said how these Balance-Board-required games are going to work if you didn't feel the need to buy Wii Fit? I know I'm fat, I don't need my Wii to tell me (that and any kind of movement heavier than a light walk sends my downstairs neighbor into a frenzy of ceiling-pounding).