The Wii has continued to shatter sales and industry expectations throughout it’s two year lifespan by selling over 41 million units, easily becoming the sales leader in the current generation console wars. Even with the year advantage held by the Xbox 360, the sales of the Wii have been a juggernaut during both the holiday seasons, as well as the traditional low sales periods of the year such as the spring and summer. While the Wii has brought a breathe of new life into an industry that had an arguably stagnant consumer base previous to it’s launch, it is important to look at the other profound effects that the Wii has had on the industry, predominantly the hardware sales of the previous console leader, Sony.

In an industry where decapitation and mutilation is a mainstay, as well as language that would cause your grandmother to suffer a stroke, one taboo remains…Sex. Much like television and film, nudity and the subject of intercourse remains a largely unexplored territory for viewers and gamers alike. Where restrictions on language and violence have lessened over the years, sexual content has continued to walk a very thin line in an effort to find its place within popular media. On a recent episode of the popular Sitcom “30 Rock,” Tracy Morgan’s character, Tracy Jordan, schemes and subsequently succeeds at the creation of the world’s first porn video game, Gorgasim: The Legend of the Dong Slayer. While the title is as equally awesome as it is absurd, it raises a few good questions (which is the mark of good satire) about the possibilities and inherent hindrances to a game like Gorgasim becoming reality.

The modern gaming input device has changed little over the years. Sure there have been the few specialized peripherals, light guns, guitars, dance pads and the like. However, the home consoles have been a parade of modified joysticks and buttons…

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I make a lot of predictions verbally that end up being true, so I’ve decided to start writing them here, so that in the event that I’m correct, I can go back and give everyone else a big “I told…