Nintendo’s vitamin-fortified Wii system surpassed 20 million units in U.S. sales in May, but things are starting to stagnate for the No. 1 console. While two of May’s top 10 video games were new Wii titles — Electronic Arts’ Sports Active and Nintendo’s Punch Out! — the biggest-selling Wii game (No. 2 overall) was Wii Fit, which is more than a year old. Two other top 10 Wii games, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii, are also more than  a year old. That’s not good that gamers continually gravitate toward older games on the Wii. It means that new games aren’t keeping current owners interested. That might change with the upcoming release of Nintendo’s flagship titles Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. But those won’t be exactly new ideas, either — although the latter will be a welcome debut on the newer system. Still, is the Wii running out of creative juice?

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