In some first impressions of the Wii coming out later today on Killer Betties, you'll see that my nephew loved playing with the Wii, so when word comes out that Miyamoto had mothers in mind when creating the console and looking to help them by giving their children something to do, it comes off as less than surprising after seeing the results first hand.

From the article:

Miyamoto told BusinessWeek that the Nintendo Wii was made very much with mothers in mind. He said, "Our goal was to come up with a machine that moms would want--easy to use, quick to start up, not a huge energy drain, and quiet while it was running... Also we thought a low-cost console would keep moms happy."

Read the full article over at gamespot.com