The original SC is the second best selling PC game of all time (only behind the original Sims) and remember that it came out way back in 1998 when PC's weren't as big of a deal as they are now. While this sounds (and I agree) cheesy, its the only RTS played on a professional level (Korea) which attests to its overall appeal to anyone and world wide success.
If people can go goo-goo over Halo and other console games, why not SC. Im not going to shell out over 600 bucks (min.) for a console system when I can play the same games I like on my current computer.
What makes computer games gayer then console ones?
For that matter, what makes computer games like SCII gayer then something like NS? Your still stilling in front of that screen talking with people, so whats the difference?
BTW, just wait till Crysis comes out and embarrasses all the console that can't handle it...