Ewww, how could you turn Mario so gay, Niero?

Local Backwood Floridian yuppies (like Ron?) would say : Fuck me sideways while running

I don't have a ps3 but I want a reason to buy one! Ps3 has the hardware, they just need to come out wit some damn games. The Wii is kicking ass as far as selling the systems but what about games? I never see a mention of how good the software is selling. I have a wii and all I play on it is Wii sports once every few months.

I am waiting for everyone to realize how gimmicky the Wii is and move on.

But it cures Talladega Nights of cancer!

@xtofu
Even if the wii is gimmicky, it is still fun to play, even if it is just a party box (how i use it) and that is the problem, I think it is going to keep selling strong because of that...my parents even want one!

Nintendo has a wider audience with teh Wii. Nuff said.

Perhaps Sony may have another Betamax on their hands (although I'm guessing most of you aren't old enough to remember it lol)..?

As the marketshare stands at the moment there's more money to be made by developers and publishers releasing an average Wii game compared to a good PS3 game.

Sony have made some bad mistakes during the last 18 months, not just with the PS3 but also exploding laptops and their DRM fiasco.

The Blu-ray thing was a big mistake imo. Not sure about over here in the UK or in Japan but I seem to remember reading a few months ago that only 18% of households in the States have HDTVs. What's the point in having a technologically advanced machine with bells and whistles if you don't have a telly capable of showing them..?

If they don't shift plenty of units before Christmas things could be very dodgy for the PS3 next year. The price needs to drastically come down or it's finished before it's even got started.

For those that don't remember the Betamax video system - and can't be arsed to look it up on Google - it was a video format that was in competition with the VHS system. The picture of videos was better compared to VHS and the sound was even better. Unfortunately it was a case of "getting what you pay for" as it is with the PS3. Technologically better, but more expensive. VHS was nowhere near as good but was cheap as chips.

Soon all of the film companies releasing videos dropped the Betamax format as almost everyone had the cheaper VHS system. It wasn't financially worth producing Betamax videos for sale or rental.

Not a bad analogy comparing that to the console situation methinks. The price has to come down.

@xtofu:

If you're desperate for some single player stuff on it like I was, just find some good GC games you missed out on and play those. Then once fall comes and the huge AAA titles descend upon us, you'll be happy.

I'm hoping that the PS3 ends up getting some better games eventually since I was planning on buying one down the road. I'm really not getting why the Wii is so damn popular.

@snowdog

Beta failed for the same reason every Sony video format has failed. Sony won't allow porn to be distributed or manufactured legally on their formats.

Some UMD, Beta, and even BluRay porn have been created, but the lack of content has always lead to the failure of a format. Giggle about it all you want, and though it may be genuinely irrelevant in todays digital download world, but, no porn = fail for any video format.

Back in the 80's production companies found it to be infinitely cheaper to shoot in VHS than on film, and stayed on VHS for distribution.

Sadly, even though there are porn HD-DVD's on the market, I don't think it's enough to give that format the same push that it received back for DVD or VHS.

Predictions are that about 40% of households in both the US and Japan will have HDTVs by 2009.

I think that price is the biggest thing helping the Wii succeed and the PS3 to fail.

How many of you would still have a Wii if it cost $600? How many of you would have a PS3 if it cost $250?

@ BuckF1tches

I would buy a HDWii :)

THIS JUST IN: THE PS3 OUTSELLS ATARI 5200 1 TO 0; WORLD YAWNS





But how the Wii is so popular I'll never know. You would think that playing bowling, golf, and random "spin your arms in circles" games would get a little boring after a few minutes.

[quote]lowercaseluke says:
06/04/2007 14:58
@ BuckF1tches

I would buy a HDWii :) [/quote]

I wouldn't - too expensive. Even a 360 is out of my price range, but the Wii was a bargain at £180 with a free game. Reminded me of Atari releasing the Atari VCS 2600 with Combat. Those were the days lol.

Still the best console of all time imo, playing Asteroids, Space Invaders and Missile Command at home - groundbreaking. :Oo

Just cuz I suggested a $600 Wii doesn't mean it would have HD graphics. I'm talking about switching the prices of the systems as they are today.

Personally, I would have had a PS3 long ago for $250, even without many games. I definitely would not have bought a Wii for $600. The Wii would be no where near as popular as it is today if it was priced at $600. People may still want one, but they wouldn't be selling out (still).

@xtofuconsumerx

It's completely a matter of personal taste. I own a Wii and I think the games are fine for now. Sure there isn't a huge plethora of them, but there's a handful. Also there's more on the horizon and the only thing I'm worried about is being able to buy/play them all.
It's not often that I have people round to play Wii so it's mainly for my single player tastes and I seem to do pretty well.

also, i think some HD predictions are a little bunk. yeah, you can say that X% of people in the US will have HD by 2009, but also bear in mind that the air-signal format is due to change to HD by then (of course, iirc the original HD-air date was supposed to be 2004, then 2006, and so on..)

i think that making wii sans HD was probably A Good Thing for sales, albeit a tad shortsighted... you'll get to use the television that may serve no other purpose after The Big Signal Switch of Aught Eight. on the other hand, i'm not paying 40$+ for an HDMI cable even with an HD capable tv. component was good enough for my ancestors, it's good enough for me!

wii seems to be selling so well because many people desire a Different gaming experience, it reminds me of the console wars before the '84 crash.

oooooooo, sick burn

It certainly does affect how developers and publishers view the PS3. I'm in no way a Nintendo fanboy, owned a PS1 and PS2 before getting my Wii console and have always enjoyed Sony consoles.

But the PS3 is too expensive. It's not just too expensive for consumers to buy but is also more expensive than the other two formats to develop, test and publish for.

I'm not just talking about the cost of dev kits and test kits but also writeable Blu-ray discs both in terms of time and money. From Pre-Alpha to RC/GM stage think about how many Blu-ray discs have to be burnt during the development lifecycle compared to DVDs on the other 2 formats. DVD-Rs are a lot cheaper to buy wholesale than writeable Blu-rays, and it can take hours to write a Blu-ray disc too :Oo

1- five to one? pwned.

2- that picture is quite gay.

@ttaylor

You really think they'll drop it? Not a chance in hell. The 'console war' is what it is. They've made their bed...

Awesome picture. Mario/Morrison is total win. And the 5 to 1 reference, hahaha. Excellent.

@ The Tormented:

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA, that was a good one.... Wait you're serious? Not going to happen. :)

Honestly,the videogame industry generates millions of dollars.Does anyone actually believe that Apple will stay outside of this business?I'm not saying it will be anytime soon,but it will happen,sooner or later.