@scorptile: I agree with you on the part that the console industry would have died without the Wii, and I agree with you that it would've been killed, but I don't think the pc-market would be responsible. Although the pc-market almost killed the console market back in the early-mid eighties, I think handhelds are far more deadly to consoles than pc's.
In theory, a handheld could be plugged in a tv with av-cables(even through wi-fi or bluetooth with better technology) and be played on the big screen. The PSP has proven a handheld can handle console-worthy technology. All you would need is higher resolutions. And the DS prove handhelds could outsell consoles by far. This would by enough to kill the console-industry. But with the Wii's unique experience and high sales, the difference with the handhelds can be kept within perimeters. Without the Wii, the final gap between consoles and handhelds could en up to be over 150 million, but with the wii, I hope to be seeing console sales not more than 25% less than handheld sales, so both markets can live alongside.
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