Some people say that the Wii is underpowered, but I disagree. Think of a time vs graphics graph. The line that represents the average power of graphics at a certain date would increasing as a curve upwards, not a line. (as time goes by, graphic quality rises faster).
My point is, it appears that Microsoft and Sony are the ones who deviated from the norm and made consoles that are more powerful than normal. It was Nintendo made a console with graphics that matches this time period. They basically set a price that is about the same as the previous gen consoles cost when they were new, and made a machine that matched.
It is actually Nintendo who maintained the norm, and Microsoft and Sony who have deviated from it. I'm not saying that is a bad thing for any of the three consoles, but the extra horsepower from 360/PS3 does come with a cost: Higher prices and hardware problems (Alienware computers have the same issues, costs a lot and the cutting edge technology often had problems). Microsoft and Sony do offset the cost issue by selling their consoles at a loss.
@The Anarchyz: The GC had graphics that matched the XBOX. Just look at RE4. If a game has PS2 graphics, it is the developer's fault.
