@Squilliam:
I'll have to read your response more carefully, later. Right now I have to go. So, don't expect any more responses from me anytime soon.
I still say sales of a direct competitor matter. If you were running a gaming company, you wouldn't think they didn't matter. You'd want to exploit any angle you could. It seems like we might be on the same page on some issues. Like online vs offline. I really think online should always be seen as a an extention of offline and not a superior alternative. It sounds like maybe you prefer PC gaming. For me, I get my Ninty gaming and motion gaming from the Wii (and the DS for that 1st part) and the PC has it's own gaming plus most of the same style of gaming that's found on HD systems. Which is really too bad. I think they try so hard to be tv pc's, that they forget what makes consoles so great.
