| WiteoutKing said: I have to disagree, Warlord. Look at how a fair amount of Sony fans have been acting here lately (not all of you, but there are some that stand out). Creating every thread possible about the PS3 then flaming down any topic talking about the Wii's success. I don't see anyone "going mental", either. We know the Wii can't match the PS3 or 360 in terms of graphical capabilities. We know Mario isn't the greatest thing ever (anymore -- it's hard to argue that the simplistic yet addictive design of Super Mario Bros. on the NES had a large hand in the revival of the collapsing video game industry back in the mid-80s). The Wii could be outsold, sure. But the history of the video game industry seems to suggest the Wii will be the all-around victor this time around. It has more steam than any other console in the industry's history, and no machine with this much momentum has lost its seat at first place. No one is claiming Sony to be the devil. This is my point exactly. Your post, in and of itself, is doing exactly what you claim "Wii fans" are doing. You're coming undone, claiming several things about the Wii and its following that are true in rare scenarios, then point fingers and start calling names. To claim that Sony fans are innocent of blame, simply defending the PS3, while Wii fans are flaming and "going mental" is pretty ridiculous. |
Yeah, I pretty much agree with everything you said. There is no side that's innocent. There are people who post 1000 topics a day about how Nintendo is winning or how Sony is going to win when XXXX is released. There are people who constantly troll forums of systems they don't own or are not at all interested in. There are people who will argue with half the members of the forum for 3 days just to discredit another system (regardless of any evidence against their case).
Flame wars are started everywhere, and most of us are at least guilty of feeding the flames at one point or another, even if we don't start the threads or the arguments. No one is innocent of this entirely (certainly not me), and all we can do is be as civil and respectful towards each other as possible. That does NOT mean you shouldn't be able to express your opinion, but there is no reason to be insulting about it or blatantly inflamatory. Also, it helps to keep an open mind, and be willing to admit when you made a mistake or are wrong. It's amazing how many arguments go on forever simply because people are stuck in a mindset they refuse to change. Often people aren't debating to gain any new information or to prove a point, but rather to show their own support or disdain, regardless of any evidence to the contrary.
