Yes Wii beat 360 this far... but at least 360 put a Challenge

[TheBigFatJ]

ceres said:

TheBigFatJ said:

Microsoft has redefined its competition as "not the Wii" because they weren't prepared to compete with the Wii. And in the future when they fall into 3rd place they won't be able to make the same statement about the PS3.

Who said that and when? Bill Gates even said the Wii was the 360's toughest competition in early 2007.

Back in November of 2006 Gates referred to Sony as the "real competition".  Here's a statement from Thompson, a guy Gates put in place to run PR for the 360:

"[. . .] at a product comparison level it's not competing with us at all.

[. . .] 

        "People will make a clear decision as to whether they want that sort of product – a kids toy – or they want high-definition gaming and entertainment and all that it brings."

Interestingly, and as I've mentioned, most of those people with 360s don't know it's high definition.  So it looks like Microsoft is completely out of touch with reality yet again.  Also, their toy is somehow different than Nintendo's toy.