damndl0ser said:
Nintendo actually has the best kind of advertising, its called word of mouth. As long as people keep pushing the Wii, there will be no stopping it.
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I agree but let's also mention why Nintendo has word of mouth and the others don't - Nintendo's delivering the right product!
Wii vs. HD twins is kind of like MP3 players vs. CD players: CD is higher quality and there are lots of recording companies out there who advertise the hell out of CDs, but it doesn't matter because MP3 players are the superior product. At least in the eyes of the general public...I'm not much of a mainstream user myself (still buy CDs and when I buy an MP3 player it will be anything but iPod and Zune).
Can Sony beat MS this year? It's possible, but it depends on Sony committing financial suicide to sell the PS3 at the same price as the 360, so I say no. A string of huge hit games could turn it around too, but I don't see that string of huge hits in the lineup.
Actually, there's one more possibility: a motion controller. But can Sony produce the right games for such a peripheral without seeming like a lame Wii rip-off? And can it afford the R&D costs for such a product in it's current financial state?
