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justinian said:

slowmo said:

justinian said:
^^Nintendo's gaming business model is far superior to MS and Sony's. Last gen with the smallest market share their generated the most profit (all be it with gameboy's help) while MS lost billions and Sony's profit by no means reflected their massive market share.

Market share don't mean much as we can all see what happened to Sony.
Ask Sony what they would've prefered last gen, more profit or marketshare?

Question: How on earth can a cutting edge x360 arcade cost less to produce than the wii - a console that many consider no more powerful than last gens original xbox?

Yet the wii sells for a handsome profit at twice the price whilst MS price drops are cutting massive chunks out of their revenue.

On the whole the far cheaper xbox360 should be selling far more than the expensive PS3 (at least double). Let's not mention the wii because that is a totally different beast.

 

 If you were going for an impartial take on the scenario then the statement I highlighted just makes you look like a fanboy.  We should mention the Wii in any comparisons and there is no way the 360 should be selling double the amount of the PS3, thats not how demand works mate.

OK, maybe you are right about that statement and I accept that. Maybe twice as much is an exaggeration. I do however believe the wii should be left out, not as an insult to the wii but it's sales are so astronomical it's a bit pointless comparing it to the other two.

My point is despite holding all the gaming cards like price, library, 3rd party support, massive advertising campaign, etc., the xbox360 is not selling as I expected it would. In all honesty I expected it to be competing more directly with the wii in sales.

Look at past posts and you will see many thought the same with the price cut.

As for fanboyism....please. I at some point owned and enjoyed all three. I got the 360 and enjoyed it until the third prod and decided to give up as it obviously didn't like my house. I now own a wii and recently picked up a PS3.

I am just writing what I think and would support/attack nintendo, MS or Sony should it be necessary to get my point accross.

 

If I had wanted to call you a fanboy I would have done it blatantly and not used a cunning veil of words.  Your post was pretty balanced then you spoilt it with the last sentence before which is a shame as I realised you were trying to be objective in your opinion.  I didn't pin point you to have any problem mate and you more than entitled to have your own opinion.  I just wanted to highlight that one sentence (at least for me) ruined the perspective in your post.

I used to be of the opinion that the Wii was pointless in debate (its a phenom) but unfortunately whether for good or bad (IMO) the Wii will change console gaming and its impact will be felt for a long time into the future.