I will give Sony credit here:
XBox360 is supposedly doing 'well' as a console.... and the below graph aligns the total sales of the PS3 and 360. The PS3 trend is nearly identical to the 360, just a year behind.
And of course, that obnoxious blue line is ridiculous.
http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php
Numbers: Checker Players > Halo Players
Checkers Age and replayability > Halo Age and replayability
Therefore, Checkers > Halo
So, Checkers is a better game than Halo.