What's this war all about?

[shams]

I do find this topic rather intriguing... "why" are there fanboys? Why are people so negative about consoles (rather than being positive about them?) You don't see many "I love all three consoles" - maybe these people don't bother posting in these forums? I think a lot of it is purely defensive. Im a Ninty fan (for the games - not so much the hardware), but apart from that I like to follow statistics and "state the obvious" in terms of the current market position (it helps to analyse where consoles are strong and weak). I'll quite happily argue the benefits of any of the consoles (including the PS3!) - but then I guess I like to "argue" in general (i.e. disagree with people - when I see something I perceive as dead wrong). So... it only takes one or two stupid posts to get people like me started (and Im sure there are lots of people like me). And there are always enough stupid (or mis-informed, or just "young") people out there to start a fight (its a bit like the world these days... hmmm.... :P). For instance - there is a "public" perception (and a very true one) that Nintendo makes consoles and games for "kids". As a result, its "uncool" for teenagers to be into Nintendo consoles. Its not a huge leap from here for someone to jump online, with a clever post such as "Playstation rocks - Nintendo games are for dummy sucking crybabies" - and its on. It doesn't *need* to have much to do with informative views, brand loyalty or anything else. And like any fight or war in general... starting it is easy - ending it is the hard part. Without resorting to genocide (i.e. wiping one side off the planet) that is.