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Kytiara said:
Username2324 said:
Naraku_Diabolos said:
finalsquall said:
Meh!!! you ps3 haters. You don't appreciate anything about the ps3. Even I appreciate the effort Nintendo does. All you wii fans regurgitate other peoples opinions. The Ps3 ad is fine. It shows consumers what to expect. People who understand the commercial understand they are going to have fun in the ps3 universe. GO play you wii like good little girls. The song rox btw.... What you want a little lullaby to help put you to sleep. Bah!!!

Meh, I don't hate the PS3. The system is fine; they market it wrong and don't go for what consumers want out of gaming. That's fun, interaction and innovation out of gaming and the consumers. The system sells to a niche; not the mass market. The way X360 and PS3 are advertised is only to the niche, which is hardcore, and it's a dying breed of gamers.

NONE of the PS3's games appeal to me, except for FFXIII, and that's not even out yet. And the PS3 ads are FALSE ADVERTISEMENTS. How so? "PS3, starting at $399." L-I-E; they don't mention WHY the system is that price, due to stripped out parts, features and lack of BC.

And the consumers are going to suspect that the PS3 is going to explode and levitate like it does in the commercials? No one wants a system with shooting or racing; there's enough violence in the world and you can watch NASCAR on TV. Plus Sony doesn't have any family-friendly games on the PS3 and no major mascots that are as famous as Disney or Warner Bros. characters. If I were to go shooting, I would go hunting, but I'm against killing wildlife (I'm trying to get a major in Marine Biology and wildlife conservation).

And thanks, I'll enjoy my Zelda, Pokemon, Mario, Endless Ocean, Wii Sports, Sonic & Mario Olympic Games, Mario Kart: DD and SSBM (for now). At least my games are fun, make me think (Zelda, and yes, Pokemon) and keep me moving (Wii Sports and M&S). I don't have to sit on my ass and waste time looking at a pretty picture when I can move about, think and have fun with my Wii.

Oh, and I will have some good times getting to bed at night. That's why I have a laptop with the Solitudes: Exploring Nature with Music collection and Celtic Woman to put me to bed. Gotta love the nature sounds, music and pretty voices. At least my Wii AND laptop give me the same things I could get on a PS3, but I don't want to waste anymore money on stuff that has a few things I like on it.


AHAHAHAH, So your saying, even though the commercial says it starts at $399, and I can pick one up at Walmart for $399, thats a lie? LOL. Obviously you like to live in your little cartoon fantasy world, and if you honestly enjoy watching Nascar, HA! So, your saying, if you were to go shooting, you'd go hunting, but your against killing, well bro, I have your solution, PLAY A SHOOTING GAME there's no real killing! ITS THE PERFECT SOLUTION! You my friend, are one crazy a$$ hippy, have fun destroying cartoon characters. Why do you even own a console, shouldnt you been out there swimming with the dolphins? Come on man, they are lonely! And those tree's need huggin! Can't forget those, or maybe you could go to the pond and feed the ducks? What about them? Or you know what, I'm sure there is some oil spill somewhere for you to clean up, don't want them penguins dying!

You crack me up, you like Nascar, are against killing a GAME unless of course its a cartoon character, then your perfectly fine with it. What is the world coming to?

P.S. Does nintendo explain WHY the Wii is at $250 when it only costs them $150 to make? WHY don't they tell you that your getting screwed over?


A few questions for you Username2324:

1) How do you know how much a wii costs to produce?

2) Since when is a company ripping people off for actually making money?

I simply do not understand why people think its normal for companies to loss lead. The very vast majority of products are ALWAYS sold for a profit...unless they're doing so badly that they can't sell them for more than cost. If you want to argue about other things regarding the Wii, fine, but this absolutely ridiculous argument that hardware vendors should give their products away below cost is insane.

I suppose you're the same type of person who complains that top oil companies are all posting record breaking profits. Obviously they're ripping us all off and it has nothing at all to do with record breaking demand and lack of adequate supplies.

Companies make money, thats what they do. The only companies that have successfully loss lead products are those that have money to burn from other sources of income. Nintendo makes video games, thats it. Sony and microsoft could both quite easily make a profit if they decided to leave the video game sector tomorrow.

edit: PS, the thread was obviously a joke to start with so don't get so defensive. Sony and 360 fans are always saying how sensitive Nintendo fans are, but I'm pretty sure they don't get all up in arms about obvious sarcasm.


 Wii Production costs:
http://www.wii-volution.com/wii-news/wii-costs-158-to-manufacture.html
This is back at the launch of the Wii, so you can expect them to have reduced production costs even further, and I'm not saying its bad to make profit, I think its great, but $100 from day 1? Don't you think they could have be a little more consumer friendly? Especially since they were breaking HDTV's across the globe.

P.S. Who started the whole argument? A Wii fan.