Ok. This is new to most people.
Actually, Nintendo and MS fans tend to be more tolerant towards each other and even towards Sony fans, unlike most Sony fans that seems really to hate Nintendo and - on a lesser level - Microsoft.
I think this has to do with that constant and annoying division that many sites and magazines insist in doing: "hardcore" gamers and "casual" gamers. Most "hardcore" gamers prefer Sony consoles, while Nintendo and Microsoft consoles get a lot of attention from the so-called casual crowd, a crowd that can´t be ignored on today´s videogame marketing.
What a shame. There´s room for many different types of consumers in this market: dedicated, young, old, casual, nostalgic, children, women etc. This separation between "casual" and "hardcore" is just not accurate anymore, since many consumers fit more than one cathegory. It seems that many Sony fans refuse to see videogame as a broad way of entertainment, as Nintendo and Microsoft have been trying to demonstrate with their consoles, rather than just a niche product, and that is something that annoys them.
