| IllegalPaladin said: I don't know why people keep trying to compare the Wii to the PS3 and 360. Sony and Microsoft have said that they don't view the Wii and direct competition and Nintendo has said that they're not going after the same market as Sony and Microsoft. I personally think that Nintendo is going after everybody who doesn't want to get a HDTV while Sony and Microsoft are banking on people making the upgrade. I've tried the Wii on our HDTV and I can say that it looks like total crap when compared to a SDTV (yes, it was even displayed in a 4:3 aspect ratio too). |
People try to compare the Wii to the PS3 and XB360 because they are all game consoles of the same generation, so they are perfectly comparable.
And yes, Sony and MS and Nintendo say things, OK. Since when are they saying the truth and only the truth?
You're nuts if you believe everything they say. Besides, they can say everything they want, view things like they want to, but they're all still competing for the home console gaming market. When Nintendo say they aren't going for the same market, it doesn't mean the market they want doesn't include the market Sony and MS want. It actually includes it!
And no, Nintendo doesn't go after everybody that don't want to get a HDTV, they go after everybody.
And I can tell you your HDTV is crap, like most LCD and Plasmas anyway: most can't display SD correctly. I have a Wii and a HDTV (55" Full HD SXRD) too, and the Wii looks FAR BETTER on the HDTV than it did on my old SDTV (52" RPTV too). Even the GC games (576i) look better on this HDTV.
As for the logic of XB360/PS3 owners, I think that's hope and damage control. Hope can keep you alive a long time, when everything looks desperate.
Then again, games should be what drives you to a console, provided the price is not over the value you give the console + the games you plan on buying. I plan to buy a PS3 for some very specific RPG and to have a good BD player for my HDTV. But I'll wait for a price cut, as the price overshadow its value for me right now.
