Who thinks the Wii is directly competing with 360/PS3 and why ?

[The_vagabond7]

TheRealMafoo said:

The_vagabond7 said:

If say a parent goes to Best buy thinking "I'm going to buy a videogame console for my 17 year old"

I guarantee you if a parent os going to drop 300-500 on a console for there 17 year old son, then know exactly what he wants. Also, if they get the wrong one, it's going back for the right one (unless there are other reasons they bought it).

That scenario is so small, that a gift is being purchased, and the purchaser has no clue what to get.

There is a reason these boards are filled with PS3 vs 360 fanboy arguments all day long, and not 360 vs Wii, or PS3 vs Wii arguments. The reason is they are not the same audience.

To use the car analogy someone posted above. If you got to a BMW forum, you will not see many BMW Vs. Honda threads. You might see a BMW vs. Jaguar, or BMW vs. Mercedes article however.

That's not to say Honda makes a bad car (they don't), it's just because they are not competing for the same dollar. No one who bought a BMW over a Honda feels they need to justify there purchase, because it was just an obvious choice for them.

Same with Wii or HD console buyers.

 Great way to single out one thing you can argue with in that post while deleting everything else.And I would still disagree with that point. So what if they know exactly what their son wants? How is that relevant? That's just changing the scenario so that it's a moot point. If his son wants a wii, what does that prove? If he wants a PS3 what does that prove? Nada. The point of that isn't "what does the son want" it's "how does the consumer view the situation". And this board IS filled with tons of PS3 vs wii arguements, so is every message board.