How come there are so many Nintendo fans here?

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MikeB said:
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Way to selectively quote. I think I said "Wiis and DSs" which would account for about 45 million people (assuming half of Wii owners are double dippers)

If you can't see the writing on the wall yet, then take a step back and wait until next year. It's plainly obvious which system the old PS2 owners are buying right now, and it's not the PS3. Some people may be slow to realise this, but it will come to you next year I'm sure.

Not much has changed with regard to handheld consoles. Gameboys have been dominating the handheld market since release. The only difference is that now there's good competition from the Sony PSP, unlike the Atari Lynx and Sega Game Gear were able to provide.

I bought my sister a Gameboy Advance (which was stolen...) and I and my girlfriend own 2 Nintendo DSes, yet I prefer a PS3 as a home console.

IMO speaking like the way you do makes you a blind fanboy, as there are too many different factors to take into account for you or anyone else to be so sure about this all so early after the Nintendo Wii and PS3's release.

plenty has changed with regards to handheld consoles. The DS is tracking to be the fastest selling handheld ever, despite the fact that it "lost" 20 million sales to the PSP. What does that say? People are buying handhelds now that didn't before, and the majority of those are buying Nintendo.

Congratulations on your purchases. I know people who own a PS2, Wii, and DS. Does that prove my point? no. Anecdotal evidenceis not proof.

What is proof is the sales numbers. You have to be blind if you think that just the regular hardcore Nintendo fans are purchasing Wiis. You can think I'm a blind Nintendo fanboy if you want, but that just goes to prove my point ;). The previous home console I purchased before I got a Wii, was a Playstation. The Wii is actually my first Nintendo home console.

I'm no blind fanboy, I am simply looking at the only proof anyone can have, and that's the sales trends. You can think that there are 80 million Playstation 2 owners sitting waiting for a price drop on the PS3 if you want. If that makes you happy, then go ahead and think that. If you can't see the sales changing yet, then it will come to you eventually. I'm sure you will be screaming "Wait until next year, the PS3 will come back" all the way to the launch of the PS4, just like most other Sony fanboys. And hey, it might be true. But if you can look at the software sales worldwide and think that there are more people playing Sony machines than Nintendo machines right now, then you are the blind one.