Nintendo had won the 3rd and 4th gaming generations with the nes and snes. They then started losing the 5th generation. Sony had won the 5th gen and the 6th gen. Now they are losing, or were losing, to the 360 and wii. Will this trend continue? Who do you guys think will have the 3rd win this generation? this pattern seems ironic and i would like everybody's opinions !! (microsoft couldn't possibly win a gen since their consoles aren't from japan and only sells huge in america.)

Lies. Nintendo has NEVER won a console war, everything started with the PSOne that Sony pulled out of their infinitely creative minds... well, that's what's leo-j told me.

umm i still think ps3. It will take a long time, maybe a couple years, but i think the ps3 will take first place. I mean come on? a gaming system, blu ray/dvd player, music player, world wide web, + more for $400!!!

once people forget about DVD's i bet people may but it as a Blu Ray player.

Nintendo has also won every handheld generation ...

 Amen.

I'm sorry, but how is Nintendo and Sony switching first place ironic? Do you mean Ironic in the sense that people expected the N64 to win the 5th generation and the PS3 to win the 7th but it didn't happen? ....Uh, duh...that's what ironic means...lol. I'm slow.


Anyway, I think Nintendo will win this generation. Will will simply mimic the success of the DS and perhaps will become a bigger phenomenon. It's a sure thing, unless the PS3 has the mother of all combacks and completely anihilates the competition...which is doubtful.

 Y lo peor es que asi hay mucho españoles.... todo empezo con el PSOne... todo...

Most analysts estimate that HDTV adoption will break the 50% barrier in North America in late 2009 or early 2010, and the majority of gamers buy a videogame system for less than $200, so for the next 24 months (or so) the Wii has essentially no competition for the majority of gamers. In this time it will build a commanding lead, leverage this lead to gain a ton of third party support, and effectively 'cock-block' any comeback attempts from Sony.

In 2011 Nintendo will use inexpensive technology (for the time) to produce a console which is noticeably more powerful than the PS3, incorporates a (then inexpensive) HD-Disc format, and enhances the user interface they designed for the Wii to produce an inexpensive console for the masses (who were now adopting to HD at a rapid rate).

As much as I love my Wii, there's really no comparison between it and the ps3 in terms of functionality.  The ps3 wins by a landslide.