I predicted back in 2005 that Revolution would only be as successful if the DS was. I was right. But I did have a hard time imagining Nintendo as the console king.

I think the only reasons the PS3 even got the sales it did this year were brand loyalty (especially in some European countries) and the RROD problem with the 360.  Basically the decisions Sony made on purpose were bad ones and hurt the PS3's chances for success.  On the other hand the things that hurt the 360 were unforseen (it's not like the RROD probem was purposely planned like including the cell and blu-ray in the PS3).  Basically Sony lucked out because Microsoft stumbled through an unforseen problem.

Had the 360 never encountered the RROD problem I have no doubt the system would have blown past the 20 million mark sometime in 2007.

As for the Wii I don't think games like Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Paper Mario, deserve much credit if any for the system's success and that Wii Sports deserves pretty much all the credit.  Without Wii Sports I believe the system would have been another Gamecube because it's not like the Nintendo hardcore would have suddenly ballooned up out of nowhere, if there were that many of them the Gamecube would have been far more sucessful.

It seems Nintendo has had it planned out all along. They had their plan of attack since the beginning (present sig as refrence)

Of course Wii Sports has sold more Wiis than anything else. It's probably the most brilliant pack-in since SMB1. Can you think of any game that does a better job of demonstrating, in a simple and efficient manner, all of the strengths of the Wii's new control setup? 'Cause I can't. It doesn't satisfy the self-proclaimed "hardcore" for long, but then, it wasn't made for their sake. Wii Sports was made as a tech demo, and ended up being a brilliant system seller in the process.

@Legend11,

Uhm, MS made its decision when they chose to skimp on cooling solutions for the 360. They may not have said "Hey lets engineer heat problems into our console!" but it was still their decisions that got them there.

As for your comments on the Wii, I disagree. Wii sports is definitely a big part of the Wii's success but I think you're losing grip with reality if you actually believe games like MP3, SMG, etc.. aren't also playing a major role in its continued success.

It would be equivalent to this:

"As for the 360 I don't think games like Gears of War, Mass Effect, and Bioshock, deserve much credit if any for the system's success and that Halo 3 deserves pretty much all the credit. Without Halo 3 I believe the system would have been another Xbox because it's not like the Microsoft hardcore would have purchased the console without the promise of Halo 3, if there were that many people who wanted the console for reasons other than Halo the Xbox would have been far more sucessful."

@legend11

what r u on? be real! people have a lot of curiosity. even if they may not like the wii, they would have tried it anyway. they would play a game with motion sensing and all of a sudden fall in love with it! then it would sell through word of mouth and everyone would get one cause their relatives or job workers or whatever would tell them! also, the wii sold better when these titles like galaxy came out! wiisports is just a tech demo. it wouldn't cause people to buy it! it's the lineup of wii games they are looking for! same with 360! 360 wouldn't have been beating ps3 most of the year if it didn't have te awesome and almost snes kind of lineup! (scratch that, snes's lineup will be the best forever!)

 Oh they've been revealing it for years now, its just that most people ignored it as marketing speak instead of a coming sea change

1.  The PS3 will one day be $299.99 but that will be closer to the end of its lifespan.  By that time Sony will have already dominated or have already been left in the dust.
2. Even if Sony lowered its price more Nintendo can still lower theirs without worries.
3. MS can still lower their price more just like Sony.  They're both losing money on every console sold and at least people are buying games for the 360.

Ps3 will lower its price this year to 349.00

What I said isn't equivalent to that at all.  Do you think there would be less Wii sales now if MP3 for example had not been released?  Do you think there would be less Wii sales now if Super Paper Mario had not been released?  Ok and finally how many sales of Wii can be credited to SMG that wouldn't have sold otherwise?  If it hadn't been released would the Wii have sold millions less and had been easily available on store shelves during November and December?  If the Super Mario franchise is so godly why didn't Super Mario Sunshine push the Gamecube into first place during the Gamecube's first year?  Yeah whatever...