i see your quote and i raise you a lmfao.

This ties precisely into what I was saying: the difference in "value" and "percieved value" is entirely in the sleek interface and ease of use. 

The people who are tied up with "value" are usually concerned with how powerful the technology is, and that is, at this point, a side factor. The most important thing is that people find it easy and comfortable to use.

To me, the victory of MP3 player's is the ultimate lesson that somehow some people still haven't gotten; MP3 files are actually a downgrade in audio quality from CDs. Not even "marginal upgrade" but downgrade. However, the added convenience (doesn't skip, doesn't break when falling, much easier to carry while exercising or moving around) and the extremely intuitive interface of the iPod allowed it to eat up the market. 

I want people to imagine that situation with games; what if the Wii wasn't the Gamecube 2.5, but was instead the Gamecube 0.5? And it still dominated the market? Because that's precisely what happened with music devices, and by comparison, the Wii's dominance was practically inevitable.

The Wii will sell at least 10 M units per year the next 6 years (this is a minimum) take to account that the Wii hasn´t spiked yet and not met demand yet so it will probably sell another 20 M this year and next that alone will put it closely to PS2 lifetime sales and if it sells more then 10 M per year (which i think is inevetable) then it´s highly probable that it will not only pass but kill PS 2 record.

You can quote me on that.

and?

I love the Wii lovers who continually make threads aimed at the rest of their kin to make themselves feel better and toot their own horn.

Was this thread really necessary?

I have all 3 consoles and I love all 3 consoles.

Wii-Doubters can hate the console, but please don't hate the truth (sales).

Reasons because it is the top selling console and fanboys know that the Xbox 360 and PS3 will never take the trophy from the Nintendo Wii.

 If this thread didn't exist would you have told us about your love for certain Wii lovers? It's nice to see you participating in the love fest. Welcome.

I hate to add fuel to the fire, but I have Aunts asking me if I can find a Wii for them and all I can tell them is I haven't seen one in a store since I got mine at launch.

That and when I'm in Best Buy the employee's complaining about people asking for Wii's while they are restocking shelves.

Sony plans to release a console in 5 years as well d00d. They're hoping for a 10 year plan in the same way that the PSX and PS2 had 10 year plans.

While the PSX basically lasted 10 years, and the PS2 looks like it will, I doubt the PS3 can. That's because Sony will bring the PS4 onto the market at a drastically lower cost to themselves. They don't want to repeat their pricing mistake, and they don't want to take huge losses per unit again like they did with the PS3. So I believe that the PS3 will still be fairly costly to produce when Sony brings the PS4 on the market, and while it may make sense for them to have it be PS3 backward compatible, it will probably make financial sense for them to phase out the PS3.

Unless, of course, they bring the PS4 on the market at a similar cost to themselves per unit as they did with the PS3.  There is no magic bullet for reducing costs, and there are times when it makes sense to replace old technology because it can cost more to produce than new technology. 

 Do i have to say what I've already said. Again!

Ah, well, I also was being sarcastic.  So...