You're right - we're going nowhere. I guess we'll just have to wait. But I'll remind everyone every so often of this topic.

Guess how much I care? No one gives a fuck about last gen.

Settle down, Sony fan. It is highly unlikely PS3 has enough legs to outsell the Wii at this point, and the jury is still very much out on the PS4.

Totally agree, actually I think I responded to this a few days ago the same way.  Even if the PS3 eeks out a couple million more consoles in sales compared to the Wii, it's made far less money considering the BILLIONS it's lost on the console.  Meanwhile, every Wii sold since its launch has made a profit.  Nintendo has sold more total software than either Xbox or PS3.  And if PS3 catches up in that department too, it won't be as meaningful because Nintendo makes most of its money off FIRST PARTY GAMES!  The Wii will never be overtaken by PS3 in terms of sheer money making power.  Actually, I doubt it will even overtake the 360 in that department.  So calling it a win if it unexpectedly does surpass the Wii in sales is a little silly to me.

And I'm not one of those guys who claims to not be a fanboy as an excuse to bash a console.  Look at my profile and you'll see I've owned every Sony home console and haven't had a Nintendo console since SNES.  I just cringe when I see these baseless posts about console wars and put Sony as #1 during the 7th gen when it was the clear loser because it made the LEAST MONEY!  Thank the business gods that Sony learned its lesson and is taking a more humble approach with the PS4.  It may actually regain its PS2 glory if things continue to go over with the consumer and media.

That would explain why sales of "last gen" systems and games are much higher than the WiiU's - because no one cares, lol

It's highly likely - just look at the facts to see it.

Bwahahahaha! I would LOVE to see Balmer try that. 

With Sony's current financial position (up a shit creek without a paddle) MS shareholder would revolt. And as for Nintendo? Throw ALL the money in the world, you're still not going to get anywhere, not while Yamauchi is still around to stamp his feet.

And lets not even get into the overall difficulties a foreign entity will encounter when attemptiing a hostile takeover of a Japanese company. Local small investors are almost universally inclined to rally behind the home team, even if there is no financial sense to do so.

Google up the number of successful hostile takeover of major Japanese company by a foreign entity. (Hint: it's rarer than a Mew)

Some problem can be solved by throwing money at it, some not.

And as for the OP statement? Sony won this gen? No no no no no, even if the PS3 were to outsell the Wii at this point, the winner of this gen is the Wii commercially and the 360 when core gaming is concern. Given the position Sony was in at the start of the gen, the subsequent staggering financial lost, market share contraction and reputational lost especially to American gamers, Sony can be nothing but the biggest loser this gen. I say this as a fan of the PS3 and an early adopter who has been with them this entire gen.

The winner this gen is everyone BUT Sony.

I don't see it beating the Wii. Once the PS4 launches, PS3 will slow slightly. GT6 will give it a boost, but after the announced PS3 games drop, PS3 will all but die out. PS4 will be hitting it's stride.

Why not get an avatar scrub?

I don't think it could be possible.