I think bumping a well written and appropriate post is a good thing. I get annoyed at all the stark raving fanboys who predict doom and gloom for whatever system they dislike.

I have 3 points.

1) First, I'd like to say I think you chose a great title for this: "HD vs. Wii: Fanboyism Run Rampant." It doesn't just describe the current discussion, but it describes most reviewers as well. They have all grown into their jobs over the last few gaming generations of traditional gaming and are now freaking out and their fanboyism towards traditional gaming is running rampant. It's like they're scared of praising a new idea because they think they'll lose their jobs or something, so they have to praise the shinier same-old HARDER THAN EVER BEFORE. To say that GTA4 is a better game than GTA3 is not a hard stretch. But to say that GTA4 is revolutionizing the industry more than GTA3 is just total bullshit.

2) I disagree with this comment: "The Wii and HD consoles represent different facets of the video game industry. Personal opinion will put one above the other, the truth is they will both push video game technology and video game quality forward; both through innovation."

Upping the pixel count is not innovation. It happens every single generation and is expected and required, and has never not happened. It's not innovative. It's a direct result of technological advancements. Every system will be faster, stronger, smarter, and prettier than the last. That doesn't make them different. Besides, the strongest one never wins. Ever.

3) We're not supposed to bump anything ever. If you really want to bump something, you gotta disguise it with a new idea or angle so you add something to the conversation. Empty bumps are frowned upon, and should be looked at by a doctor.

I think you have it all wrong, it's not the fanboys, it's the haters. I actually pre-ordered WiiFit long before GTA4. I bought a Wii to do nothing other then WiiFit.

GTA4 fans come out and say things like "I love this game more then any game I have ever played" Or "This is the best game ever". Then the GTA4 Haters bash it. It has nothing to do with WiiFit.

WiiFit fans say things like "The WiiFit is revolutionary, and is going to move console gaming in a new direction." and WiiFit haters say "It's just a bunch of mini-games". It has nothing to do with GTA4.

Why anyone puts down anything they didn't buy, is beyond me. 

@1) This article has a big problem. I use Wii Fit and GTA4 to loosely support my main argument, but mainly to bring some other arguments in. I tried my best not to link the innovation thing too closely to Wii Fit and GTA4, because of the point you made.

@2) I concede to this, that was a logical oversight. That sentence would work without "both through innovation."

For argument sake, and in an attempt to discover what I was thinking, the current gen HD consoles could be looked at as innovative because this is the first generation we have the chance to attain near photorealism. Just as the PSX/N64 were innovative in that they allowed 3D graphics to become mainstream. It's not the "upping pixels" but the visual paradigms that are made possible.

 @3) Thanks for the heads up... my future bumps will be incognito. 

Well the Wii vs. PS360 debate is like Burgers vs. Pizza debate. You have Burger fanboys and Pizza fanboys.

PS3 vs. 360 is like Domino's vs. Papa John's

 This is a very good analogy. Though I never heard anyone talking shit about burgers when stuffed crust came out.

I'm just frustrated to see a battle which was stictly between the 360 and PS3 users suddenly somehow derailed into a battle between the Wii and HD.

 If we lived in a world where you bought a $200 meal card that lasted 2 years, and gave you all you could eat of either pizza or burgers (but not the other), you have heard a lot of people talking shit.

And then the jersk who can afford both cards, who don't acknowledge that not everyone can afford one.