Anyone who defends that they are not in competition can spin and manipulate the facts as much as they want but the fact still remains that the PRIMARY function of the wii, 360, ps3 is to play games so YES FOR GOD SAKE they are in competition with each other. Nintendo has made VIDEO GAMES AND VIDEO GAME SYSTEMS for the last 24 years. They are called the big 3 "nintendo, sony, microsoft" because they are the viedo game system manufactures. I honestly can not beleive that someone would think that the nintendo wii is not in competition with the ps3 and 360.... Iam sick of this debate so the gloves are coming off! If you honestly think that the nintindo wii is not in competition with the 360 and ps3 u are RETARDED. They are game systems and hey guess what, Nintindo's main source "and really only source" of income is video games while sony and microsoft have other venues of income so to say that one of them "especially the wii" is not in competition in the video game market with the other 2 competitors is just ridiculous!

Complimentary products are things you buy together, like toothpaste and toothbrushes. The defining characteristic of complimentary products is that if there is an increase in the sales of one, its compliment will also see an increase in sales.

However if there is a sales increase in the Wii, it certainly does not lead to increases in sales of PS3 and 360, or vice versa. Consumers have unlimited wants, but only limited resources. Thus the consumer will have to make a choice, and Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are competing for that consumer's business.

The only thing that has no relevance is actually arguing with you over this obvious subject, as well as any other topic you come up with to somehow downgrade the Wii.

Not to mention that your level of debating is somewhat.........below satisfactory.

They're winning too hard to call it competition.

A more appropriate comparison would be a conventional MP3 player vs. an iPod ...

Being that the iPod came to market with an inovative user interface, unconventional features (built in hard-drive), and many people considered a conventional MP3 player to be a better value for the money didn't prevent the iPod from (essentially) take over the entire market and kill off the conventional MP3 player.

Are there any sites that will actually discuss things like this without being swarmed by butthurt Wii fans that claim I'm 'discounting the Wii's success' or some other bullshit? This community is turning into an awful clone of Gamefaqs. It's a total struggle to make a point or have a reasonable discussion within the sea of ignorance.

People generally attack poor arguments that are posted by users who are generally biased against something ...

Maybe you should stop posting then cos all your posts are full of fanboy crap.

I think part of the problem was the phrasing of your initial question. Most people interpreted it as "Is the wii competing or with PS360 or not?" when the issue is not so black and white. It should really be asking "to what degree is the wii competing with PS360?".

Be honest. You have no interest in a reasonable discussion, and in any case it's debatable whether you're capable of one.