Does it make sense for a console fan to tout sales as an end all metric?  For instance, Toyota Camry is supposedly the best selling car in America.  Would it make sense for a Camry owner to brag to a Corvette owner that their vehicle is selling better?  How does that change the fact that when both are pushed, the Corvette whoops it's @ss?  The Camry maybe easier to drive at mildly fast speeds, but the Corvette is only way to achieve much faster speeds.  The Corvette requires you to put some effort in learning how to make use of it's power, while the Camry requires less skill.  So, does it make sense to tout a console's sales as a big thing?  If you think it does, please explain why.

*Replace Camry and Corvette with X360 and PS3 respectively.

Well, comparing consoles to cars isn´t really good...they´re 2 very different things.

yes. that way gamers know what people are buying, how many have and where more 3rd party suport "should" go to

people show offf too much..

What a horrible, horrible analogy. Is that really all you could come up with?

I would say it's perfectly fine to analyze and cheer console sales. It lets us know about the health of the industry. It assists in making informed choices. Would I be purchasing Modern Warfare 2 this Fall if the last two titles sold 10K a piece? Nope. Because there would be nobody to play with me.

it's different, because for consoles, better sales mean more software to choose from.

for cars, more sales doesn't really help the consumer.

At this point, it's not different.  There is too much of an install base for 3rd party devs to ignore, so the analogy seems just right.  More sales don't really help the consumer.  As 3rd party developers' worldwide earnings show, the revenue percentage is close.

People don't release new software for cars. With a car, you buy it, and that's that. With a console, you buy it, and if a lot of other people buy it, it attracts good games.

Why do PS3 fanboys always depict the Xbox 360 as some family car whilst depicting the PS3 as some sports car? Its like they are compensating for something.

In any case the closest analogy is the WRX + STI vs Evo

Doesn't matter... Either way, it will happen. I don't think it's a good idea to compare cars to consoles... We have 3 main consoles and way too many auto dealers...