I voted for first place to further my agenda to replace the concept of a PS3 fanboy with PS3 supremacist.

Personally, both.

In terms of this thread, the latter.

When do we consider the end of a generation?

When the first next generation console comes out? Then probably 2nd

When the last current generation consoles ceases production? Then I'll say 1st

I think the PS3 will stick around the longest, eventually outselling Wii in the weekly charts.

I think the Wii will peak and then drop suddenly, unless Nintendo changes their game plan.

I think the X-box will fizzle out slowly but maintain decent sales.

You may laugh, but the problem with the "mainstream" is that they are fickle and can't stay interested in anything for too long. Today Wii is king, but next week they might be running out to buy a furry red doll that laughs when you poke it. I am not calling the Wii a fad (yes I am, but being a fad isn't bad). It will maintain a dedicated fanbase like all Nintendo consoles, but until Nintendo tries to capture "hardcore" gamers again it will have to deal with a second place finish again.

It will end up at 4th.

What's it like living in 2006?

This.

ps3 will definitely get 2nd UNLESS microsoft releases a Xbox 360 slim.

Pachter said fourth.

Wii-HD>Wii>360>PS3

1st lol.-Maybe if this gen lasts for 20 years. Lets get real. PS3 is likely to pull 2nd unless MS changes something. But there is zero chance it will beat the Wii. I think the wildcard right now is MS. 360 has a chance at 2nd, but it seems to be diminishing. MS has certainly experienced the Dreamcast curse in the last year. Still the egg in certainly on Sony for bombing through the most important part of a console cycle- we are halfway through at least! At this point the only company who shouldn't be defending itself against shareholders in Ninty. This gen has been a bloodbath thus far.

Actually, it should be, in that case, the HD-twins generation, since, you know, they have both sold combined more than the Wii, both HW and SW...

Anyway, I think that the PS3 will end up as second place, this gen is far from over, it will takes 3 to 4 more years before developing "next gen" games won't cost a fortune.