[BreakABone]

Oh hey look its my old friend, same ole argument! Long time no see!

First, I shall pose a question, if price and audience are such a huge factor, why didn't the Cube sell as well as either the Xbox or the PS2?

It was always the cheapest of the 3 consoles, sometimes by even a hundred bucks, and as many developers claimed, it catered to different audiences, but that didn't help.

So why is price all of a sudden a deciding factor.

And I know, "Xbox and PS2 didn't cost as much as the Ps3/Xbox 360), and that is a relatively good point, but nor did the Cube cost as much as the Wii.

Also, the Xbox 360 Arcade was cheaper than the Wii for about a year, until last Sept or so, brand confusion aside, why didn't people start picking up the 360 in doves then? I mean going by all logic, it offered pretty much the same thing you would get on the Wii and more.

You get HD sound, you get all them terrific games, you get Netflix, online, friend's list, you name it.

Instead of focusing on why Nintendo won, why don't people look at where Sony and MS screwed the pooch. They jumped started a generation with a prospect that people cared as much about graphics as the vocal "hardcore" gamer, so they had to jack their console launch price to almost double what is usually expected. They both launched with weak software line-ups and really didn't get the ball rolling until half way through their first full year. And they continually cater to a singular audience, and I know for everyone here that isn't a big deal because you are that audience, but in the long run, this generation I believe will have done more harm than good to the industry.

And, that's a random rant at the end, but hell at this point we aren't even talking about the opening post anymore.