The Xbox360 and PS3 show what the technology can do. The wii shows what the technology can do for you. Sony and MS are going for the high end (rich) gamers that don't 'tune' a PC. That is quite a limited market.
The wii is going for everyone else. The price is reasonable and apparently not subsidised for game sales. It is fun to play on without years of practice and it has an internet access (which covers 90% of what people use a home PC for. I know its not great viewing web pages on a standard TV but the if Wii2 comes out with HD TV output (and you know it will) then there is little reason to spend your hard earned cash on a buggy, virus ridden wintel PC with a bloaty OS.
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The Xbox360 and PS3 show what the technology can do. The wii shows what the technology can do for you. Sony and MS are going for the high end (rich) gamers that don't 'tune' a PC. That is quite a limited market.
The wii is going for everyone else. The price is reasonable and apparently not subsidised for game sales. It is fun to play on without years of practice and it has an internet access (which covers 90% of what people use a home PC for. I know its not great viewing web pages on a standard TV but the if Wii2 comes out with HD TV output (and you know it will) then there is little reason to spend your hard earned cash on a buggy, virus ridden wintel PC with a bloaty OS.