I think something dire is in store for gaming. Something horribly dire. I think that the 360 sales may be so far ahead that neither console can catch up. This would be identical to last generation, a weaker machine winning because of a simple one year lead. If this happens, console cycles will get shorter in shorter, all in the name of being the first out the door and consumers will suffer from shorter development cycles to take advantage of the graphics that require longer development cycles to get right and more frequent hardware purchases.

I hope beyond hope that this console race does not show the console developers that all they have to do is race to get their console out the door first.

So what. So Microsoft has more systems out there. Every system that they sell they take a loss, while Nintendo makes a profit. Also, just because there are more of one type of one system sold than others doesn't mean that the game to system ratio is all that great. There was a article on gamespot's site about Sony releasing a PS4 in about 4 years, but I doubt that systems are going to start changing as fast as computers any time soon. The gaming companies know that if they start doing that then they are going to lose a lot of customers because people won't keep buying there systems, except for the rich spoiled kids, which is definitely way to small of a market for them to capitalize on it. I bet that Nintendo will start catching up with Microsoft soon and possibly pass them in consoles sells in a couple of years. Competition is good for us. Besides, each system is for a certain type of gamer. The Xbox 360 is for the hardcore gamers, the gamers that like to play pc games(i.e. Oblivion) and those gamers that like shooting/fighting games a lot. The PS3 is for those gamers that love rpgs, amazing graphics, shooters, fighting games and have plenty of money in their pockets. The Wii is more for those relaxed gamers who like to play everything, love playing video games with their friends, the gamers that like to play old games and well established games(i.e. Zelda, Mario) and it is also for those who like a nice cheap price tag. This is all a generalization, but it is what I have noticed in all my years of gaming. Each console has its fans that it needs to keep happy. If they start changing stuff to fast then people will start protesting. Companies like Sony and Microsoft need to make a lot of money on their systems before they will release new systems. They need the money to pay off all of the expenses of the systems and to pay for the both the research and production of the next systems that they make. Wow. What a mouth full.

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The so what, is when we get a new batch of consoles every 3 years, half heartedly put together because the lowest specs can win if they're out a year ahead. Then 2 years apart, then one, then monthly updates.

Nintendo haven't been swayed by fast competition yet. Look at the past 3 console releases. N64 was 1997, GCN was 2002, Wii was 2006. Almost exactly 5 years between each console. PS, PS2 and PS3 were there on all 3 occasions and that has made no difference.

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it wont happen, dont worry. You just need to give wii a little time to catch up. They have already sold more then a million in around 3 weeks, which is very, very good. if these are signs of the wiis future in sales ammounts, you have nothing to worry about. But I dont think that would happen anyway, even if 360 won.

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Man, you just said it right there in your post. The release in 2006 is significant BECAUSE it's the first release after the PS2 won by being a year short.