Wii for you and Wii for me

[Blight]

BTW they had about 8x that many people there for the ps3 reservation and the midwest isn't even going to be getting any ps3's until around march. So ya... the ps3 is already kicking the crap outta the wii.

The head start is immensely important. The fact that there will be, at most, half as many PS3's as there will be Wii's available means a lot. For starters, if you go to get one console as a christmas gift and it isn't there, then you are going to go for something else if you can't get a hold of what you really want. Second, once people do start getting them, and friends see how damned awesome the things is, their minds are going to change. It has been really hard for Nintendo to try to EXPLAINE how the thing works. Some people have better imaginations than others. But once they SEE it, once they get their hands ON IT, they'll want one. Unless they are degenerate fanboys, but fanboys are the minority these day (thank god). I don't deny that Nintendo is taking a big risk, or do I deny that Sony still has a strong brand, but my money is on Wii to not only do better than the cube, but eventually get into a position that will secure their spot in the game industry for another ten years. I don’t care if they are number one, I just want them to be successful and continue to make great games on their own terms.