Before discrediting Wikipedia, keep in mind these are found and given proper citation on the site. So let's see, the previous generation the XBox beat the GCN by 3.44 million units and that isn't considered a demolition, yet the Wii having 4.27 million lead on the 360 is considered insurmountable, by your logic. Also, keep in mind that the 360 figure is 2 months older than the Wii's figure. I guess it makes sense to you, but I don't see how that is even remotely insurmountable.
My math seems to indicate that 24.00-21.66 = 2.34 million. Also, Wii and 360's are tied for sales currently. The difference? 360 came out a year earlier. It took Nintendo 9 months to do what MS has taken 21 to do. Anyways, my argument doesnt come from exact numbers, it comes from the trend of sales. MS did absolutely terrible in Japan last gen, and theyre repeating that this generation. This is probably the most established sales trend for consoles, and doesnt mean that 360 sales worldwide will be terrible, but without at least a decent showing in Japan they aren't going to sell the most. And as I said, Sony could potentially beat Nintendo, but that would require not only for the favorable trends of the wii to fall in two of it's three markets, but for Sony to pick up favorable trends in 2 of the 3 as well. Possible, but very unlikely.
I can name 3 "AAA titles" as you put on the Wii and at least 5 for the 360.
First, I qualify AAA as having an average rating of 90 or higher. I said by the end of the first year for both. MS's first year titles sucked. Nintendo, by the end of the year will have Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime, Super Mario Galaxy, and likely COHH2 (which has been touted as having the best controls for a FPS, including PC). I only included exclusives so that brings it down to 4 for certain. 360 had none by the time its first year was finished. Also, you'll notice the games I wanted from the 360 and PS3 were all shooters which, as you said, are better on a PC (Halo, Orange Box, Bioshock). Rockband is coming for the wii Harmonix has said, I might be upset that it was coming later except that there's a ton of other awesome games coming out this winter to keep me occupied that I already don't have enough money for, only one of which is a "minigame compilation" (RRR2, since RRR was an awesome party game). The fact that you think the best games that have come out and are coming out for wii are minigame compilations just show how little you actually know about the wii's lineup. Also, just for refrence, 360 is coming out with about 40 games between now and christmas. The wii has around 80.
I'd rather watch movies and trailers on my 42" 1080p LCD TV than a 17" monitor. And again, you are using yourself as a yard stick for what everyone else should have. I got a Creative Labs MP3 player because I wanted 30 gb of space for my music. I don't care if I "could just delete demos when I want to." If I am spending over 100 bucks for anything, it better be **** convenient for me. And also, no system is relying mostly on demos, it's just ridiculous to claim such.
Then why make a big deal about demo's? Anyways, sort of in response to cashed' posts too, the wii is convenient for gaming. I'll admit, the wii isn't the system for you if you'd rather store your materials on a gaming system than on a computer. But for people who prefer to watch movies on their DVD players, could care less about demo's than actual games, like to keep their music on their computer and CD's, and watch TV shows on their television, the wii is perfectly fine and convenient. I can't imagine that many people have turned their consoles into their pseudo-computer/movie player/T.V./Stereo. I mean it's fine if you do, but most people already own these things and buy a gaming console just to play games and would rather not put down an extra $100 for a hard drive they won't use, and instead would likely prefer the advantages of quick, quiet, and reliable flash memory. I won't say one is better than the other and each has its perks, but flash appears to be included for better gaming, and HDD was included for a better home entertainment monopoly.
