ii don't understand.

This is a weird one. The Nintendo Wii is currently outselling the PS3 5-to-1. Ok so it's cheaper but that's because it's last-generation hardware. I don't understand this. Old hardware, not backward compatible, sporting stupid super-happy-fun-fun-kiddy-mario games and it's selling like hotcakes. I used to be a total Nintendo bigot - I'd defend them to the grave. But with the Gamecube, they lost me due to the appalling lack of proper games. Sure they had all the kid-friendly stuff, the Marios, the games for the under-5's. But with the exception of one or two titles, it was a total bust. The weird thing was that the GameCube was the best hardware back then - it was better than the PS2 and the Xbollox (not difficult - my car's onboard engine diagnostic computer is more exciting than the Xbollox). Despite having the best sound, graphics and processing power, the Gamecube was a sad last in the console wars. Now the PS3 is top of the pile, followed by the Xbollox360 and the Wii, yet Nintendo is king of the sales charts? So crappy old hardware with no backward compatibility and terrible games = top seller. Uber-box with killer next-gen titles, backward compatibility to the PS1 and PS2, and high def BluRay = bottom of the pile?
It just makes no sense.

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