Sony and MS are both getting motion contols. In my opinion, the PS3 is better than the Wii in ALL areas, including motion controls, so the Wii cannot use motion controls as a trump card anymore. Lets compare the PS3 and Wii side-by-side in various aspects:
-Hardware: The PS3 has HD graphics, Blu-ray, 250gb hard drive, and has multimedia features to take advantage of it. As for the Wii, it is essentially an upgraded Gamecube with 512mb Flash. Is Nintendo actually serious about selling a console with 512mb flash even though its 2010 and we have mobile phones with 32gb memory?
-Online: The PS3 has better online by a long shot, and no annoying friends codes to worry about. You can download all kinds of stuff from PSN, and the DRM is not harsh like Nintendo's DRM on DSiWare games.
-Motion controls: Sony has shown that their motion controls are great for hardcore AND casual games. This is because the PS Move is more accurate and responsive. Hardcore gamers require responsive controls so they know they are relying on their skills, rather than because they were lucky that the controls managed to work okay. Wiimote is good too (especially with MotionPlus), but its still not as good as the PS Move. Oh, and the use of a camera is great with the Move.
-Games: Okay, I understand this is more of an opinion-related topic, but lets get serious: it would be difficult to argue that the Wii has better games than PS3. Take a look at a Wii games shelf and try telling me its better than the PS3 shelf. Oh sure, theres a handful of good Mario/Zelda/Metroid game, but apart from that, its really dfficult to say the Wii has good games. As for the PS3, you have loads of good games, both exclusives AND multiplats. You won't be seeing BioShock, Fallout, Darksiders, Tekken 6 and loads more on the Wii.
Since the PS3 is now officially better than the Wii in all areas, I guess the only reason why the Wii is still winning is because of Nintendo's marketing, plus the lower price. But the PS3 is no longer expensive anymore, and the Gamecube along with the Dreamcast have proved than lower price does not always guarantee victory in console wars. So what else is making the Wii sell so much? Is it because of Nintendo's brandname? Or is it because people like paying for obsolete technology as long as 0.1% of the games are good?
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