It truly has FAILED. Becuase the evidence is in and it's VERY CLEAR that the general consumer just don't give a RATZZZZZ AZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

By the time people even care or think they are ready there will be a far better format out that offers more like 1440P with like 500gig of space."

^This is what lets me know he is referring to HD movies in general losing the war. I mean if Blu-ray is going to be passed up, then so the heck would be HD DVD.

"It seems that the HD DVD people have the right idea just taking it slow and see what happens before they pump a bunch of money and marketing and trying to force consumer to think they need this stuff."

^This I think he meant to say HD DVDs in general, not specifically HD-DVD the format.  Consumers for this market right now are up on technology and know that sales aren't very good and that it may not be worth their money at the moment.  That DVD already gives them enough for what they need.  I think thats the point he is making.

I think he is saying that it has failed not because it isn't beating HD DVD, which it is a bit, but because HD movies in general aren't capturing many consumers. THAT is true and is a valid point.

 Just because you are beating a competitor doesn't mean you are achieving your goals.  There are two wars going on.  Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD and HD vs. DVD/digital-downloads/rentals.  The second war is being lost by all HD formats.

This says differently.  Wii isn't even starting to level out in the least, however PS3 is...  360 is at the same pace it always was but much closer to a level out than Wii is.  And judging from the numbers last month, could be closer than we think.

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Wii. You can play N64, Genesis, NES, SNES, Turbografx 16, NeoGeo (soon) all on the VC and GCN games just like it were a Gamecube. Plus you can connect it online and use the browser for free flash games and other things. Stream music an videos to your PC through Orb, and you get to play current games that give you fresh gameplay and also get to follow current trends all at the same time!

1.) stores have stocked up for Memorial Day.

2.) The casuals that are buying the consoles now are doing so as they see them and they just haven't seen them after only 1 to 2 days on the shelves what with family and other priorities for the holidays.  I would say this shipment will be gone by the time next week's rolls around.  As it should be.

3.) What seems to be excess supply is mainly in rural areas and small towns where (2) happens more frequently.  These people don't know anything about when stores stock up, they just get when they get. 

Sony is arrogant because they think no matter what they came up with, when they released it, or what price they charged for it that everyone was going to just swoon over it. They are arrogant because they thought the handheld market was a shoe-in and even MS said they were stupid for it at the time. They are arrogant because they take hints from other companies on how to do things and then claim the ideas as their own, though they are obviously not. They are arrogant because they put out whatever advertisement that they think is representative of their ideas and egos without a second thought to how their audiences feel about them and the overall cultural responses that they could create.

It is their arrogance that is a major factor in the blindness with which they try to recapture the market they are losing every day.

Your topic shows that you are new in analyzing this industry and nothing in your topic's ideas contribute to this board. My suggestion to you is to study on game history and go to the Microsoft boards, Nintendo boards, as well as the Sony boards to learn about todays trends and the overall thoughts of some of the gamers. Then check out some news and sales charts over the last few years and what might have caused these trends. Read some game lists of what are the most influencial games of all time, why, and what time period/system they were released in. Then maybe, maybe, you might be able to make an intelligent topic without getting flamed.

Luigi's Mansion and Rogue Squadron 2Mck2175

There were mine too.  Got them at launch.  Funny, back then I was able to walk into Walmart at midnight and just pick one up with some games.  No line, no nothing. lol. my how things change.