MS is in a serious bind w/ the 360. Their sales have ground to a halt (this price cut was desperately needed during the last holiday season—if not another $50 off the “premium” package) and they are going to find that Sony is going to slowly build momentum and, I think, surpass them (and not nearly as far down the road as many might think.) Nintendo, however, has become a force unto themselves and this gen, effectively, is over insofar as who will come out on top (I would add that I am a “hardcore” gamer and the Wii and DS are breaths of fresh air in a hobby that has, somehow, managed to become more insular despite its huge increase in size over the past decade.)
The DS is THE hardware to have for the elementary school set.
Nintendo saw where the market was.
Neither Sony nor Microsoft is going to be market leader with price-points like that, the average consumer just can’t afford it; Plus Nintendo has one Awesome machine in their Wii (I don’t have one’ they’re STILL sold out-other than “bundles” put together by retailers online costing $500).
That being said MS has a 1 year advantage (and going against your opionion-repectfully- MS X360 Machine has a slightly better quality graphically (I’ve seen comparisons on gamespot/IGN, ect). I don’t think Sony’s comming back-However Nintendo is the sure winner with Wii/DS combination!!