[citation][nom]kelfen[/nom]ps3 does not play true blue ray; it can play blue ray but it is like HDDVD[/citation]
Definitely a Blu-ray player - in fact, many web sites rate the PS3 as the best player to get versus the dedicated players as far as features and quality.
[citation][nom]eklipz330[/nom]One may think someone is creating these numbers... I mean every time I see one of these statistics, Wii has outsold the other consoles by like a million... I still don't understand why people think it's so great, even the Xbox Arcade can out do it IMO..I can still remember the days where every one made fun of the Wii because of it's "cardboard boxish look" and "it's stupid name". Who else remembers that?[/citation]
Why does the Wii outsell so much? The vast majority of consumers are NOT serious gamers.
As a parent concerned about your child's activity level, are you more likely to invest in a Wii with a Wii Fit or dance pad or a PS3/X-Box 360? As a parent of an 8 year old who really wants a game system for Christmas, do you want your child getting games for the Wii or for the pS3/X-Box 360?
Also, as a typical consumer - you know, the ones who make Solitaire one of the most popular games around - do you want to invest the time in learning to play the PS3/X-Box 360 games or pick up and play a Wii game? This is not to say that only the Wii has pick up and play games, only that they are marketing themselves as such while the others don't. If you look at the commercials, Wii games show people of all ages playing the games while the other systems often advertise their games like movie trailers.
Although no serious gamer would ever prefer the Wii, but it sells so well due to the economies of scale. I would not be surprised to learn that the casual gamers outrank the serious gamers by a factor of two or three orders of magnitude.