I have been playing video games since I was three years old – beating Mario on the original Nintendo, learning what it meant to finish a game. The feeling of utter joy – I SAVED THE PRINCESS SINGLE HANDILY! Well since then I have played just about 
every game console out there, from GameGear to Dreamcast.
The Console Wars continue. Since the release of Microsoft’s XBox back on November 15 2001, it has been a never ending battle back and forth with Sony’s Playstation2 (October 2000). I will mention that Nintendo also released their GameCube around the same time in 2001 also (but was a non-factor). The Console Wars raged on, and continued with the release of all three company’s newest gaming platforms: XBox 360 (2005), Playstation 3 (2006), and Nintendo Wii (2006).
In an unexpected twist, the cheapest platform, the Nintendo Wii outsold it’s two competitors – by a lot. Wii has dropped in sales by 46% though, most likely due to everyone in the world already owning one.
This is the part of the article where I bash the XBox.
Kibitzers 