Not to be outdone by J. Allard and his wacky comments on the iPod, Microsoft VP, Peter Moore had this to say about Nintendo Wii:
“I think you’ll pull it out at parties. It’s fun for a few minutes, but I’m not sure how long that will last.”
I guess these Microsoft bigwigs have never played Mario or Zelda or many of the games available only on the Nintendo platform. The more they talk, the more clueless they appear. Any product that Microsoft VPs have dissed is certain to be a great product. It sounds like Microsoft is worried the Wii is going to trounce them this holiday season, doesn’t it? The only reason I’d consider buying an Xbox would be to hack it into a Linux media player.
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