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Rob Kamphausen said:
interestingly enough, both microsoft and sony both feel that people will buy nintendo's product, as well. granted, they put their own, respective PR spin on the comments, but still... they're clearly acknowledging some predicted forthcoming success:

With enemies like these, who needs friends?
planetgamecube.com

    Nintendo has recently been barraged with kind comments by its closest competitors, Microsoft and Sony. During an interview with Reuters at E3 last week, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President, Peter Moore, made a swipe at Sony saying, "Tell me why you would buy a $600 PS3? People are ... going to buy an Xbox and they're going to buy a Wii ... for the price of one PS3. People will always gravitate toward a competitively priced product -- like what I believe Wii will be -- with innovative new designs and great intellectual property like Mario, Zelda and Metroid."

    Sony, for their part, responded to Microsoft's barb in an interview with GamePro. "I think Peter Moore is exactly right," said Sony exec, Phil Harrison. "I think Nintendo will be the second system consumers purchase after PlayStation 3. I haven't had a chance to check out the Wii myself, but Nintendo has a great history of innovation and has always done great things for gaming and long may they do so."



Or is it more of a case of they dont see the Nintendo as competition, but feel that saying it will sell better than their direct competion, is an insult.

The Microsoft guy kinda shoots himself in the foot by saying that price is the most important point for the buying public.
If that was the case then the PS2 wouldnt have sold & the Gamecube would have shifted bucket loads!
Its what people get for their money is what matters to the public, and people will often accept higher prices when a certain brand name is involved!

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