The Wii is the superior video game console.

Contention 1:Price "The Wii currently costs $199.99, and comes with a Wiimote, a Nunchuck, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and a Wii MotionPlus. Meanwhile, the PS3 costs $299.99, and comes with only a single DualShock controller[1]." Yes, I will accept that the Wii comes with all of the above, however, I will contend which is better for your wallet. The Wii and all of the above only work with the Wii. Now, the PS3 comes with a Blu-Ray feature, which easily makes up for the cost.[1][2] A paragraph from my source. "Blu-ray Disc Players officially start at about $199 (check dealers for lower prices) and can go up to $5,000 for the highest-end models. However, most Blu-ray Disc players are priced in the $299 - $399 range." Priced from $299-$399. Now, just that alone is worth more than the Wii. You now have a $600-$700 worth system for the price of a mere $300. I would say that outclasses anything my opponent can come forth with. Also, from time to time, the PS3 has come packaged with different games as a little stimulus of sorts. Contention 2:Failure "The Wii only fails 2.7% of the time. Meanwhile, the PS3 fails 10.0% of the time. This makes the Wii more advantageous." This is false. A variety of websites say otherwise. "PS3 failure rates are "around .02 percent" according to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe founder, Chris Deering while speaking at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival on Tuesday."[3] .02%. This is one. "Failure Rate: Xbox 360 High As 33% – Sony PS3 & Nintendo Wii Less Than 1%"[4] PS3 failure rates<1% Two. For the third one, I can't pull it up because it is an image. I will simply site the source.[5] http://www.gamespot.com... "PS3 and Wii owners love life because those consoles have a failure rate of 1% or less."[6] And my final, fourth source (for this section). Contention 3:Controller "The Wiimote is a rather impressive and versatile controller. With its pointer functions, options on the TV screen can be selected through a simple point and click, instead of tedious, relatively slow selection through a control stick. The Wiimote is also capable of being used as a sword, tennis racket, boxing glove, etc. The Wii also has a host of other controllers, such as the Wii Balance Board and the Wii Zapper, and it is still compatible with GameCube controllers, as well as the GameBoy Advance and the Nintendo DS." The Wiimote is rather versatile, but I contend the ps3 controller being so slow. Now, while it is subjective, I will debate it anyways. Since the controller is used for online, competitive play, something the Wii cannot boast about too much, it actually has to be fast. The controller is smooth,responsive and fluid. And, the Wiimote itself is not impressive. If anything is in the way of the controller, you virtually lose all movement if it is not compatible with the nunchuck. Even then, it is therefore degraded to a normal remote, which the ps3 heartily outclasses. The Wiimote depends on the Wii sensor bar, which needs to be placed somewhere safe, and in an easy to access location. It can't be too high, or too low, else the performance will be subpar. In order to compensate, the user would need to raise or lower his hands, usually in an awkward or uncomfortable position. Also, the Wii sensor isn't always so accurate, and will not read the Wiimote's commands too well. The Wii balance board has the same problems, but worse. It will screw up more often, and it leaves a lot of sensing to be desired. The Wii Zapper has an entire article dedicated to it that could ever hope to beat mine.[7] Its performance is a mediocre 5, and the comfort is subpar as well. In fact, the things that do matter are rated low. As for the gamecube remote, it is still outclassed by the ps3 remote. Contention 4: Games "First, let's just look at the sales [3]. The PS3's top-selling game was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, selling about 5 million copies. Meanwhile, the Wii's top-selling game was Wii Sports, with about 60 million copies sold. If you want to ignore it because it was packaged, we go to Wii Play, with about 30 million copies. If we ignore the fact that it came with a controller, we go to Wii Fit, with about 25 million copies. That came with the Wii Balance Board, so next we have Mario Kart Wii, at 20 million copies. However, this came with the Wii Wheel, so we come to Wii Sports Resort's 15 million sales. However, that was packaged with the Wii MotionPlus, so we finally arrive at New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which still sold about 15 million sales. The Wii's sixth-most popular game sold three times as many copies as the PS3's top game. The Wii just outclasses the PS3 completely in sales." Let's see, this can't be refuted, but it can be downsized. If you scroll further down on my opponent's source, you will see that if you don't include any of these being packaged, the Wii play is around 20M in sales. Wii sports is completely taken off. Wii fit is down 5 million. Not so grand now. Well, let's just characterize it as this. Each Wii game costs $50. Each ps3 game costs $60 each.[8] Total Wii games sold: 544 Million.[9] Total Ps3 games sold: 290 Million.[9] Do the math.. 27.2 Billion in revenue for Wii. For ps3:17.4 Billion in revenue. Now, consider the psn games and the Virtual console games. There are 40 million psn members. Lets assume they buy five $40 games each. There are 10 million virtual console games sold. Lets assume each bought five $12 games each, since no game is priced more than 1200 points, which is the same as twelve dollars. Wii is up to 27.32 Billion in revenue. Ps3 is up to...25.4 in revenue. True, a somewhat large difference. As the saying goes, quality, not quantity. Also, as time goes buy, the ps3 will eventually have more than the Wii in revenue. Now, for my points. 1) The online play. The online play is extensive. Communicating with other players via blue tooth headset, outlining the details of your plans in a combat situation[10], or screaming out taunts when going head to head is always a blast. Games like L4D,Warhawk, and Tekken 5 online are just some examples, to name a few. I can't give an adequate summary as of now, since I'm running out of characters, but I will return to this. 2)Downloadable content The PS3 has a huge amount of downloadable content. Its library consists of 100's and 100's of different games, priced from $5-$60, add-ons, and other such things. In fact, there is an option to have Netflix send your movies directly to your PS3! There is a number of the PS3 has that the Wii doesn't. 3) Wii's shortcomings The Wii falls short in many areas, but I'm going to name four main ones, and branch off into smaller ones. 1) Hardware.[11] 2) Online play. 3) Variety. 4) Backwards Compatibility. 1a) Graphics. The graphics for the Wii undoubtedly fall short in comparison to the Ps3. Even with component cables attached, the Wii can go only to 480p, while the PS3 gives the full 1080p, more than double the resolution. The graphics processor for the Wii is 243 Mhz, while the PS3 is 550 Mhz. 1b) Dvd options. The PS3 has a friggin' Blu-Ray disc player, allowing movies in High-Def. The Wii does not. 1c) Memory. The memory of the PS3 is superior to the Wii. It has, at the very minimum, 20 Gb of storage space. The wii has 512 MB. In fact, on my Wii, I ran out of space, and needed to purchase an SD card. The PS3 will likely never run out of run for you, with all the options available. 1d) Computer processor. The computer processor for the Wii is 729 Mhz, and the PS3? 3.2Ghz. I am running out of space, so I will post the rest of my argument in the next round. I will post all of my sources in the comments section. I am terribly sorry for this inconvenience! Ta-Ta for now!