PRO should have won this debate.

I will accept the voting paradigm of Debate. org as proposed by my opponent. A. Price 1. My opponent contends that new arguments in the last round are not poor conduct. However, one can clearly see "bad sportsmanlike behavior" as an example of improper conduct. In debate, bad sportsmanlike behavior would obviously include things like making arguments that the opponent has no conceivable way to respond to. It would be like serving the ball while your opponent's tying his shoes. 2. CON's dropped her argument that price was irrelevant by saying, "Point: Con. " Had she wished for the price contention to be dropped, she would have to have said, "Point: Neutral," as she did with other contentions. 3. PRO's last-round argument has a key difference from CON's. CON was able to respond to PRO's argument. PRO was unable to respond to CON's argument, which is what makes it classified as bad sportsmanlike behavior. B. Controller 1. CON's source said that the 360's controller was "arguably" the best, which is really irrelevant to two people who are arguing over the very subject. Anything is "arguably" the best. The question is whether or not it actually is. 2. My opponent cites a skateboard available on all systems to contend the Wii Balance Board. However, there are multiple problems here. For one, the Wii also gets this skateboard, so skateboard plus Balance Board beats just skateboard. For another, CON never actually cited the article that my opponent did. She should have cited it herself to add weight to what she said. Finally, the game's release date is November 17, while the debate in question started on May 15. Because the skateboard wasn't available for use at all at the time of the debate, it was irrelevant. It could potentially be involved in a "The Nintendo Wii will always be the best video game console," but that is not the case. C. The Market 1. This actually ties back to Price. However, as CON showed the price of the 360 to be close to the Wii, 20 million units cannot be accounted for by a mere $30. The real origin of the Market subsection was the purchasing of games, not of consoles. PRO showed the Wii's games to tear apart the 360 in top games sold, as sourced in Round 2. 2. My opponent states that professionals review games. However, he does not address the problem I raised in Round 1: Why are the opinions of these uncited professionals more important than those of the people? D. Playability My opponent claims that because the greatest games were created for other systems, the Wii gets no credit for them. However, why shouldn't the Wii be credited for providing access to the Greatest Games of All Time? The access greatly helps the Wii. It should be noted that Screw Attack's list also cites actual Wii games (Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Mario Galaxy), so these cannot be merely dismissed. E. Performance/Graphics Performance and Graphics were grouped together. F. Dropped Arguments 1. The important thing is that CON admitted that most players enjoy using the Wiimote. PRO could not use CON's statement about the PS3, as the debate is between the 360 and the Wii. Note that CON did not admit to personally liking the Wiimote, but rather admitted that most people like the Wiimote. This was a debate contention, and should be treated as such. 2. CON only mentioned the Dance Pad for controllers until it's mentioning in the last round. CON never argued that physical exertion made the Wii worse. It was that because the 360 had uncited, seemingly unknown games that allowed for exercise, but nobody made a big deal about it because nobody knew it existed, it was better. One cannot say that physical exertion is bad just because it has risk. The people obviously decided that the game was worth the risk; that's why they play. 3. Personally, I can only name two games on the 360 at the top of my head not mentioned in this debate: Halo 3 (because everybody knows it) and Sonic Unleashed (a third-party game). My opponent wishes to analyze 360 games and compare them to Wii games. However, that is what CON should have done in the actual debate. It is too late for my opponent to discuss them. CON should have brought them up to get credit for them. However, she did not. She would not deserve to win that debate just because my opponent can bring up new things today. RECAP: A. "Bad sportsmanlike behavior" would include the cheap shot of making an argument that could not be responded to. B. The only reason PRO never pointed this out was because PRO never got the opportunity to point this out, because the argument was made in the last round (a perfect example of how it is a cheap shot, to be considered bad sportsmanlike behavior). C. My opponent's recap is "Already addressed this. " Not much of a recap. D. However, CON did not. Conclusion: Due to a better price, more versatile controllers, and better games, the Wii was shown to be the better console. Arguments to PRO. CON showed bad sportsmanlike behavior by pulling a new argument just when PRO could no longer respond to expose it. Conduct to PRO. My opponent does not contest CON's grave lack of sources. Sources to PRO. In conclusion, PRO should have won this debate, 6-0. Good luck.