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Impressions of Wii from around the web

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A number of people got a chance to check out Wii this week at E3, and reports are starting to trickle in about what people think. Engadget preferred the Wii controller to the PSP3 version. They thought Sony was a bit behind, due to the nature of advanced features that the Wii offers. Jennifer Tsao was nowhere near as impressed.. It’s a good thing we’re seeing diverse viewpoints, the web really is a democracy overall.

Even Xbox marketer Peter Lewis had an opinion on the Wii:

My point would be that I can see exactly where the value proposition and the positioning of the Nintendo Wii; from who it’s made for, what the price is, what would be attractive, to which demographic, on a global basis. I think we’ve made it clear about we are where we are, what you’re getting for your $299 or $399, what the value proposition is, titles like Gears of War, Xbox Live Marketplace. Growing our reach on a global basis. In the middle, it’s not clear to me, and maybe I need to take a breather and read this weekend what the value proposition is, potentially I read that Blu-ray is worth the $100 to $200 to $300 and I get very confused when Cell technology is a consumer value proposition.

All valid questions, of course. Even with an innovative controller, there’s no guarantee of a big win in the gaming arena. The DVR “value proposition” seems poised to confuse consumers in a big way, especially when you factor in DRM. The next generation of game consoles are here, but how much has gaming changed? Nintendo got a ton of attention at E3, but the big question is, how well do they capitalize on it?