Sarcastic Gamer is up to their usual antics and released the song parody of Eminem's "Hi! My Name Is" entitled "I Hate This Wii". Yes, we find it hilarious and think you shall download it for a good laugh too. But before a flame war surfaces and the whole state of California goes up in flames we should say this; We've previously mentioned Sarcastic Gamer's "The Ring of Fire" song which makes fun of the Xbox 360, their "No Frickin' Games" song mocking the PS3 and even a parody of Microsoft's Surface. So, it's only right that the Nintendo Wii get its feelings hurt a little too. Come on guys, fanboys can laugh at eachother especially when it's in musical form and the production is this top notch. Ahh screw it, flame away![Thanks, COV3RT SN1P3R]
Here's a question for you. What do you think Microsoft should do to guarantee that the Xbox 360 will remain king among the video game industry? It's an interesting question and the guys over at GameDaily BIZ aren't afraid to express their opinions. In summary, GameDaily BIZ thinks Microsoft needs to cut the 360's price before the holidays, beating Sony to a possible PS3 price cut, and maybe stealing some of the Wii's "cheap console" thunder. They also feel Microsoft should make Xbox Live free, get more exclusives, and that they should consider making a special Halo 3 Xbox 360 bundle. You know, because Halo 3 is kick-butt.
GameDaily BIZ posted the just released February NPD sales numbers which show that Xbox 360 software is selling quite nicely. Overall, things are looking bright for video games as the industry is up 66% over last year with hardware and software sales on the rise. Crackdown led the month's sales moving 427K units, with other 360 titles like Gears of War and Lost Planet in the top ten. The Xbox 360 is also moving a fair amount of consoles beating out an under-performing PS3, 
Microsoft commented on preliminary January console sales stating that they sold 18% more 360s than last January. Reports are citing that 294,000 Xbox 360s were sold in January, where as last January 250,000 were sold. This of course could have been due to the lack of consoles in the marketplace last year, but who's to say? Also, Bloomberg is reporting that the Nintendo Wii sold 426,000 units and the Playstation 3 moved 244,000 in January. It's also interesting to note that the Xbox 360 had the highest drop off from December where it shipped over 1.3 million units.
Today news broke that the beta version of the Nintendo Wii's internet browser became available, which got us a thinking. Early next year Wii owners will have access to a fully functioning internet browser and the Playstation 3 has had a browser built-in since day one. Our questions is rather simple, do you desire internet surfing capabilities on your Xbox 360? To us it seems a tad odd that out of all the next gen consoles the 360 is the only one that lacks the ability to surf the net. It isn't like Microsoft doesn't have instant access to an internet browser and a bajillion lines of code, but maybe they didn't include it on purpose. Maybe Microsoft has been focusing solely on creating a video game media hub all along and doesn't want to taint the console with internet capabilities, which would make it seem more computer-like. Whatever the reason is we can't surf the net on our 360, but I ask again ... would you use the internet browser if it were available in the near future or is the lack of this feature really not that big of a deal to you?
Last year the Xbox 360 was flying off of shelves left and right, none to be found until after the holidays. Heck, this year the Nintendo Wii is impossible to find. But what about our beloved Playstation 3? According to game industry the PS3's demand has already dwindled as there are PS3s in stock, on store shelves, and waiting to be purchased. By no means are we saying that you can go into any retailer and pick up a Playstation 3. Instead we're saying that Playstations are in stock for a longer period of time, eBay prices have gone so low it doesn't pay to put them up, and few consumers are willing to purchase overpriced bundle packages. We're not mud slinging, just looking at the facts (remember, the Wii is doing great in sales, we admit it!). So, do you know anyone who is interested in purchasing a PS3 this Christmas, how much they are willing to pay, and what they are most looking forward to with the console? Enlighten us and we'll pass on your suggestions or comments directly to Sony ... right.
Games.net has a write up about what they feel are the weirdest game console names ... ever. Not only does the Xbox 360 make the list at number five, but somehow the Nintendo Wii came in at the bottom of the list at number ten. Not only that, but according to Games.net the Xbox 360 name is more weird than the GameCube, Dreamcast, CDi, and N-Gage. We just don't get it ... don't you remember all the hoopla over the Nintendo Wii's (I don't even know the plural form of Wii for monkey sake!) name? Ahh screw it, the Xbox 360's name is sexy and we all know it. At least our white box of fun wasn't called the ColecoVision 360 ... we totally dodged a bullet there.
The other day I got my hands on a Nintendo Wii, played a little Wii sports and nearly chucked the controller through the TV. Big deal you say, this is Xbox 360 Fanboy, not tell me your experience with the Wii fanboy. Again, point taken. But I was thinking, what if Gears of War was on the Wii? Do you think it would work or just be awkward? Rolling around your living room, popping up behind the living room couch, raising your hands for a little chainsaw action ... maybe. Then again, that sounds like a lot of exercise and sweating. I'll stick to Gears of War on my 360, what about you?
Unless you were hiding under a rock this past weekend, you know that hundreds of thousands of gaming consoles were sold due to the release of both the PS3 and Wii. But what you may not have heard in the media is that the 360' sales were extremely impressive, even greater than that of the newer consoles. MSN news is reporting that when frustrated customers, who were looking to purchase either a PS3 or Wii, couldn't get there hands on them, they simply snatched up a 360 instead. Have you had friends or family express interest in a 360 due to the lack of availability of the other next gen consoles?
