Nintendo steals Sony thunder

This fall was supposed to be all about the PlayStation 3, and it was – for about 4 days. Then the Wii hit the shelves and quickly left them, giving Nintendo quite the publicity and sales coup of the season. “It may be because the PS3 is so scarce, consumers have given up looking for one and are going after the Wii with a vengeance,” theorizes John Taylor, a videogames analyst at Arcadia Investments. And, even better, no one’s been shot waiting in line for a Wii. More on Wii-mania here.