"Anal"yst. Nuff said.

Seriously though - people will be people. Hardcore fanbois of each console will buy the games for their console. While we may see some multiplatform owners buy the games for their respective systems, for most gamers bound to a particular platform by price/preference they won't necessarily budge.

A mass exodus? Highly unlikely. This holiday season will see a glut of highprofile, high powered games - and there's enough love to go around for all 3 consoles.

There, that's my anus's opinion.

Will the US domestic spending suffer? Sure thang, their economy is in shambles. So yeah, people who wouldn't have spent USD 399 for a console definitely won't spend it now. They'll probably spend on a Wii for Xmas, since it's the most family friendly console, and it's cheaper. Will GOW 2(awesome as it is) be enough to drive a purchase in these trying times? We'll see.

Yes, I think Gundamalpha is a newtype. He can read minds, especially lightningminds.

So at the end, as I mentioned earlier on, Satoru Iwata and Ninty may be the jolliest of them all