Sony's announcements this week about PS3 delays were certainly big news, though they can't really be called surprising. Dark rumors of manufacturing troubles have haunted the company for weeks. What with outcries over advertising campaigns and their less-than-stellar showings at the trade shows, Sony's problems have cast a pall over their entire year. Regardless, confirmation that there were delays, that the number of consoles at launch would be cut to only 500,000, and that launch would be delayed for months in Europe -- until March, in fact – almost seems like the nail in the coffin of their image.Now, just to clarify -- while we may trade jibes with the other fanboys from time to time, in the end, we're all in this together, bound by a mutual love of games. Any true gamer appreciates a good game simply for its goodness; we savor smooth controls and smoother heroes, mouth-watering graphics and addictive gameplay. And we salute Sony, because they have brought us some of our most cherished gaming experiences. Sony isn't home, but it's a nice place to visit now and then.
But having granted that we bear Sony no grudge, it's impossible to ignore the fact that the news of the week will affect Nintendo, and so we have a stake in the fallout.
