What's more, if you're in the US, you stand a fair chance of getting hold of a Wii before the end of the holiday shopping season.

Xbox 360 consoles and games are in abundant supply. Nintendo promises that there will be at least 25 new generation games for the intelligently priced Wii before the end of 2006. Wii has won rave reviews at games shows.

As a result, when the holiday season arrives, many would-be gamers will be asking themselves one question. Should I buy an Xbox 360 or a Wii?

For Sony, that's not a question it wants to think about.{moscomment}