I don't even know where to begin honestly, but I will sure as hell make a list cuz they are fun.
PS3 (get this out of the way early):
*Price tag
*1080/720P Downscaling fiasco (possible fix with firmware)
*Botched launch (software line up poor)
*No component cables with box
*Massive shortages
Worse than 360's it seems
*2 SKUs
Not as bad as 360's
*Inevitable Microtransactions + PS store likely to be expensive
*$60 games
*Lack of rumble (I personally don't care but its something that everyone should consider a "blunder" anyway)
*Overhyped product with REALLY bad PR and events
*Controllers+Accessories overpriced
360
*Backwards compatibility sucks
*Live split into 2 categories - Silver cannot play online games
*Botched launch (on par with PS3 if PS3 hardware doesn't fcuk up like 360's)
*Shortages at launch
*2 SKUs
This is worse than Sony's 2-sku deal because the sku's are farther apart on features with 360.
*No HD standard among the 2 SKUs
*Microstransactions
*$60 games
*Questionable HD-DVD add-on
*Xbox Live Arcade too expensive and a bit spotty in functionality
*Controllers+Accessories overpriced
*Not region free - if this is a blunder for Nintendo, it's also a blunder for MS
Wii
*Zelda GCN/Wii fiasco
*Not marketed to the hardcore gamers
*VC prices are high
This is debatable. $5 for an NES game on a console versus the $20 handheld version... this is a much better deal. 800 for SNES games is a mistake though, it should be the much more aesthetically pleasing 750.
*Controller split into 2 parts and you pay seperately
The two parts isn't the problem, the fact that they don't come together is, or that they're too expensive individually (yet, they are much cheaper in Japan
*Essentially a GCN1.5 in terms of performance
*Line up after Zelda not promising aside from the standard Nintendo franchises
This is a matter of personal taste and can be said for all 3 consoles
*No HD functionality
*Unable to play DVD movies
*A lot of non-game crap with low depth that still costs $50
I'm not sure what you are referring to specifically, but the value of non-games is in the eye of the beholder
*Price of console spiked by packing in Wii Sports that most hardcore games do not care for
It's very possible that it could have been $250 without a pack-in. Remember, it would sell out at $250 either way
*Not really region free
*No online gameplay at launch
I listed 11 for each...