9. Games War (Nintendo, Xbox, and Playstation)

Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation have been battling it out in the gaming industry for years, from home video consoles to mobile platforms. A half decade ago, many analysts projected a close race between the Sony’s PlayStation 2, Microsoft’s original Xbox, and Nintendo’s GameCube, but their prediction turned out to be wrong: Sony simply blew away the competition with its PS2, although Nintendo’s 2001 GameCube was the cheapest among them.

Today everyone’s watching to see how this battle plays out, because each company is pursuing a very different strategy. Sony and Microsoft are gunning for pure performance systems, while Nintendo is shooting at fun, playable games that rely more on its unique controllers than impressive graphics hardware.A lot of features also have changed in the Console Battle. Some things which largely influenced the purchase decisions of consumers before aren't as important anymore, like wireless Internet connectivity was a battle won by the Nintendo Wii early on. Both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 required an additional accessory while the Wii featured it built-in.