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Just as in boxing, episodes of Jerry Springer, and presidential elections, things can get rather snippy between players in the console wars. Sony CEO Howard Stringer demonstrated that quite clearly last week with comments about the Nintendo Wii that knocked its viability as a competitor for Sony.

Speaking at a media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho , Stringer dismissed the Wii as competition for the PlayStation 3, despite Nintendo’s stranglehold on sales in the console market. “I’ve played a Nintendo Wii,” Stringer said, according to Bloomberg. “I don’t see it as a competitor. It’s more of an expensive niche game device. We’re selling a lot of PlayStation 3s now and it’s still the best way to buy a Blu-ray player.”