These are two completely different systems designed for two different category of gamer. The PS3 is designed to be a graphix powerhouse for the more serious gamer. The Wii, with it's innovative controller style, is more the casual gamer.
This argument doesn't just apply to video games, There are pro-poker players who make their living playing in tournaments. Magic: The Gathering has a large tournament setting as well with a few professional players. Hobby gaming is definately IN.
Steps on finding the perfect job:
1) Find something that you love to do.
2) get someone to pay you to do it.
that sounds good and all, except for the fast that he carries a small piece of Kryptonite with him in his utility belt, for just such an occasion
Data from Star Trek: TNG; although technically, he's an android.
If you're a hardcore gamer, (and if you don't have both systems, then you're THAT hardcore) I'm gonna have to go with the PS3. I think that the Wii is more for the casual gamer and games like WiiFIT are just a gimmick to get you to spend more money on additional accessories. I'd rather spend that money on well developed games. It seems to me that most of the games for Wii barely scratch the surface of what the system can do and until game manufacturers put more resources into development for Wii games, I'm gonna have to pass.
WiiSports is a great game when you've got 4 friends over and you've all been drinking, but I'm not gonna be spending more than an hour playing that game by myself. I guess it all depends what kind of game experience you're looking for.
I don't believe that the role of art has diminished at all. It has merely changed. I think that the "alternate sources" that you mentioned are all new forms of art. The video game industry alone employs tons of artists for detailing environments and backgrounds, as well as visually creating characters. They also use writers to create stories that, as a gamer, I can interact with for 100+ hrs on my favorite RPG. The Internet is also introducing new art forms in the way of video blogs and web shows. Now anyone with a camera and a computer can record, edit, and post their videos on-line. Now I'll be the first to say that 90% of everything one youtube is crap, but the other 10% REALLY shines through.
