The announcement of the Xbox 360 Elite has brought about many interviews, trying to find the purpose for releasing yet another SKU. For some reason, the Wii keeps popping up in these interviews, including one with Platform Marketing Manager Michael Newey. Check out the excerpt:

XCN: The Xbox 360 Elite console is the most expensive Xbox 360 yet, but Nintendo’s Wii has been selling really well and it’s very cheap. Why are you introducing a more expensive console?

Mike Newey: The Nintendo Wii is great fun, but it’s a games console and very little else. Aside from standard def gaming it has very limited functionality compared to the Xbox 360. For a few pounds or Euros more than the Wii we offer high definition gaming with Xbox 360 Core, which you can always upgrade with a hard drive and other accessories if you want to.

I don’t know about all of you, but I like specialized hardware. I have very few all-in-one machines around aside from my computer, which these days I don’t really use for much more than updating this site, storing my TV recordings, and recording/mixing my own music recordings. I don’t have a need for HD at the time, and I’d probably stick with the Wii even if I did.

XboxWay International