The only places I go to nowadays are here, Nintendo's forums, and Atari's forums (for one particular game coming out for the Wii), so I never really have any problems... Heh.
But other than that, I suppose I would have to agree with you on the Sony part. But hey, a lot of people like Sony because of the selection of games (a large majority of them tend not to be for "all ages", unlike Nintendo), therefore people view it to be the more mature and popular choice in gaming... At least, that's how I see it.
When I think of Nintendo, I think of nice ol' Mario with a big smile on his face. But when I think Sony, I think of some hardcore metal band with KISS expressions. Mamma mia!
And as for Microsoft... two words, one name: Bill Gates. XD ~Not that he's a bad guy, or that that's a bad thing... Just that when XBox first started out, it wasn't the most impressive thing on the market... Halo is what saved it.