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Which system surprised you the most after initially being a dud in your eyes?

Wii U 50 17.61%
 
PS3 129 45.42%
 
X1 35 12.32%
 
Vita 2 0.70%
 
3DS 44 15.49%
 
Other, post below 4 1.41%
 
None 4 1.41%
 
See results 15 5.28%
 
Total:283

Even though vita slowed down a bit* Being outsold every week from old 3dsxl...it s not a slow down,but something else!



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The 3DS and the PS3.

The 3DS had a terrible pricestart and lack of games, but Nintendo solved both problems quicky.

Same for the PS3, but its problems were way worse. If it wasn't for all of the support it got later, problems of their competition and playstation recognition, it would have flopped badly (also, that E3 2006. Riiiiiidge Raceeerrrrrr!!)



You know it deserves the GOTY.

Come join The 2018 Obscure Game Monthly Review Thread.

Your choice was "Vita" but you voted on Wii U. Why? : (



Ps3. It had awful marketing. An insane pricepoint, very bad first party lineup. Sold poorly and 3rd parrty titles looked and ran bad on it. I think it evolved the most during the course of the gen



3DS... after all its the only console Ive owned and hated before loving it.



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spurgeonryan said:

PS3- Distant third place to commanding second place last gen. Nuff said.

Care to remind me what competing HD console the PS3 is second to ?

spurgeonryan said:

Wii U - Come on! The system that had more doom threads than even the Vita is now supposed to have a big holiday season! And we have games!!!

None of which actually made the controller worthwhile

 



paulrage2 said:
Your choice was "Vita" but you voted on Wii U. Why? : (


Because he has to make nintendo look good in the poll whilst appearing neutral.

 

I have to say 3ds, that launch was absolutely terrible. Amazing how bad the 3ds launch lineup was compared to the Vita lineup. Not sure what nintendo were doing for that first 8-12 months.



spurgeonryan said:
DigitalDevilSummoner said:
spurgeonryan said:

PS3- Distant third place to commanding second place last gen. Nuff said.

Care to remind me what competing HD console the PS3 is second to ?


Just because the Wii is not HD does not mean it was not first last gen.

No it wasn't, it was not a competing console. It went after a different crowd with different software.  I can't see how you can put them in the same race as the PS3 and 360. It sold casual electronic entertainment. The same way smartphones did. If you wanna count  the Wii as last gen with electronic entertainment such as wii sports, just dance, wii fit, wii play you have to count the iphone as well.

You can't expect recognition for making up a route, running alone and arriving at a different ending.

What the PS3 won can be reflected on the success of the PS4. What the Wii won is money for nintendo and nothing else.  The wii competed for casual gamers and lost big time to smart devices.



spurgeonryan said:

PS3- Distant third place to commanding second place last gen. Nuff said.

 

I voted PS3, but this is wrong. PS3 and 360 are way too close to say which one is in a commanding second place. Only thing you can say is that they're statistically tied.



 

PS3- Distant third place to commanding second place last gen. Nuff said.

 


I voted ps3, but it is still arguable whether ps3 or 360 finished in second place given how bad tracking was towards the end.