Gaming consoles ranked high on wish lists of kids and adults alike during the holidays. To meet this demand, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have all pushed bundle deals and specials to compete for a spot in the family media cabinet.

This holiday season also ushered in a transition away from the previous generation of systems (Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360), with the eighth generation of gaming consoles (Nintendo Wii U, Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One) now available. However, even though their devices are new, the vast majority of eighth gen owners are not newcomers to console gaming: nine in 10 have previously owned a seventh gen console.

Nintendo has tapped into its loyal fan base with its latest system—86% of Wii U owners are prior Wii owners. Consumers appreciate the fun-factor, kid-friendliness, and value of Wii U. Not far behind, three of four Microsoft Xbox One owners are previous Xbox 360 owners. And this is understandable, as these consumers indicate their top reason for purchasing an Xbox One was the brand. Meanwhile, PlayStation 4 has shown an ability to capture both previous PlayStation 3 owners, as well as competitive seventh gen users, thanks to its superior resolution, Blu-ray player and game library according to purchasers.

http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2015/no-stranger-to-the-video-game-most-eighth-generation-gamers-have-previously-owned-consoles.html

so nobody have fun with PS4? lol


and Wii U > Better for Kids > see Bayonetta 2. Makes sense

I mean....."game libray" is right in there.

OT: I've been told this whole gen that resolution doesn't matter. That the "average joe" can't tell the difference. Maybe they can, maybe they can't, but word of mouth is a very powerful tool. So, when more and more games have better resolution on PS4 vs XBOne, people will, then, think the games are "better" on PS4. So, at the end of the day, resolution "does matter".

Can't wait to see replies about how these statistics are flawed, something something sample size, etc. Even though it's done by Nielsen. You know, the company that is leading in data collection and measurement to determine how consumers behave....and determine the fate of TV shows watched by millions of people

Yes, that's why I found it interesting. We've had hundreds of people claiming it makes no difference when clearly it does. And where is framerate? No where to be seen.

the fact that "faster processing" is listed as a factor for xbox should make it quite clear how seriously this should be taken

How does that tell us how seriously it should be taken? All it tells us is that your average Joe knows very little about the hardware.  The very fact that resolution is the top reason for PS4 selling better but faster processing is one of the reasons for the XB1 selling, shows us quite clearly that the average Joe doesn't even realise that resolution has something to do with horsepower.

Didn't take long

So games is a bigger reason on ps4 than the other two.

Are you ACTUALLY claiming PS4 is better for children and family than the Wii-U? lol

i mean in the sense that the participants are obviously not informed on what they are being questioned on