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RolStoppable said:
Soundwave said:

Yes, ok, lol, but if you look at context for one the statements of Nintendo creating some huge gap are false, and secondly I do think it's fair to point out Nintendo has had 8 hardware platforms since 1995 to get just a bit over 500 million in that time.  

Like for instance lets just say for whatever reason the DS didn't exist and you compared Wii to PS3 + PSP, I'm sure you would quickly point out that's unfair because it's two hardware lines versus one. 

Sony has hit 500 million with 2 fewer hardware systems in that time, really the difference boils down to Sony not having a portable from 1995-2004, not because Sony isn't as good or arguably a better hardware seller than Nintendo is. 

Sony is by far the most consistent hardware seller in the business, they've only had one hardware ever sell under 80 million, that's an unheard of level of consistency in this industry.

Nintendo's consistency is better. Seven straight generations in the home console market, presence in the handheld console market since its inception. Plus a streak of being undefeated in the handheld market.

Sony's longest streak of wins is two generations, happened in the home console market. Nintendo's longest streak there is also two.

Sony has won 75% of their home hardware generations

Nintendo has won 50% of their home hardware generations



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RolStoppable said:
Soundwave said:

Yeah but those people aren't buying a 3DS either, and the same Sony games sold 80 million PSPs just a few years prior. It's obvious what changed. 

It's a fair point too, I mean people out in public don't even look at each other anymore, just heads down at their smartphone, lol, where the fuck does a game system even fit in when regular conversation has taken a big hit. 

So Sony's consumer base isn't really interested in video games to begin with, but rather lifestyle products?

The decline for both in the handheld market and the rise of gaming on non-dedicated gaming devices is crazy to ignore.  Nintendo is not the ONLY thing that effects Sony's portable sales.  Just like Sony didn't cause 3DS to sell less than half of DS.



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