Woman who probably never thought about buying a game console, bought a Wii.

And it's all because of games like these two.
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People who argue against points 5 and 6 seem to forget that the turds that we call the N64 and GameCube outsold fantastic consoles like the Genesis and the Dreamcast. I play just about every genre of game ever concieved and I have a hard time justifying the inclusion of those systems in my collection.

incorrect.  there have been games like that on systems before and they havent helped.   it has been nintendos ability to market its products.

I agree with all of them although i kinda dissagree with .3 while they are paying more attention to the casuals and non-gamers that doesnt really mean they completley ignored the core base. from what i can remember they had put them aside so that they can attract the casuals in order to regain that lost piece of the core base in japan which is why the sales over there have been decreasing but now that they got a hold of the casual market they can fully concentrate on the core demographic.

Yes producing more consoles than either other competitor per month and selling completely out is because they control the supply AND demand?

Whoa, I thought we were past that decade? Sega does what Nintendon't?

It's really strange you're comparing systems from different generations. Still, the biggest N64 hit in the west (besides Mario) was Goldeneye, and Bond isn't quite a Nintendo mascot.

Oh, and just about everything outsold the Dreamcast. The Game Gear outsold the Dreamcast. Heck, the PSP outsold everything Sega, and will overtake SNES/NES eventually. Maybe you find those handhelds more worthy than the GameCube, I dunno...

OT: Gamecube!

Weren't there 8 things Microsoft could teach Sony/Nintendo? And 7 things Sony could teach Microsoft/Nintendo? It's kind of ironic that the run away leader has more to learn from its competitors and less to teach.

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For a direct comparison I can point out the fact that the N64 outsold the Saturn nearly 4 to 1 despite the Saturn's 2 year head start. When I revisit the 5th generation consoles, it's usually to play the Saturn and rarely to play anything on the N64. Mario Sunshine is a great example of point #6, a second rate platformer selling over 10 million copies is somewhat disheartening. I admit that the Dreamcast was a poor example. About the Game Gear and PSP, I do think that the Game Gear is pretty much on par with the GameCube in terms of game selection and that the PSP is vastly superior.

OMFG. This is just as bad as the other two.

1. I can't really agree, unless the comparision is N64 and GC instead of current gen competitors. The biggest difference in marketing is the product being marketed. While PS360 ads are good in the sense that they generally reach their target audience, what really would be bad to show light ads with "shiny happy people" playing Gears and Resistance.

2. Yes. The only way to sell a product is to have it available. Limiting the supply of a device that's been manufactured on a record breaking pace sounds very plausible.

3. Maybe not quite as much as the people from 8 and 16 bit era. That is the most propable group to be the first to jump in.

4. One and half years, not two. And despite 360 being cheapest, Wii keeps outselling it. Pricing is relevant in a way that you shouldn't price your product out of the reach of your customer.

5. Except that "Playstation" have been the synonyme to games consoles for a decade. Just like "Nintendo" was two decades ago. All you hear is Playstation when people are talking about games. Even the handhelds are PSP:s for some reason.

6. Well this is harder to argue, except that the mascots didn't sell even 22M Gamecubes last gen.