If people didn't at least pick the Wii before launch, if not declare it the "winner", they probably just didn't do the research into the history of the videogame market and the business strategies of the companies. I didn't predict this fast take-off, but I told people Wii was going to win before it even launched... Sean Malstrom wrote an article called "Why Wii Won" which came out during launch week... He said it best... “How can the seventh generation be over already?†you ask. “Are you not jinxing it? We must witness sales performance before we declare a winner.†Oh, you need to stop thinking about the machines and more about the business strategies involved. Sales performance is merely a reflection, a type of ‘lag’ that appears as the business strategies undergo their thing. Around 80% of a console’s success is dependent before that console is even launched. http://thewiikly.zogdog.com/article.php?article=89&ed=10
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
