A few points: PS1 never passed SNES in worldwide shipments until the N64 launched. In fact it had only shipped about 8 million units before N64 came out in Japan and NA. So Nintendo was absolutely still the norm at that time. Furthermore, the N64 never passed PS1 in total sales in any region, at all. ... Today, sales trends are set. We are fast approaching the 6 month mark, and Wii continues to sell-out, while PS3 sales slow down. Strangely, this is not playing out like DS vs. PSP or PS1 vs. N64, where the console which would ultimately win started out much slower. Instead, we're seeing Wii take off right away, with nothing to suggest its about to slow down. And we're seeing PS3 slow down as we speak.
"[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.
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