IMO all 3 consoles have similarities to the consoles from the past.
The 360 is like the PS2 (strong third party support and released before the other two), The N64 (a few N64 RARE sequels like Perfect Dark Zero and Banjo and Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts), Xbox (Strongly selling shooters and offering a robust online experience), the Genesis (Strong SEGA support) and the PS1 (Fairly easy to program on).
The Wii is like the PS2 (Strong hardware sales, and catering to several demographics), The Gamecube (Mostly first party support), The Dreamcast (Deemed outdated due to lack of HD graphics/DVD player and with strong SEGA support), and the NES (Using dated technology but selling strongly and asking for developer innovation more than hardware performance)
The PS3 is like the N64 (The third console from the past marketleader yet no longer the marketleader), The Dreamcast [shunned by gamers (2006/early 2007) after poor hardware], The SNES (Released later than the competition but picking up nicely), the Xbox (the strongest console of its respective generation), and the Saturn (Fairly hard to program on).
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