Top 8 most important videogame systems

[Pristine20]

RolStoppable said:

Pristine20 said:

RolStoppable said:

What you describe wasn't much of a feat, because the PlayStation was released at a time when the first generation of kids who grew up with videogames was old enough to have a job and therefore an income. It was the natural progress of things.

Additionally, if you compare the PS1 numbers to the NES numbers (difference of 40m), the growth came mainly from Europe and Others (about 32m). Factor in ten years of population growth in the USA, the rise of multiconsole ownership (because the kids who grew up on videogames had an income now) and there wasn't a major expansion, at least not in the sense of growing existing markets which was the main criteria when I compiled this list.

Yes it was. Many grew out of gaming because it was "for kids". Nintendo was still offering the same old which allowed sony to hammer them to death with their "for kids" referendum.

The only difference your additional logic adds is the fact that the "kid Only" logo is stricter in some countries than others. Don't forget that when the nes was around, it was the only viable console but the ps1 had competition from even nintendo itself and was basically the "new kid on the block" competing with established brands. It probably didn't acquire any mario or zelda lovers or old sonic fans so I'd say that more than 50% of ps1 owners were the new adult gamers.

Those who "grew out" of gaming went already to Sega who labeled Nintendo as being "for kids" before Sony. Microsoft is using the same tactic as well.

What is the "kids only" logo?

Many Sega and Nintendo fans bought a PlayStation because the majority of third party games went there. Some even settled for only the PS1 because they weren't allowed to own or couldn't buy more than one console.

You are crazy in assuming that more than 50 % of PS1 owners were adults. The majority of gamers were still kids and teens.

 

I should have written "new adult gamers"in quotes as I menat people interested in primarily adult games not necessarily adults themselves.

Sega was very much like nintendo as their offerings were similar. They never really catered consistently to mature interests till the dreamcast.

''kids only" is a logo nintendo's competition attached to them.

Sure sega fans went PS but I'd argue against nintendo fans because they seem to love nintendos offerings far more than anything a 3rd party can ever offer over and over again. Need proof, just read your own posts on this site.