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windbane on 07 April 2007
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Joelcool7 said:

Most PWR Least PWR Winner
1. GameGear V.S GameBoy (GameBoy)
2. MasterSystem V.S NES (NES)
3. Genesis V.S SNES (SNES)
4. N64 V.S PlayStation (PS)
5.GCN,DC,X-box V.S PS2 ( PS2)
6. NDS V.S PSP (DS)

 (Nintendo)

1.Mario - 193 Million copies sold

2. Pokemon - 155-million copies sold
7. Legend Of Zelda - 49 million copies sold
8. Donkey Kong - 48 Million copies sold

 Your list is false.

3.  According to Wikipedia, the Genesis was technically better, but if you look at reviews from the early 90s you'll see a lot of multi-platform games got higher ratings on the SNES, many citing graphical superiority.  Also, if you want to really be a jerk the Jaguar was technically superior to both.

 4.  The N64 had too many limitations to say it was more powerful.  Graphically, it was capable of more in a single frame but less could be in the frame (memory problem) and less could be in the game in total because it was limited by the space on the cartridge.  That's why I became a Sony fan after favoring Nintendo before, and why Square jumped their ship.  Square said Final Fantasy 7 was not possible on the N64.  It took 3 discs on PS1 and would have needed 9 cartridges (correct me if I'm wrong, going by Wikipedia) to have the entire game.  That doesn't include data you need on multiple discs/cartridges either.

5.  Xbox shipped years later, but ok, it and gamecube were more powerful.  The dreamcast was not, it was slower.  Also, the dreamcast held 1.2 GB, gamecube 1.5GB, and the PS2 4.7GB.  Space allows graphics to be increased.  

Also, many of these were similar in price when released.  The PSP, PS3, 3DO, and others cost more.  Even PC video cards that are graphically superior to current consoles can cost more than a console.  Like other have pointed out, cost is an issue.

When it comes to selling games on a console, of course the graphics matter.  You think zelda and mario would sell as well as it does now if it looked the same as it did in 1990?  I don't think it would.  Graphics matter, it's just not the #1 determination of which console survives.  However, you list is wrong anyway, the lesser console has not won every time.