| CGI-Quality said: I mean, I thought I wouldn't have to state the obvious, but to clarify, when I talk to gamers on the street, online etc.... Playstation is a more commonly used name. This is all opinionated in the first place. Why people choose to get up tight about that is beyond me. Personal tastes/likes =/= any facts. It's my opinion Playstation is the bigger name based on observation. All the while, Nintendo is going to end up changing it back by the time this gen is done. As I said, just my observation.... |
So basically if I group myself around a bunch of Sega fans, and they all refer to their consoles as Sega's, my little piece of anecdotal evidence suggests that Sega is the strongest brand name in gaming? It's not that Playstation cannot possibly be a bigger brand name, it's that not a single person in this argument has created a compelling argument stating why. Look at the reasoning behind the Wii. There are facts to back up the reasoning. The reasoning behind Playstation is "Well my friends and some people I know always say Playstation to mean consoles so I say Playstation is strong based on me extrapolating that data of 10 people to mean the entire world". Yeah sure it's all opinion, but there's still the matter of attempting to anchor it with some sound reasoning, and not hollow arguments consisting of PS3 fans conducting unofficial surveys amongst their friends and family.
You want to know why people around you say "Playstation" to mean everything? It's because that's what you built yourselves around. Every single person in this thread proclaiming Playstation as the top brand name is a big time PS3 fan. Judging by your histories, it's frankly no surprise at all you would say what you said. It's pretty easy to think the next few names that will agree with the OP judging by post history.
The worst part is, most of you simply want to ignore strong evidence to the contrary that another brand might be stronger by basically sticking your fingers in your ears and pretending like it's not happening. Here are some facts. The "Wii" is the fastest selling console in history at the moment. "Wii" Sports is the largest selling game in history. "Wii" Sports, along with "Wii" Fit, "Wii" Play, and Mario Kart "Wii" are the four top selling games on the "Wii". Do you find that to be coincidental, or is it good brand recognition attaching software to hardware in that way? It should be noted also that those four games are the top four selling console games of this gen, even when you combine the sales of multiplatform releases on 360 and PS3, and soon they all will pass the few titles the DS has that outrank them slightly.
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