Has a console ever started out slow and ended up winning the generation?

[Kasz216]

MontanaHatchet said:

Kasz216 said:

MontanaHatchet said:
Kasz, what are you talking about? I was responding to you, not the original poster. That's why the quote button was created.

Then your point was off topic.

The PS1 did not start off slow in comparison to it's generation.

Which was the orignal issue.  It started off fast.  Matching the other consoles.

My point wasn't off topic. It was within the confines of the topic while answering a different question. If anything, you strayed off topic first. The Playstation 1 did start off slowly since it didn't have much market significance at launch and was overshadowed by past generation consoles. It continued to build up momentum with games like Tekken and Final Fantasy until it became the definitive market leader. Let me give you an example. Let's say that the PS3 will end this generation with 6 million sold in Japan, and the Wii will end with 16 million. If the two were selling almost exactly the same from launch but both ended up with the userbases given at the end of the generation, would you say that the Wii started out, and I quote, "fast out of the gate?"

 

Yes.

It started out by matching it's predecessor's tract in the generation.  That's fast to start off with.