| superchunk said: I don't want to read 4 pages of stuff, so my comment is this. If Sony's 1st and 2nd party base is so much bigger, by be extension better, than MS and Nintendo combined, then why is it Nintendo is the only company that can carry their entire company solely of their software? Why is it Nintendo made more profits from gaming than MS and/or Sony for every single year any of them has ever made video games? Why is it Nintendo, who makes games on at most 2 platforms, is only 2nd to EA in publishing when EA makes games on every single possible platform there is to be found? Why is it Nintendo never has to wonder if their game will be a million seller? Its usually will their game break 3m. 1m is almost a certainty. More does not equate to better. PS1 and PS2 did not become the best selling home consoles of their times (and all time) because Sony makes great games. They sold so well because Sony worked very well with 3rd parties and retained a TON of great exclusives. On the other hand, Wii is a massive success and will easily claim the crown from PS2 almost solely on Nintendo's software as most 3rd parties have only just begun to actually put forth solid efforts. There is no better software maker than Nintendo. Its multiple decades of massive hits and record breaking titles prove this beyond a doubt. |
You know as well as I do that brand recognition has a heavy hand to play in all of this. Why is it that Twilight Princess manages to sell over 5 million, while the amazing (and quite similar) Okami goes completely unnoticed, not even breaking 500k across the two best selling consoles of all time? Nintendo's titles don't sell so well simply because they're great games.
If Sony was still pumping out games like Crash Bandicoot, they'd probably be selling rather well today. Instead they're constantly bringing new IPs to the table, new IPs that have to make a name for themselves in a sea of other games. Their titles still manage to do this, however, with games like Uncharted and LittleBigPlanet breaking 2 million easily, and even their weaker offerings clearing the million mark (like Heavenly Sword, though obviously the horrible Lair didn't perform quite as well).
As for who is better overall, that is purely subjective. Nintendo and Sony are my two favoite publishers, and which I prefer depends on what games have released recently. Back when SSBB and Mario Kart Wii were coming out, Nintendo easily took top spot, but since Mario Kart they haven't released much I care about, while Sony has given me LittleBigPlanet (the best game this gen, imo) and Killzone 2. As such, Sony are currently my favorite.
Of course, whenever Nintendo announces Zelda Wii, they'll probably be at the forefront of my attention from that very day until at least a month after I beat the game. :P
