Has any console maker came back from 3rd place to 1st or 2nd?

[Dodece]

Such a drastic shift in momentum would be unprecedented. Thats what makes comments to that effect so irksome. The only thing worse then revisionist history is being oblivious to history. We base our entire lives on history our own specifically. Much of human reasoning is dependent on how events played out in the past. So when someone claims history is irrelevant. I wonder what event they are recollecting that makes them think that way. I wonder if anyone will appreciate the beauty of that last statement.

The reality is that while it is possible it is far from likely. Given what we know of how the industry works, and more specifically how all industries work. Parallels extend far beyond this particular industry, and cover hundreds if not thousands of years. This is why we study history. The point is that history should be paramount in any pontifications that posters make. Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. The Nintendo fanboy of ten years ago greatly parallels the Sony fanboy of today. Learn from those mistakes.

A franchise can neither make or break a console. Win or lose a console a war. There was a time when another gamer might have said the same of Mario. Likewise even having the likes of a revolutionary Mario platformer such as Mario 64 was not enough to save the Nintendo 64. Under such logic that even never happened, and yet we know it did.

A interesting parallel might be in field of sports. A record might stand for a great length of time. However the longer it stands the more chances of it being broken occur. While the odds remain the same over time. Eventually the atypical occurrence will happen, and the record will be broken. Statistics are only a interesting way at look at the situation. Meanwhile the other consoles also hold valid statistics. Some statistics are going to have to break. These are not sacred facts. They are interesting analysis, and are not carved in stone. New statistics are being carved all the time.

For instance if Nintendo wins this generation. A new statistic will be born Nintendo wins most of the time. Before now Nintendo won half of the time. Before Sony came around Nintendo won all of the time. Statistics are broken all the time. Having a long string only means that your more likely to have it break now.

By the way doesn't every current generation console have a Final Fantasy of some sort. That would mean this record has to be broken now. Unless your saying only some games in the franchise count.