How fast were they?

[Kwaad]

ioi said:
Now chose the consoles out of that list which were most successful...

 Are you telling me less power is better? :P

Nah, the PS3 is out there to stay out there for longer than they have in the past. Sony wants to keep the PS3 for 8-10 years. Microsoft... They just wanna loose money. And Nintnedo is there just to make money.

Let me list the biggest flaw and advantage each console has/had.

NES - Nintendo brand games. Horrible 3rd party relations.
SNES - Nintendo brand games. Horrible 3rd party relations.
N64 - Power, Nintendo brand games. Horrible 3rd party relations.
GameCube - Power, Nintendo brand games. bad 3rd party relations.
Wii - Controls+Nintendo brand games. lack of power Power, 3rd party game sales.

PS1 - Use of CD for data storage. Lack of power.
PS2 - Massive array of 3rd party support. Difficulty to program for.
PS3 - Super Fast machine. Difficulty to program for. (and for today the price but in 3 years that wont be horrible)

X-Box - Super fast. Horrible reliablity, and buisness practice.
360 - Super Fast. GARBAGE build quality.