Let's just see, then. If Nintendo had literally made another GameCube, with similar sell-through timing. GameCube, at this point from launch, was at ~16 million, which is itself about 38 million less than Wii, and would put total to-date sales for this generation at 63 million. Of course, this would not be the case, as we could assume that of those 38-million nonbuyers, if we decide that half of Wii's non-matching-Gamecube audience is expanded audience, we could add another 19 million in who bought either a 360 or PS3, putting this generation to date at 82 million
Still well behind what actually happened, but is it behind last generation? 17 million Xbox, 16 million GC, and 66 million PS2, so 89 million.
So i guess it still would have shrunk, but it's still rather wooly math.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
