Assuming that PS3 launched at $400 back in Nov. 2006

[johnlucas]

misterd said:

johnlucas said:

eugene said:
How much would Sony be ahead? Would they have killed the Nintendo hype and destroyed Microsoft?

Nothing was gonna kill Nintendo's hype. It was inevitable that Nintendo would be on top of the 7th gen.

 

I'm not too sure of that. In the XMas 2006 launch window, I'd swear that it was the PS3 that got most of the hype, owing to the raging success of the PS2, and the absolute insanity that followed its launch. It seemed to me that Nintendo was being viewed with a skeptical eye, even by the gaming press who had lined up for hours at E3 to get a crack at the system. I think people were putting a lot more stock in the PS3's BluRay and high-def graphics, as well as Nintendo's soiled reputation in the home console market. Many were expecting Nintendo to do better than they did with the Cube, but no one saw it becoming the biggest turnaround in gaming history. It didn't even seem like the Wii's success was truly being recognized until this spring, when it could no longer be denied that something odd was going on.

I wouldn't say that. Reference E3 2006 & those long lines for the Wii. It was an omen of things to come.

John Lucas