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Lafiel said:

bmmb1 said:

Lafiel said:

bmmb1 said:

Actually the answer to that is a general (with some exceptions of course) yes. Oh people bought them, but (and here of course I am generalizing) for the nerdy part of the family, whether it was their kid or themselves. But (again, generalizing) you didn't have the family flock around the machine, using it as a way for the family to spend time together. You bought a TV for the family, you didn't buy a PSx for the family but for someone in the family.

thanks for proving that nerd is market >> casual market

Not really, we are talking about 4th year in this generation vs. 10 years or so of sales of PS2

it's easy - last gen all sales (according to you) were nerd market sales, so 130m plus 25m plus 24m ~ 180m (give or take)

this gen we have the wii market, which is 20mln Nintendo nerds (the GC buyers) and 55mln casuals, and the HD nerd market ,so nerds this gen = 80mln HD plus 20mln Nintendo = 100mln vs 55mln casuals:

nerd market >> casual market

quod erat demonstrandum

Ok, you win.  Guess you guys know more than Sony and MS, who themselves acknowledged Wii significantly expanded the gaming market.