homer said:
Look what happened to Nintendo. Last place last gen. Now first place. Brand name? No. Playstation, 1st place last gen, last place this gen. Brand name? No. Xbox, 2nd place last gen, 2nd place this gen but with doubled sales. Brand name? No. |
You're only looking at a small piece of the puzzle, not the whole thing. Playstation is popular among the hardcore gamers. It was for the PS2 and it is for the PS3. Nintendo products are popular among children and parents. They were for the Gamecube and they are for the Wii. Furthermore, the Wii and DS are popular among the casual.
You're talking about the hardcore and I'm completely ignoring them. They don't matter much for this. The people that are going to buy the majority of those systems are parents, children, and the casuals. Nintendo wins with all three of those.