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Kasz216 on 25 March 2011
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Viper1 said:
Killiana1a said:

Goddamn shame that 2 companies dominated the software list.

As for consoles, one company still in the competition today is responsible for well over 50% of the consoles sold since the Magnavox Odyssey became the first video game console created in 1972.

Sony.

Yes, not Nintendo, Sony with the PS1 and PS2 sold more consoles than Nintendo did with the NES, SNES, N64 and Gamecube combined.*

You want to start something major, then start a thread arguing Sony with 2 consoles has done more and sold more for video games than Nintendo ever did. Sure Nintendo may have created the most icons, but would Nintendo have gotten into the video game console industry if they did not have Atari to learn from and emulate?

Now that would be a fun debate to jump into.

 

Source: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=119548

*I don't include hand-helds as they are like the little brother or red-headed step-child compared to the console experiece.

You don't know much of the video game industry history, do you?

It is a pretty hyserical statement... considering the the Playstation only existed because Nintendo specifically made a contract with Sony to create it.

I mean, if Nintendo is supposed to be docked from the Atari coming first... how much should Sony be docked for the fact that their product would of never existed had Nintendo not  contracted them to make it!