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Mummelmann on 08 May 2011
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Kasz216 said:
Mummelmann said:

Absurdly enough, there were those who never thought it would...


And amusingly, likely see themselves as geniuses. 

There is nothing more deadly, then a right conclusion drawn by faulty thinking.

It's kinda like the guy who has never gambled in his life... goes to the Casino and wins big.

Or someone who wins an NCAA pool by picking the teams based on whos mascot they think would win in a fight vs the others.


Faulty thinking? I was one of those who maintained this belief, out of several reasons;

1: The "blue ocean" audience is fickle, every market shows this.

2: Third parties were never going to embrace the Wii despite good hardware sales.

3: Longevity, the PS2 was in the perfect postition on all accounts and is/was a wonder of the console generations that we likely won't see again (70% plus marketshares is a thing of the past).

4: Nintendo's contingency plan, or lack thereof, should sales start to taper off. And this one connects with their inability or unwillingness to lower the price of their console to maintain momentum, citing that price doesn't matter (allthough, strangely, they are now cutting the price to maintain momentum, or at least keep it from falling too far).