Will Microsoft ever lose NA after this Gen?

[Lord Ciansworth]

goldeneye0065r said:

lol no one knows what can happen remember microsoft still has the third console to go around and the past shows the third console isnt very friendly at all!
lets see the trends
sega-saturn 10 million
nintendo gamecube-26 million
playstation 3-50 million 3rd place
so far each time a company launched its third console it has failed to reach the expected position

The N64 was Nintendo's third console, not the Gamecube, but that doesn't change the argument I guess. I kind of like the idea of equating manufacturers' third console to bands' "difficult second album" though.