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happydolphin on 01 February 2012
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RolStoppable said:
happydolphin said:

@bold. Quite possible.

@Wii launch. That's ... . Oh Rol. It's Chrsitmas season, and Nov is a trad year for Nintendo to release its consoles. The cube came out in NA on November 18th 2001. It has nothing to do with eclipsing Sony. Even the 64 came out in Sept 2006, which is in the typical fall season. It gives Ninty enough time to ramp up holiday sales on their console and ensure a solid base. But you didn't figure that one since in europe, the cube was launched on May 3rd 2002 and the N64 in March 1997, as Wikipedia tells me. Just wanted you to know.

That's a double standard. You can't praise 3DS releases coming out near the Vita launch during the holiday season and then go on to call the Wii launch a normal holiday thing that had nothing to do with the launch date of the PS3. A launch date that was known since E3. Then a couple of months later it became clear that Sony had problems with the production of PS3 units which would lead to a limited launch. Nintendo hadn't announced a launch date at this point and then in September they picked November 19th. It was a deliberate move to launch in the same week as Sony, because the launch of the PS2 successor would get great media attention and the Wii eclipsing those numbers would make for a good story.

Besides, your historical evidence doesn't hold water.

"One console launched in September, another in November, so it's normal for Nintendo to launch in November."

But honestly, this is actually so silly that you must be joking.

Bud, it's never happened before, to have a Mario, a Mario Kart and a Monster Hunter release nearly at the same time (Fall to Holiday release), all at the same time RIGHT at Vita launch. This isn't a double-standard, and as I've said the typical launch of those games is not at that period of the year necessarily. Last time, NSMB DS was released in May in 2007 in Japan. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite March 2008 (JPN), Mario Kart DS Dec 8th 2005, but Mario Kart 7's release was pre-emptive that we know for a fact via interviews. (Retro being called in to help?) Yeah.

Wii was ready to launch. And Nintendo was starting to speed up delivery times since then and improve on being faithful to timelines post announcement. The DS also was a quick announcement iirc. Don't you think reeling in the holiday dough is a much more intelligent reason, and PS3's release was a coincidence? Do you realize the XBOX also launched on Nov 15th2001 in NA? That date is NOT a surprise...

Don't call my post silly, you Kim Possible loving shmuck! :P Love you Rol :B (I am kidding in this last line, just so you know)