t3mporary_126 on 02 July 2012
| Mr Khan said: The resemblance is a little eerie too, in that many are saying that Microsoft is in the best position moving into the next generation (which is not without merit. They have a foot in the door of the casual market and yet retain the publisher goodwill that will keep third party games coming), much as how Nintendo or Sony were in strong positions going in to the 5th and 7th generations respectively. In the Saturn's and 7800's case, however, the writing was really on the wall. The 7800 was too-little-too-late on Atari's part, after they realized that they could sell actual consoles again, while the awkward life and death of the 32X helped to scuttle the chances of a smooth transition. Sega had squandered their Genesis momentum well before the Saturn moved in. |
Ah I just realized WiiU is the sixth Nintendo console! Maybe this curse could be a multiple of 3, meaning it affects console #6 and #9 for any game companies/division?
