dahuman said:
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kowenicki said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
kowenicki said:
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Dgc1808 said:
JayWood2010 said:
Dgc1808 said:
Going by total sales of all 3 systems, I'd say they're succeeding, |
Total sales only tells so much. When you sale your console at a loss you lose money and then rely on software. Sony lost billions on the PS3. Xbox lost a lot as well on the RROD, they have more income though due to XBL but all in all systems sold is pointless beyond a console war
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Not talking about profit. Talking about relevance. If they're fightint to stay relevent, I'd say they're doing a decent job at it.
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Sonys sales in third should be considered graceful. They are selling more in third than the Xbox and Gamecube sold combined last gen against the PS2.
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Which only goes to show how far they have fallen.
Less than a 1/3rd of market share this gen. More than 2/3rds last gen.
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lol...Sony expanded the market by leaps and bounds. Even the SNES never hit 60 million and it was in the lead. Sonys the reason the market took a 50 million+ console leap after the Sega vs Nintendo era which at best had 100 million console owners. Microsoft filled in Segas low gap in sales when Sony stretched their lead further, making the amount of owned consoles over 200 million+ people around the world. Sonys lowest was a number Nintendo or Microsoft could never hit without them. Competition is a great thing and Sony made their mistakes. Next gen, I assure you will be quite different. Nintendo stretched the casual userbase, while Sony and Microsoft increased the core market.
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Not sure what past glories have to do with this gen, let alone next gen.
In what way will next gen be "quite different". Enlighten the non-believers.
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Their past glory opened the door for themselves and Microsoft (essentially the same crowd split 130 M+ between them). If Sony doesnt make the same mistakes (as this gen with pricing, marketing and timing) they will have a healthier gen next time around. This is my point. Didnt Nintendo expanded the casual market by like 20-30% more than before? Seriously a lot of those gamers are going to be stepping up next gen.
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If the Wii U does well then they don't have to step up to anything, I really don't want to own 2-3 consoles again in the next generation of consoles, takes too much fucking space and takes away from my precious PC gaming time.
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The Wii U is aiming for a median between the core and casual audience. This is a total 180 from what the Wii was which was casually dominated in content. Nintendo is making a statement with the deals they are putting forth for Zombie U and Bayonetta. They want that smaller but more stable market that they missed out on completely with the Wii. The Wii U will not standing in the way of the next Xbox or Playstation, it will make its bed next to them and truthfully may the best company win. Ever since Sony has joined the gaming industry Nintendo always marched to the beat of its own drummer, but now they are coming back to the party. Lets hope they balance the casual and the core without dropping the ball. I will be getting a Wii U (but later)as well so lets hope their specs come up to snuff against the next Playstation and 360 or else the core market they are trying to build doesnt leave them because they are behind in the multiplat race. It will be all about exclusives and social networkinng next gen. Nintendos job is to hold onto the market, the problem is they depended on the casuals to get them there and now we know who they are running to. Lets see if they can hold onto those casuals and expand. I doubt they will, because casuals are a fickle bunch who are off with the wind at the drop of a new novelty.
