bugmenot on 29 May 2007
Either way, the industry media routinely acknowledges N64 a failure and Xbox (1) a moderate success, despite the fact N64 reached 35 million or so units (going from memory) while Xbox reached 24. They also neatly ignore the facts that N64 made money while Xbox lost it, N64 successfully pushed the consumer to adopt workable 3D play mechanics while Xbox failed to get consumers to adopt online gaming (which is just about happening now), that Goldeneye outsold Halo and that N64 had what many a publication agree were 3 of the greatest games of all time while Xbox had 1 (2 if you count the direct sequel). It just tells you something about the effect of marketing dollars on industry (and editor) perception.
