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happydolphin said:
gergroy said:

It has been talked about a lot over the years though.  It is always more interesting to discuss future sales trends than already existing sales trends.  Thats why we have so many threads about the new consoles right now...

Yeah, I know. I once made a huge analysis thread of past sales, I got a few interested posters which was cool, but typically discussing the past doesn't create a lot of discussion.

I know it's been discussed a lot in the past for the immediate result, but I thought it was quite astounding the lasting effect it had on the respective businesses (Sony's and MS'). It wasn't just a single bump, the actually amplified the remaining curve.

it was definitely a good generation for experimentation on console sales and market trends.  Of course, this last generation was unique for a lot of different reasons that made consoles sales hard to predict.