Nintendo's down, but not out.

[DanneSandin]

Mazty said:

DanneSandin said:

Mazty said:

Dude there is saying with the degree I got that goes along the lines of "don't jump to wild conclusions". Something to do with statistical analysis, possibly from the module I did on statistical analysis...

Don't patronise me; my reply shows I'm looking at the big picture whereas you are clearly biased and refusing to look at the entire picture. 

You have shown this whole thread that you are biased - your remarks in other threads have shown the same thing time and again. You only start to look at the bigger picture when pushed to do so (as when I asked what constitute a system seller when you said NSMBw wasn't one), and some times you still fail to see it (as with the failure/success of PS3).

I said SSBB wasn't a system seller. How am I being biased saying that a handful of games won't sell a system? When have they ever? 

The PS3 isn't a failure just yet. If bluray + profit results in net profit, then it can't be a failure financially. You just want to look at sales with a very, very basic understanding and say "it hasn't made money therefore it's a failure!" It's a lot more complex than that. 

By and large, you're the only one claiming SSBB not being a system seller... All I ever see you say about Nintendo is negative things, so that kinda makes me think you are indeed bias.

Let's take a look at what PS3 succeeded with, and what it failed at, shall we?

Bluray hasn't become the standard format. Yet. Failure/Success? Pending; You say blurays will overtake DVD as leading format in 2015, and while this might be true, the digital format might be the most common format then.

The use and development of Cell. F/S? Failure; Cell cost Sony a shit ton of money developing it and in the end lead to the xbox becoming the leading platform for developers, AND Sony abandoned the cell when making the PS4, so there wasn't any technical gains made and nothing that carried on to next gen.

Market share increase/decrease. F/S? Failure: Sony lost market share, allowing Nintendo and MS to outsell the PS3 and ending up in the 3rd place.

Financial gains? F/S? Failure: Overall the PS3 has lost Sony more money than it has gain, or at the very best has made a very (VERY) modest profit, but not enough to deem it a success.

So, looking at these facts it's VERY clear that the PS3 wasn't a stunning success. Maybe, and just maybe, it could be considered a MODEST success - but that's really stretching it. Sony IS the big loser this gen.