TheLastStarFighter said:
fillet said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
No one has debunked anything, and people keep putting up wrong numbers:
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2009/03/20/genesis-vs-snes-by-the-numbers
Genesis was selling at a greater pace than SNES in the US in the early years. Catchy adverstising and campaigns suggesting SNES was slower than Genesis had some mocking the Nintendo cosole. Then with great third party support and the launch of Donkey Kong Country SNES surged ahead and didn't look back.
I consider a 3rd to 1st comeback to be significantly bigger than a 3rd to 3rd or maybe 2nd comeback. SNES went from being mocked to dominance. PS3 went from being mocked to respectable. |
DKC came out in 1994...Genesis/Megadrive had been on the market since 1988...No matter the difference DKC made (which it did), it was right at the end and hardly that relevent.
There is simpy no sensible parallel to be drawn though anyway with current PS3/Xbox 360 situation. I mean sure you could make a link somwhere but then we share most of our DNA with monkeys...so what.
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You realize that your comment further emphasizes the similarity of PS3 and SNES, don't you? SNES for several years sold slower than Genesis. It was at the end of its life that it sold at a greater rate. Sound familiar?
Also are you saying that SNES didn't start slow and end strong? I'm cofused as to your point.
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You know what, I've thought about this a bit deeper - and I believe you are actually right here.
I hope you respect that I could have thought of some stupid argument to disprove or carry on the charade but in all fairness this is something I hadn't thought about before properly and fair play to you for pointing this out.
Of course...
This is a "to be continued" as I can't see the PS3 outselling the Xbox 360 at this point ;)
But who knows.
