danasider on 17 April 2013
I'm sure it's been stated before, but I didn't want to read through 250 comments.
First thing that came to mind was Nintendo. Was on top of the world for 2 generations then lost to Sony with the N64 and to both Sony and Microsoft with the Gamecube. Then Wii hit and spanked both of them with tech that was a generation too old. At one point, Nintendo surpassed Toyota as Japan's number 1 company in value because of the Wii.
Not a Nintendo fanboy and own every Sony home console (and plan to buy PS4), but I gotta give it to them. The Wii's surprising dominance in its infant years was way more impressive than PS3 coming back from the ashes, because it didn't have something the PS3 did: huge brand momentum from PS1 and especially PS2.
