Never thought about that. I think the "first console curse" is a much more impressive coincidence.
That is, the first console relased on the generation did not win said gen
The Genesis was the first 16-bit console. Lost to SNES.
The Saturn released a few months before the PS1. Was a failure.
Dreamcast was the first of the 128-bit era. Suffered a premature death.
Xbox 360 was the first of the seventh gen. Ultimately, became third place of the gen.
And the Wii U is having very disapointing sales.








