Sony is about to win 2 generations in 1

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HikenNoAce said:

binary solo said:
PS3 doesn't count. Wii is already last gen for Ninty and it'll take several years before PS3 overtakes Wii. And it's not certain it will.

I think something disastrous has to happen to Sony, or console gaming over all, for Sony to not come out on top in gen 8. If console gaming in general nose dives because a lot of people will just stick with what they've got and move to mobile platforms, then Wii U could end up winning purely because they launched first and they have what could be an unassailable lead for a generation whose winning platform will only sell a total of 30-40 million units.

I don't think console gaming is dying. But I do think it is shrinking. I don't think any console will sell more than 80 million units this generation. Mark this post and come back to it in 6 year's time.

Wow, just wow.

Gamestop is reported to have said that they're expecting shrinkage this generation, by about 15%.

Also a biased view from a person working in mobile gaming but still take it for what you will, It's not just random nobody me saying it:

'While next-generation consoles, including the Wii U released by Nintendo late last year, will dominate E3, digital play has changed considerably from when their predecessors arrived some seven years ago.

Smartphones and tablet computers have powered a boom in games available for free, with money made from ads or in-game purchases.

"I think the console players will continue to be in denial about what is really going on," said Clive Downie, who spent 17 years at videogame titan Electronic Arts before becoming chief at mobile games platform company DeNA.

"People's time is being eroded, so console sales will be eroded by people playing on mobile devices." '