Microsoft might get away with weak hardware and still sell well because of other stuff and that makes me sad...

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S.T.A.G.E. said:

novasonic said:
The most powerful console of each generation has never ever ever been the top seller.

Super NES?

Neo Geo.

 

But let's be completely serious here, the current generation is the ONLY one where the capabilites/horsepower have had nothing to do with the way the market share has turned out. The other generations, not entirely, but it has played a part in their success in some form or another.

 

Wii - tapping into an unexplored market

360 - significantly cheaper, 3rd party support on par (better intially) with Sony's

PS3 - namesake established from the PS1 and PS2's unprecented success