| fps_d0minat0r said: launching an early attack and still losing (360) and running away from the war before its finished (wii) isnt in my definition of victory either. |
This is more or less how I see the 7th gen panning out. Two truths that are all too often conveniently overlooked.
1) The XB360 did in fact have a full year's worth of extra sales and the entire 7th gen market to itself. Of course we've just seen how that's worked out for the Wii U, so by comparison, the XB360 didn't do so bad. Sales were supply constrained for a a decent amount of that first year as well.
2) The fact that Nintendo waved the white flag and called it quits on the Wii really just speaks for the shortness of its lifespan and popularity. For what it's worth, I'm of the notion that the Wii was potentially Nintendo's last console, something that the executives at Nintendo had to be considering when it came to the pre-planning stages, hence the relative bargain basement specs. The X factor of the Wii was after all, simplified controls that could appeal to a broader audience and had nothing to do with the hardware capabilities. I believe the Wii was really designed more as a 5 year system and that it was only the unexpected and overwhelming success that kept it going for as long as it did, even though it has been running on fumes for the last 2-3 years.
