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If we include the year 2000 that was when it was launched in Japan it is in its (2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007 and 2008 ) in its ninth year .

Well ,the console is cheap ,has tons of great games ,cheap library ,casual appeal (Singstar ,Buzz ,Eye Toy ,Guitar Hero ..) ,a lot of brandname and still some support behind it ....

I liked the PS1 better ,in fact I never bought a PS2 and only now I am playing the PS2 games through my PS3 ....but maybe the PS2 is the best gaming machine ever .

And compared to the NEs ...the NEs sold worlwide some 38 millions and for example in Europe its succes was very minoritary as the main console here was the Sega Master System (we are speaking about a very small market ,gaming was dominated by gaming computers as the C64,Amstrad CPC ,Spectrum and then Atari ST and Commodore Amiga ).