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Arkaign on 23 March 2014
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Figgycal said:
Arkaign said:
Figgycal said:
Nintendo used to be, but they certainly are not anymore. Their new Wii U console has not mde a dent in the console market.

PlayStation and Xbox are interchangeable. But for the sake of having a complete answer, I say PlayStation because it is the more popular brand.

That's why I chose Nintendo, as I think the gaming world would be a lesser place without them in it.

I like Sony, and prefer the PS4 to the WiiU for sure, but honestly if Sony and Microsoft closed their doors today, next year we'd have Amazon and Apple or Samsung and Google with consoles approximately doing the same things as Sony/MS, with the same exact kinds of games (hello Madden, COD, etc).

I agree, but if we're looking for the most "essential" console. Nintendo hasn't been the most essential console since the SNES. If Sony and Microsoft both decided to stop making their consoles, the industry would collapse. If Nintendo decided to stop making consoles -- it would have minimal impact.


You don't think someone else would just fill the market demand? The market is many many MANY billions in size, and more than ever before, the PS4 and XB1 are basically a pile of PC parts thrown together with an SDK and proprietary OS.

I think we'd see a Google or Apple console within a short time to fill the void. I mean we've seen :

Atari, Coleco, Intellivision, Sega, 3D0, SNK, NEC, etc all come and go over the years. I just don't see the industry disappearing without Sony and MS. Too much money to be made. Of course it wouldn't disappear without Nintendo either, but I think the loss would be much more uniquely felt. We can get AAA shooters on anything, but games like SMW, Mario 64, Ocarina, yadda, are one of a kind.