Now, considering both 7th gen (with Sony shooting themselves in the foot) and this gen (with Microsoft taking up the shotgun to shoot THEMSELVES in the foot) were surprises that most folks in the prior generation couldn't have anticipated so early, I suppose anything's possible?
Not super duper likely, though, Xbox being in first. Both Nintendo and Sony have a much firmer grip on the wider world market; and right now, Sony has an opportunity to retake a good chunk of the U.S. market, which they might ACTUALLY be able to hold past the PS4, assuming they don't shoot themselves in the foot before the launch of the PS5. At this point, they don't even need to 'win' in the U.S. to have the number one spot globally, they just need to lose by less than the PS3 did, and let their inevitable European and Asia lead make up the difference.
With the Wii U, Nintendo might find itself in a late-PS3 position; difficulty pulling ahead of the Xbox One in the U.S. market, but with enough of a sales lead in the other markets to compensate. That's just hypothetical, of course; I'm curious to see the sales reports for the next few months, to see how long the MK8 boost lasts, and how much the X1's sales dip during the summer.
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