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Groundking on 28 February 2015
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McDonaldsGuy said:
Ka-pi96 said:

So the NES didn't really even save console gaming then, or are you one of those 'globally in the US' people?

From 5th gen to 6th gen there was a 62.75m (42%) increase in sales. From 6th to 7th there was only a 50.86m (24%) increase in sales. Looks to me like PS2 boosted it more, especially since the 360 and PS3 had a hand in that increase while the PS2s competition really didn't do much to help out.

The PS2 didn't create new gamers, however. The PS2 still mainly appealed to the male 14-35 demographic that the PS1 did. The Wii expanded it to new demographics. That's how the Wii saved gaming.

The NES barely got a release in Europe because in the 80s it was still recovering and dealing with Communism. Europe just wasn't ready, but if it was, the NES would have sold well there. Europe didn't become a valuable market in terms of sales til the mid 90s.

Then explain why PC gaming was, and still is, so large in Europe? You talk utter tripe. The NES did nothing for gaming, other than bringing the classic Nintendo IP's to the world.