Do Microsoft and Nintendo only care for the holiday period?

[Robert_Downey_Jr.]

Nintendo no

MS most definitely yes. The worst part is this little trick works on so many who go "look at what's coming out Xbox clearly has the best lineup" during November and forget all the stuff that releases the rest of the year. Then the argument turns into "which console will you buy during the holidays? The one with the best holiday lineup!" Which is proven wrong because games that released throughout the year are just as tempting during the holidays and they're cheaper by then.