Will MS ever win a generation?

[Aura7541]

Samus Aran said:

Aura7541 said:

I'm with Tachi, here. Nintendo definitely won last gen with the Wii. However, for the two generations prior, Sony won with the PS1 and PS2. I guess if you want to include the GB Color, GBA, and the DS, sure, Nintendo won, but it has been made clear that we're talking about consoles, not consoles + handhelds.

I'm obviously including HH. Nintendo has to split their resources in half to cater to both platforms. Ignoring it would be unfair.

Handhelds and consoles cater to two entirely different types of consumers. Nintendo having to split its resources is not a valid excuse. Sony was handling the PS2 and the PSP at the same time. Didn't stop the PS2 from utterly dominating and the PSP selling quite well for a non-Nintendo handheld. The PS1 was Sony's first crack at the console business while Nintendo already released the NES and SNES prior to the N64.

Edit: I'm going to stop here because this is getting way too off-topic, so this conversation should be moved somewhere else.