| Miguel_Zorro said: Funny phenomenon - when a console is doing poorly, the fans seem to get really active. There have always been a lot of Nintendo fans here. But we're definitely seeing lots of Nintendo lately. When Sony wasn't doing as well, the Playstation fans were very active here. |
I can confirm this as a long time member.
We have fans from all camps here, that's part of what makes it a great forum, the relatively friendly tone is another and the amount of intelligent discussion is the primary (for me).
The interests of nerds on internet forums does not reflect the actual sales situation on the market; I'm sure there are even dedicated OUYA forums to be found somewhere. Recently, the interest around Nintendo is revolving a lot around the slew of important and exciting news they have released; restructuring, heading into mobile territory, new hardware, improving economical outlooks etc. There really is a lot going on and it is currently the most interesting topic in the industry; the overall "console wars" are more or less settled and of little interest. See how little interest the weekly sales threads garner lately? This is not entirely hinging upon slow updates on numbers; it is also due to the fact that the "war" simply isn't very interesting right now, doubly so with the relative lack of major software releases.
The forums usually reflect what we're really thinking about; not what is going on at retailers around the globe, it actually makes perfect sense, especially for those of us who have been in here a long, long time.
