Microsoft “completely discounted Nintendo” when launching Xbox 360

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Burek said:

OdinHades said:
Funny to see the Gamecube as a "disaster" when your own console at the time barely sold any better. =D

XBox was their first console, meaning they had no experience, no franchises, no fanbase and no previous goodwill to fall back on.

At the same time, Nintendo was a household name, with many great gaming franchises in tow, with 3 previous successful consoles and two portables as well. Yet they sold worse than the newcomer.

I think sales of those two consoles cannot even be compared at the same level, and taking into consideration Nintendo's presence until then, GC was certainly a "disaster",

yeah first systems are tough.  Just ask Sony...oh wait