| Wagram said: Speaking in the realm of home consoles; Nintendo has been down hill since the launch of the NES. Every single home console has sold considerably less than its predecessor. However, there was one exception in the Wii which was an anomaly. |
People say this all the time. They must realize that this is not logically contained nor is it statistically sound.
1. Why isn't it logically contained? Any counter-example destroys a deductive proof (which is what people are trying to make here.) We can argue based on induction, which alludes to the next point.
2. Why isn't it statistically sound? The sample size is VERY VERY small, and the external market system in which Nintendo is selling these platforms has changed over the last thirty or so years.
There is nothing preventing NX from selling more than the Wii U, for example. There is no mystical process assuring Nintendo will sell fewer platforms with each consecutive one. Markets and demand curves don't follow linear rules. They are much more complicated than that.
