N64 Was A Sales Beast And Should Have Won Its Generation

[NightDragon83]

Hynad said:

NightDragon83 said:

N64 was a beast in the NA market... for most of the 5th gen PS1 vs N64 was on the same level as Genesis vs SNES here during the 16 bit wars.  The N64 launch was the biggest console launch ever up to that point in NA, and that was with just 2 games at launch, neither of which were packed in.

Sadly, its long and frequent software droughts and the fact that the console never really took off in Japan the way PS1 and even the Saturn did with a more Japanese-centric library sealed its fate.  By the end of '98 PS1 was the clear leader and the N64 could never catch up even with its stellar lineup of AAA 1st and 2nd party titles.

PS1 might have had the larger, more diverse library overall, but like Nintendo's old mantra, I'll take quality over quantity any day.

Good thing then that the PS1 number of quality titles far exceed the N64's. I'll take 30 quality titles over 10.

Um, pretty sure BOTH consoles had alot more quality titles than that lol.  Heck, Rare alone developed 11 titles for the N64 in just 5 years, and nearly all of them save for perhaps Mickey's Speedway USA were top notch.  And this might shock you, but the N64 actually had a good amount of quality 3rd party titles as well despite its reputation for being difficult for 3rd parties to work with and general lack of 3rd party support compared to the PS1.