| think-man said: I don't think the handhelds and console should be combined. It paints a different picture, Nintendo handhelds vs Sony handhelds is always a victory for Nintendo. The consoles it's probably Sony ahead. |
Well, two things prompted me to make these comparisons.
First of all, there were a lot of people who were claiming that Nintendo is only ahead of Sony in total hardware shipments because they had a head start, and that Sony passing Nintendo in total hardware was likely in the future.
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=227364&page=1
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=227371&page=1
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=227775&page=1
The other thing was this exchange, where I said that North America was a Nintendo-plurality region, and Barkley disputed it.
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8515374
In hindsight, I was pretty close. Sony won 2002, but not 2001, and 1994 was worse for Nintendo than 2016, oddly enough. Also, I thought the NES sold a lot more than 1.81 million in FY8/1987. So 2016 was actually their second worst year since 1986.
EDIT: If we only compare home consoles, Nintendo wins 7 years out of 22. If we only compare handhelds, Nintendo has won every single year.
