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AngryLittleAlchemist on 10 October 2018
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COKTOE said:
curl-6 said:

You don't seem to be aware of the specific topic under discussion and how we came to it, and why the Wii U has nothing whatsoever to do with it.

This discussion began with the assertion that "PS never stopped being the king of consoles", which implies that the PS3 was king last gen when it was getting thrashed by the Wii in sales, bleeding billions of dollars, and losing half of the marketshare it inherited from PS2.

The Wii U did not even exist at this time, so it's completely irrelevant.

I joined when you were talking with Don about placards. "Wii would beat PS3 in such a test" Who am I quoting here? What is the quote in reference to? I'm aware. Are you? Tell me more about placards. Tell me why Nintendo holding up the Wii brand didn't propel the the Wii-U to greater success. Tell me why more jackasses potentially recognizing the Wii brand on a game show quiz matter more than ongoing real world sales. Tell how all the people who have made PS4 the #1 selling console have forgotten the number 3. The Wii-U and the PS3 co-existed. The PS3 sold more consoles in it's dying years during than the Wii-U  did in it's entire existence. Is that irrelevant? Better hold up some logos on a street corner and ask passersby to find out for sure. And just to punctuate my own take on the whole affair: The Wii was was weak console. It had some great/good games from Nintendo, but was hilariously outclassed by PS and MS in overall software quality, to say nothing of the other avenues where it was, objectively, the winner of the participation award, and naught else. It was an overall software wasteland with a smattering of Nintendo and third party manufactured oases.

This is legitimately one of the best comments I've ever seen on this site. It is so well written - from start to finish it has your eyes fixated on the next sentence. I am not kidding. Incredibly cohesive and well thought-out. 

 

As for whether I can agree or not; I was too young to experience every console that gen as an informed gamer would. But you made me reflect on the Wii brand in an interesting way. 

 

It's sad that the response you got was so piss poor. I like you Curl, but this is an example of getting played at your own game. You brought up brand image and awareness and then stuck strictly to sales when someone acknowledged placards and used them against you. Shifting goal posts. Bad move.