I hope the wii doesnt pass the PS2

[steven787]

MontanaHatchet said:

sc94597 said:
The wii seems to be expanding the market more. Most of the ps2 were for it being a cheap dvd player. Also so will the wii. It will help new developers that are small such as high voltage break the shovleware streak, and various wiiware developers. This is because development costs are so low. So while your points are valid for the ps2, I believe they are even more so for the wii.

 

Nintendo fanboys always make excuses when other systems sell well. Isn't it possible that it was just an amazing system with a great library of games? And by saying "most," you're implying that the majority of people bought the PS2 as a cheap DVD player. Are you really suggesting that 60 million or more people worldwide bought the PS2 for a DVD player and nothing else?

Hell, I don't know pricing history, but I'm sure that by the time the PS2 was in large enough stock for people to buy it just to use it as a DVD player, normal players were probably cheaper.

Poor excuse. A great system sold well. People weren't buying replacements, nor DVD players.

I am a Nintendo Fan, my house has Mario collectibles in every room (except my roommates bedroom).  PS2 was my favorite system, and has more of favorite games then any other console, though the Nintendo consoles have games that rank higher on my list PS2 has way more.  When the PS2 came out in 2000, a DVD player was already less than $175 but not everyone owned one yet. By 2001, DVD players were around $100 and the PS2 was $299, PS2 would go on to sell over 100million unit more from 2001.  I highly doubt that sc's assumption is correct and I would place my bet on Montana being correct.