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hinch on 10 June 2020
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JWeinCom said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:

If I'm hearing you right, it sounds like you never really believed in console generations to begin with.  Perhaps that is the disagreement?

I tend to think generations are more than a categorization.  They actually help describe sales behavior.  The Genesis launched in the US around the height of the NES's popularity.  It didn't affect NES sales at all.  But the Genesis had a huge impact on SNES sales.  The concept of generations is what explains this phenomenon.  

It depends what you mean by believed in.

I think it is (or at least was) a useful tool for categorizing things.  The way that at least Nintendo is doing business right now, I don't think it's useful anymore, at least in regards to their products.

What is the purpose of debating whether the Switch is a 9th or 8th generation system?  How does this improve our understanding of the market?  Does it help us to make predictions?

Switch a first of its kind from Nintendo, a hybrid. It is a home console as well a portable and should be treated as such, I don't know.

With how well the Switch is doing and how badly the Wii U has done. I don't see Nintendo going back to traditional home console design. Its the only device we can actually compare when talking sales verses other consoles. It kinda makes sense to line it up with other consoles in their respective release/roadmap, no?

Edit: anyway we can agree to disagree P: and we're going way off topic lol

Last edited by hinch - on 10 June 2020