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Dulfite on 06 November 2021
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RolStoppable said:
Dulfite said:

Ignoring the GB Color is not a good thing to do. GBC could play hundreds of games the original Gameboy could not. It was its own generation based on that standard alone. It wasn't a New 3ds level upgrade with a few exclusives, literally hundreds of exclusives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Game_Boy_Color_games

Sort by asc/dsc and you will see how many games were not Dual Mode compatible. GBC was its own generation, regardless of how Nintendo likes to label it (they join them up to make it look like they sold more, just like they will probably do years from now with Wii/Wii U).

Also, support doesn't mean much when the games are few and far between and heavily focusing (at least first party-wise) on "remasters" like the M&L ports of the DS games.

Even if we went with your interpretation that the GBC were its own generation, that still wouldn't support your original point. It's also curious that you think of yourself as a big Nintendo fan while simultaneously attempting to defend the cherry-picked argumentation of non-Nintendo fans.

The reason why Nintendo counts the GBC towards the GB total is that the GBC is a revision. The DSi is a revision of the DS despite having hundreds of exclusive games that aren't playable on the DS. Whether something is a revision or a new generation is already defined before launch, so it's not rocket science what is what.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DSiWare_games_and_applications

A lowly motivation such as counting the GB and GBC together to make it look like the GB sold more makes no sense when at that point in time (late 1998) the GB was the best-selling console of all-time (70m+) and had already completely obliterated its competitors who had bowed out of the market. Nintendo will never combine the Wii and Wii U because they are two different generations; that you even suggested this possibility demonstrates your lack of understanding of how all of this works.

I've had this discussion before with others. The DSI exclusives we're almost entirely shovelware, extremely low budget applications and games. There is no comparison between the quality and budget of those games to the GBC games. DSI was a revision, GBC was not.

Also, you should see how much money I spend on Nintendo first party a year, how many hours I play of their games a year, and my overall rankings of their games over the span of my gaming days. I absolutely adore the company and their games. I was even a shareholder until very recently.

If your on top, there is motivation to keep climbing to set a record. 

And just because you disagree with my prediction about Wii/Wii U doesn't mean you have to stoop to the level of insulting my ability to comprehend "how this all works." Why do so many conversations on this website turn into someone insulting the intelligence of another person? Why can't you simply disagree with me and leave it at that?