| curl-6 said: Yeah Sega do fall closer to Nintendo stylistically, which goes a long way with me as a lifelong Nintendo fan. On the flipside, I do feel like Xbox, at least in the OG/360 days, better suit my tastes at the time software wise with stuff like Halo and Gears, which provided a nice contrast to Nintendo's stuff. I miss the days of Sega hardware to be honest, their consoles had style where, as JackHandy says, Xbox (and PS) feel more utilitarian. |
Despite Sega bragging about doing what Nintendon't (which started by Mega Drive beating SNES to the market), they are indeed perhaps the closest to Nintendo stylistically. And a lot of Sega's cartoony franchises (Sonic, Super Monkey Ball, etc) have found a home on Nintendo either as timed exclusives or true exclusives.
The closest to Nintendo in financial success? I feel like only PlayStation is on the table. Yes, PS3 lost them ungodly amounts of money. But PS4 and PS5 have made up for it. Xbox makes a lot of money, but a lot of gaming money at Microsoft is Microsoft Gaming across the board, not purely Xbox branding.
In terms or rivalries as a whole to sum it up more
Nintendo vs. Sega - Similar
PlayStation vs. Xbox - Similar
In fact, far and away the two most prominent "console wars" in history are from those duos. Super Famicom/SNES vs. Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
And Xbox 360 vs. PS3.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)
PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)
Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)
PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)
3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)
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