Pretty competitive list. I'll break it down and pick. No BC is a game-changer.
#1
This is a very attractive option. Wii has some great games, as does PS2. And because Xbox One is a modern console, its digital library is massive.
#2
This is a very attractive option too. Xbox and PS3 have some great libraries and Switch is perhaps my favorite platform ever.
#3
GameCube is a massively nostalgic console to me (first console) with some of the best games ever. And because I'm limited to more consoles than I've played in my life, I can get to a bigger backlog of GameCube titles I've never given a chance. But man, some of the ones I want to play would be $60-$200! PS4 is my favorite PlayStation console with some incredible games. Yeah, PS5 has better specs. In this case, I would of course have a PS4 Pro (like real life) but invest in internal and external SSDs. Yeah, it won't be as fast as PS5, but it'll help. Xbox Series X lacks all personality, but it has an SSD, Quick Resume, and a lot of multiplats.
#4
Wii U drags this down. It's got some good and great Nintendo games, but not enough third-party titles I'm interested in. PS5 is only now starting to really differentiate itself from PS4 after 4 years. Most Xbox 360 games I would want to play have 8th and 9th generation versions. I'm not picking Option #4.
I have to go with Option 3. I get 2 consoles with SSD compatibility, massive libraries, achievement systems, and so on. And GameCube has some great titles to round it out.
I'd rank the other 3 as
2nd place: #1
3rd place: #2
4th place: #4
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: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 40 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 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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