Would You Consider Nintendo Switch The Most Commercially Successful Gaming Hardware Of All Time?

[Chrkeller]

MadDogg said:

Chrkeller said:

Lol.  Your article is from 2000, when the ps2 launched.  The ps2 went onto sell for a decade, well over a hundred million more consumers.  A survey in the first few months doesn't accurately represent the lifespan.  I don't think you know what data is.

Per your own "data":

• Some consumers bought the PS2 primarily for DVD playback

Exactly.  Some did.  The idea that millions upon millions bought it only as a DVD player is nonsense.  

Two major points you cannot address:

1) the xbox played DVDs.  Being able to play DVDs was not an exclusive ability to the ps2.  So why didn't the xbox sell 160 million?  

2) the ps2 had the same (slightly higher actually)  software attach ratio as the GC, which couldn't play DVDs.  If people bought the ps2 for DVDs while people bought the GC only for games, why is the attach ratio the same?  

But the best part is you Daffy Ducking yourself (again).  From YOUR data:

"Among those who bought the system, 74 percent said they bought it for games and DVD movies, 20 percent for games alone, and six percent for DVD movies only.'

So 94% used it for gaming and only 6% bought it as a DVD player only.  Cool, thanks for literally proving me right.  Much appreciated.

Some friendly advice, you might actually want to read your sources before leaning on them.  I would have thought you would have learned that by your age.  I guess not.  

Edit

Your 10 ten reasons they ps2 sold well also proves me right..  the article has DVD playback as 9th out of 10..  Meaning there where 8 superior reasons why people bought the ps2, including library.  

I will be curious if you admit to being wrong like an adult or continue to spin nonsense.  

You are making some wild baseless claims. 

pleaseprovide some sources and data.  Where did it say th ordering of reasons were based on importantance. Please provide evidence, like I did  showing 6% of ps2 customers only used it as a dvd player. 

seems like your argument is based on nothing. Happy to see some evidence if you have it though. 

cheers!

No need, argument is over.  Your data has 94% using as gaming+, while only 6% bought it as a DVD player...  just like I said.  You still ignore the xbox played DVDs and the GC had a lower attach ratio.  And we both know in 2000 that 6% would drop like a rock over the ps2's life, meaning very few of the total 160 million bought as a DVD player.  The overwhelming majority bought the ps2 for the games.  

At the end of the day you can have the last word.  I mean, **** me, your own data proved me right.  How you respond to being wrong is your choice and only reflects on you, not me. 

Cheers mate.   

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 17 May 2026