Does Nintendo get too much credit for saving videogames?

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Cobretti on 24 September 2007

stupid internal server errors..

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leo-j on 24 September 2007

@cobreti chill.

I never said it didnt, I stated that sony deserves the respect as well.

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zackblue on 24 September 2007

I believe that nintendo deserves more credit than they are given.

2008 end of year predictions:

PS3: 22M

360: 25M

wii: 40M

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Cobretti on 24 September 2007

NO it doesn't leo-j

you clearly said saved the video game industry.

Sony deserve credit for expanding it more.

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rockstarjerry981 on 24 September 2007

I could answer the OP if I knew what gaming would be like without the NES.

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LeonGama on 24 September 2007

I think Nintendo AND Sony deserve credit ^^, Nintendo saved it at a time, and Sony evolved it...

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kidgold on 24 September 2007

What are we considering "saving"?
Lets look at the numbers here:
NES:Approx 60 Million from life span of 83-90
C-64Approx 17 Million in a life span of 82-94

Sales wise it had more people playing it.
But that does not make a great system so just take it into consideration.
Also for those people saying Sony deserves credit they may have there fan boy goggles on as by the time the Playstation came out there was already a healthy market out there. Sony gets credit for bringing it to the masses in America.
That is all food for though my post wont make you change you mind if you do not want to.

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Cadence on 24 September 2007

darthdevidem said:
Without PS - EU wouldn't be so HUGE

PS1 was the first console that CROSSED the 100 Million landmark

Proving therefore It INCREASED the market more than ninty ever did

But yeah they did save the industry one, kudos to them for that

Fixed.

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The_vagabond7 on 24 September 2007

Sony didn't make videogames 3d.

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Viper1 on 24 September 2007

You kids make me laugh. Before spouting out your assumed history, go ask someone old enough to remember it first hand.

Nintendo saved the entire video game industry. Refuting that statement is futile. I don't care how much you hate it, how much you 'think' it's wrong, it's absolute and complete FACT.

The rEVOLution is not being televised

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