Android wrote:

The relative power of a video game system has *never* been the determining
factor for sales during the past 30 years of gaming.

Atari 2600 vs. Intellivision vs. Odyssey 2
More powerful: Intellivision
Sales Winner: Atari 2600

GameBoy vs. Lynx vs. Game Gear
More powerful: Lynx
Sales Winner: GameBoy

Nintendo NES vs. Atari XEGS vs. Sega Master System
More powerful: XEGS
Sales Winner: NES

Nintendo SNES vs. Sega Genesis/Sega 32X/Sega CD
More powerful: Sega CD
Sales Winner: SNES

PlayStation vs. Nintendo 64 vs. Atari Jaguar vs. Sega Saturn
More powerful: Nintendo 64
Sales Winner: PlayStation

PlayStation 2 vs. Xbox vs. GameCube vs. Dreamcast
More powerful: Xbox
Sales Winner: PlayStation 2

Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP
More powerful: PSP
Sales Winner (so far): DS

Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation 3 vs. Nintendo Wii
More powerful: Some say PS3, some say 360, some say 360 and PS3 are equal
Sales Winner: ? ? ?
(in North America, the PS3 and Wii sold out of their initial shipments, with
Wii selling more than PS3, but both trailing the 360)
(in Japan, the 360 is behind PS3 and Wii, despite having launched first)
(in Europe, the PS3 is not yet available)

I still think it's a fear thing. Sad little people who have bought
into something in such a big way they are scared their chosen system
will crash and burn so they have to keep attacking the others or
bigging up their chosen one.

I used to think the dust would settle after a while and these groups
would be about gaming, but the fanboy factions just can't see past
their joypads.
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