June NPD: Snake Wins

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Originally Posted by Bond

I think you only hate it because you aren't thinking of the videogame industry objectively as a business industry. Nintendo has clearly differentiated their product away from the market in which Sony and Microsoft are competing. If this was any other industry I'm sure it would be blatantly obvious.

Look at the price discrepancies of the consoles. Do you think Porsche competes with Honda? No. They're both vehicle companies, but they sell price differentiated products to different target audiences. Therefore, not competitors.

I think the difference is hardly that drastic. Were people not playing casual games on Playstation and Playstation 2? Neither of which were the superior consoles (hardware-wise) of their time.