Updated Console Worldwide Sales Numbers

[TheGame]

You seem to find reasons to defend GCN... but can't find any to defend Xbox. I'm not saying you are biased or anything, for all I know you could just be in the mood for it now, but not back then.

When Xbox is ahead you question the numbers, when GCN is ahead there are no questions asked.

I have to go with Bond on this one, sales for right now can always be disputed. We need to wait until the end of the generation and see what happens. For now only one thing is certain, Ps2 is owning.

PS, also, as a side topic, why do you think Zelda would have bumped up console sales? I mean, people who already own the system could be getting the game... and if a hardcore Zelda (Oot) fan hasn't got a cube by now, do you really think the childish Zelda looked appealing enough to sway them?

[Professor S]

IMO hardcore Zelda fans and hardcore Nintendo fans are one and the same. I really don't think Zelda pushed many consoles after its release because most Nintendo/Zelda fans would have already bought the system in anticipation of the release.

But thats just my opinion, I could be wrong...

As for the debate, I don't know numbers but I do pay attention to the world around me and I just see the XBox pulling ahead if just in public opinion. Its more mainstream and is referenced on popular TV and in the media more. I also think it is a lot more popuar in urban areas. We have an office in what could be considered an urban area (to be polite) of Philadelphia and all they talk about is XBox.

As for the increased mainstream media attention and how it affects you... I own a Gamecube and I haven't touched it since I rented Wind Waker. The XBox just draws my friends and I to it for some reason (possibly the better multiplayer games or just the sheer SIZE of it )