User:Scrumshus/VG scroll

 Okay, I'm not the proffesional psychological know-it-all, but I've devised myself a theory of the current videogame industry that could possibly predict the outcome of the Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3. (I have posted my article on Playbomb.) It goes like this: The videogame industry got its start with the Atari 2600 in 1977. By 1980, the Intellivision challenged the 2600's muscular monopoly of the industry. It's claim to fame? Better graphics and more powerful processing. But who was the clear winner? The less-powerful Atari. But by then, the Video game crash of 1983 was upon the industry. When it was resurected in 1985 by the NES, it had basically one competitior that arrived in 1989. The Sega Genesis. This machine produced far more impressive 16-bit graphics than the NES, and even went as to challenge the Super NES. It's claim to fame: It does what Ninendon't. But, the NES sold 60 million units, next to the Genesis' 34 million. It also failed to its late competitor, the Super NES, which sold 45 million despite being released 2 years later in 1991. Come 1995, Sony released their Playstation. It didn't have any competition until 1996 (Sega released the Saturn in 1994, but didn't have mush steam when Nintendo released its 64-bit N64, which, for a change, was more powerful that Nintendo's 32-bit challenger. Although it did have the groundbreaking Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the N64 couldn't match the sales of it's less powerful enemy, and Nintendo 'lost' the war for once. In 2001, Nintendo and Microsoft released thier consoles, GameCube, and Xbox. Compared to Sony's Playstation 2 released in 2000, the GameCube and Xbox's graphics were vastly superior to its already 1-year old hardware. But these consoles had a hard time gaining steam. Xbox did have its Halo, and Nintendo had a gem called Super Smash Bros. Melee, but they coulnd't get the 3rd-Party support Sony was enjoying. At the end of their run, the GameCube sold about 21 million units worldwide, with the Xbox at 24 million and Sony at a powerful 100 million. But things will take a change with the next generation. Sony's PS3 will be a blown-out superconsole shelling out power, while the Xbox 360 produces eye candy and gets an early release date. During this power-war, Nintendo will release the Wii, which will not focus on power but innovative gameplay and AAA games that are 'fun', and are not about looks. Based on my theory, the Wii will fly past its competitors in terms of units sold. Also, according to some polls conducted in Japan, about 90% dissaprove of Sony's high price points of $500 and $600. And Microsoft isn't looking to hot either. They said by June '06, they'd have sold 6 million units. I write this in July, and the curent figure is 3.2 million units according to Wikipedia. Also, big-name game producers like Hideo Kojima and video game-veteran Nolan Bushnell are embracing the Wii's new and innovative controls. Is Nintendo on a roll? Well, if the current sucess of the DS in American and Japan is any indicator, than yes, they are.