Wii Leaps Over N64 To Become Fifth Best Selling Console Of All Time
Considering it's only been out for two years this feat is most impressive: http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/ne...lling-console/
Of course I think it's funny that we are comparing it to the N64 considering how it fared. According to the article the Wii is on track to outsell the Snes and perhaps the Nes also. I think it can easily do both. The real targets, however, are those two Playstation consoles.
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Originally Posted by THE 1 2 P
the n64 sucked ass
Dose anyone think the will beat the ps2? I think it all depends when the next gen shift is coming out.
if there is a wii 2 in 4years or less than the wii will not beat the ps2 IMO
don't forget there is still new ps2 games good ones too like Thunderforce VI.
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agree. not sure why people bash the N64? not the largest library ever, but it had high quality games in just about every genre and the best graphics for its generation.
as far as it surpassing the big 4 systems, only time will tell. I think it is innovative enough to take a good run at beating at least the other nintendo systems.
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Agreed to that is doesn't suck
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I'm detecting some N64 love here. Nintendo really want to sort the VC situation out and release more N64 games on there.
Why no DD64 Expansion Pack for the F-Zero release? And I want Pilotwings in some shape or form.
no. heck ps2s are still selling fairly well NOW. I'm guessing the Wii won't have nearly as long a lifespan.
It certainly didn't "suck ass" ...
... but it is/was far and away my least favorite Nintendo console.
Some great genre-defining entries in its console library, but not much that holds up exceptionally well or hasn't been done much better since by Nintendo and/or 3rd parties.
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I used to be a rabid nintendo fan.
Then came the n64.
The system and the games were awesome.
The only thing I hated was the controller...some loved it, but I could not get into it.
Otherwise great console.
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first of all the n64 does suck. 2nd i dont know if the wii can beat ps2 or ps1 in console sales because one of the big reasons they sold so many is the fact a good chunk of theirs sales were from people replacing their units.
hell not counting my japanese ps2 i have had 3 units. a large one with a laser prob, a black slim, then upgraded to a silver slim.
theres still much time to build sells but i dont think the wii will surpase ps2 and ps1
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yeah n64 is my least fav ninty console. not really it's fault, (i feel the ps1 and the dc suck pretty hard today too) it's just that first and second-gen 3d games were still trying to figure a lot out, so a lot of the control is terribly stunted, especially for someone who skipped from the nes to the ps2.
as for the topic at hand, getting into the top 5 inside the first two years is impressive, despite however baffling it may be. i can even see it beating ye olde nes, as bad as i hate to see the old girl get knocked off her pedestal. the ps twins though, i don't think wii can touch them. (yes, i just put wii and touch in the same sentence. you may commence snickering)
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The N64 is a system that I love, due to it major contribution to modern gameplay and iconic games. It is a love or hate machine for many, I guess for me it was the hours played on Goldeneye, Orcana of Time, Mario Kart and Rogue Squadron that made me love the system to name a few. As owner of a US Boxed N64 set, I like the system more than most.
The Wii I feel will not pass the PS2, but maybe the NES and SNES. I feel that the next years will depend on the library of games that come out from here on out to determine the demand for the system to continue. I like the Wii, but it may not have the lasting power of some other systems of the past, such as the PS2(which is still around)
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Maybe the NES and SuperNes? They're sure things as far as I see it, especially for the SuperNes. The Wii is only 15 million away from the SuperNes, so sales would have to stop or slow down to a trickle compared to what its been for it to not surpass the Super Nintendo sometime next year.
I agree that the N64 did not "suck", but I think this quote could use some backup. What other consoles are we comparing to? PS1, Dreamcast, Jaguar? If I'm choosing between these 4, gimme the DC hands down...
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I don't think anything will ever surpass the PS2.
It's good to see Nintendo making the big climb back up to the top of the heap, as a long-time N fan. I don't know if it has enough mass-appeal to top the PS 1/2 but I think SNES would be possible if they can pull a few more retro IPs out of the closet.
F-Zero and Starfox please
It doesn't bother me that you don't like the N64 (yeah, it has some fun games, and I'll never get tired of multiplayer Mario Kart and Goldeneye, but let's face it - Nintendo spent too much time listening to themselves instead of gamers and third parties, and it cost them), but posts that only express one's opinion on a console with something like "it sucked ass" are generally frowned upon here. Just an FYI.
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N64 actually killed several babies. Little-known fact.
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