27th August 2009, 11:13 PM
Weltall Wrote:Both of those lists include games the other does not. If you combined the unique titles in each, you'd get a higher number than 1,057.
My collection also includes Chinese, European and other worldwide games as well. There are a bunch of unlicensed ones in there too, I'm sure . . . but there were lots of those on the PlayStation, as well.
I looked (briefly) but couldn't find a game on the Famicom list that wasn't also on the NES list using its translated name. Even Battletoads is listed on the Famicom list, is there a place to find a definitive answer to how many games are on the NES, PSX, etc?
Though, since we're both Americans in America and we buy American games and systems (with a few exceptions), I think it's safe to say that the NES had 800 official releases with PSX in the thousands just in America. Let's not bring world wide releases in to it since I dont know enough about the Japanese market during those eras or the impact it had on American gaming. What I do know is that the PSX raped the shit out of everyone with thousands of games and that is not the same as what the NES did with its era. The NES left behind growth and a stronger industry, the PSX didn't, though that's only half right. It was the developers who suffered or became a multimillion dollar overnight success depending on your view and if that's part of what you meant in how the Wii is mirroring the PS2 than I see your worries. If a Balanceboard outsells Zelda and Mario combined, does that mean we're just a year away from no-name companies throwing more gadgets and peripherals at us? Tony Hawk RIDE anyone?