13th August 2003, 4:00 PM
Sorry, I was called here, and Sony did not take the industry by luck. Sony took the indsurty because it was smart, savvy and didn't make a bunch of stupid mistakes like Nintendo and Sega did. Those same things you cited as luck were actual decisions at one point. Luck had nothing to do with it. Every move was calculated and they left nothing to chance. They saw an opening and exploited it, pure and simple.
Nintendo could have done the same thing, blown Sony out of the water and saved themselves the embarassment of having their head handed to them, but they continue to do many of the same mistakes they did before. The optical format should have been adopted with the N64, the marketing should have been ratcheted up and third party support should have been courted then. And many people who weren't aware of the Gamecube before....*sigh* well, Nintendo still makes awesome games, which keeps them somewhat afloat, and obviously the Game Boy is going to keep them there, but it's only a matter of time before Sony and MS wise up and go where Nintendo is making their money.
Nintendo could have done the same thing, blown Sony out of the water and saved themselves the embarassment of having their head handed to them, but they continue to do many of the same mistakes they did before. The optical format should have been adopted with the N64, the marketing should have been ratcheted up and third party support should have been courted then. And many people who weren't aware of the Gamecube before....*sigh* well, Nintendo still makes awesome games, which keeps them somewhat afloat, and obviously the Game Boy is going to keep them there, but it's only a matter of time before Sony and MS wise up and go where Nintendo is making their money.
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