How I launched 3 consoles and found true love at Babbage's store no. 9 (2013)

Re:How I launched 3 consoles and found true love at Babbage'... by Stevvo on Sunday February 22, 2026 @01:09PM (#47113224)

"In the end, the console wars of the late 1990s were won by Nintendo"

The facts/numbers do not match the author's conclusion. Playstation won, even if it did not in the author's memory.

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Re:How I launched 3 consoles and found true love at Babbage'... by Grazester on Sunday February 22, 2026 @03:23PM (#47114290)

There was no disputing it. Sony won the 5th and 6th.

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Re:How I launched 3 consoles and found true love at Babbage'... by boyanlevchev on Monday February 23, 2026 @06:04PM (#47130310)

N64 vs PS1 no contest. But I don’t think they misspoke (even if the author didn’t really mention this explicitly in the article)

The Gameboy (plus color and pocket) outsold the PS1, and was more of a phenomenon. Also, the 90s saw the rise of Pokémon, which is the highest grossing media franchise of all time.

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