Nintendo continues software domination

**jamotto** · September 5th, 2007, 04:59

Nintendo continues 20 yr software domination in Japan.

That would be a more appropriate title.

**Joe88** · September 5th, 2007, 05:54

Originally Posted by jamotto

Nintendo continues 20 yr software domination in Japan.

That would be a more appropriate title.

they werent always in the lead...

**jamotto** · September 5th, 2007, 07:00

Originally Posted by Joe88

they werent always in the lead...

In the U.S. and Europe you would be right. In Japan though Nintendo has controlled the majority of the software market since 1984.

**Joe88** · September 5th, 2007, 09:16

Originally Posted by jamotto

In the U.S. and Europe you would be right. In Japan though Nintendo has controlled the majority of the software market since 1984.

http://www.vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?...360&reg3=Japan

http://www.vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?...360&reg3=Japan

...?

**jamotto** · September 7th, 2007, 11:10

Originally Posted by Joe88

http://www.vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?...360&reg3=Japan

http://www.vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?...360&reg3=Japan

...?

If you are going to use the total number of consoles sold to determine who has the most market share then you need to add up all of the consoles that Nintendo was selling at the time. As an example on the first graph if you check the GB\GBC option you will see it was selling almost 3 to 1 vs the playstation.

**Joe88** · September 7th, 2007, 21:13

Originally Posted by jamotto

If you are going to use the total number of consoles sold to determine who has the most market share then you need to add up all of the consoles that Nintendo was selling at the time. As an example on the first graph if you check the GB\GBC option you will see it was selling almost 3 to 1 vs the playstation.

its system vs. system
not portable system vs. home system

its completely different, you cant compare them

they lost the last 2 to playstation, the same thing happened here in the US
you said they have had the market since 1984, but they didnt

**Cap'n 1time** · September 7th, 2007, 22:15

Originally Posted by Joe88

its system vs. system
not portable system vs. home system

its completely different, you cant compare them

The argument was about who had the largest market share, not who sold the most of x console. The other user is correct, nintendo has always dominated in this respect, and this is largely due to nintendo's domination in the handheld market.

The GB and its relatives sold something like 120+ million units in addition to whatever console nintendo had out be it the NES, SNES, or the n64. Nintendo has always dominated the video game market because of this.