Guest Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Sony Playstation 2 Initial release date: March 4th, 2000 Initial price: $299 Lifespan: 2000 - present Units sold: 142.8 million Number of games released: Over 4500. Notable games: Grand Theft Auto series Metal Gear Solid series Gran Turismo series God of War series Devil May Cry series Okami Ico Shadow of the Colossus Final Fantasy X Other notes: - Best selling video game console of all time. - The first video game console to use DVD technology. - Backward compatable with 95% of PSX software. VS Nintendo Entertainment System Initial release date: July 15, 1983 Initial price: $199 Lifespan: 1983-1994 Units sold: 61.91 million Number of games released: Over 800 Notable games: Super Mario Bros series Metroid Legend of Zelda series Punch-Out!! Castlevania series Contra Tetris Excitebike Mega Man series Ninja Gaiden series Other notes: - First to have directional control pad. - First game with battery backup (Legend of Zelda). - Credited with reviving the video game industry in the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 As much as I didn't want it to win. The NES gets my vote. It had the better game library, and helped revived the game industry, no matter what the PS2 did, it can't compete with the NES, so begrudgingly I choose NES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I voted NES, pretty much because of everything Suave already said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Even though PS2 helped me kill hours of boredom as a kid, nothing beats the original NES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I'll use DW's format for this Sales - PS2. Longevity - PS2. They may have the same lifetime according to the stats above, but who was still playing a NES in 1994, not many. How many are playing a PS2 in 2010, plenty. Impact - TIE. I appreciate the 'reviving argument' but I think you need more to make a system great. To counter that, I will say again that the PS2 made the game system an integral part of the lounge room for a family home. PS3 has taken it many steps further, but the PS2 kicked it off. Games - NES. Bloody tough call on this. NES has so many cult characters and games, the downside was that a lot of the games were very similar (or so it felt). The PS2 obviously has lots more games, but fewer marquee titles and zero 'characters' to hang it's hat on. It had a more diverse range of games, but that is probably the industry at the time more so than the PS2 itself. PS2 for me, but I would be happy with either winning it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I love them both too much. Null vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 It was a tough one, but the dvds took PS2 over the top for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Sales - PS2. Longevity - NES. Pretty much the same, but honestly, people are going to look back and remember NES games more than they will when the PS2 is its age. Impact - The NES saved the industry. The PS2 had DVDs. The NES created a brand. The PS2 simply maintained one. There is no contest in this category. Games - Tie. I voted NES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 If had been the SNES, no question. As is, there's a perfect tie between the two so, like Preston, null vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hey guys, make sure you don't get any splinters in your ass sitting on the fence..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hey guys, make sure you don't get any splinters in your ass sitting on the fence..... Ha! Impact, games and all around enjoyment goes to NES for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 The PS2 did wonders in terms of expanding video gaming into more homes, that cannot be denied, but the NES became video gaming. And it did it by selling less than half of the PS2's numbers. Add in the fact that it brought the home market back from the bring of destruction and all of the iconic franchises it launched, and this one is a simple fact: the NES is the greatest video came console of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Marv Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 The NES. Hell, for cultural impact alone. Did anyone make a feature film starring an Eye Toy and God of War 2? No. But there was a movie about the Power Glove and Super Mario Bros. 3. And the Power Glove sucked. I still think sales numbers are not comparable across hardware generations. If the relative costs of a TV+Console+Games+Accessories are compared from the mid-80s to the early-00s, the NES is the far more expensive proposition. Plus, by 2000, many young adults (well, let's face it, men) had grown up playing video games, giving the PS2 access to demographics (with high amounts of disposable income) that the NES couldn't even dream about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 It's official. The winner of the Greatest Video Game Console tournament is the Nintendo Entertainment System. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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