Did Nintendo won the traditional console war?

Nintendo won?


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So this is how Nintendo fans act when they get moderately competent hardware lol. Not going to lie Nintendo fans have become a little insufferable, they can see no wrong in the company and will cheerlead like no other. Personally I'm very dissapointed in Sony and am considering moving to PC and I can admit their mistakes but goodluck finding any Nintendo fans being reasonable or impartial.

Nintendo is doing well but taking over the homeconsole market...what? They have the handheld market in their grip which they can leverage somewhat as a homeconsole but it's definitely not what it's primary strength is.
 
They've been winning aeons now but if you wanna do some meta commentary on other manufacturers going platform agnostic or whatever then I guess Sega won by being the first to know and go after the inevitable :P
 
True but that's a dying breed. Steam went from some niche 1% of the PS2 userbase store to having more monthly active users than PS4 and PS5 combined. Steam and PC gaming is the biggest platform (not counting mobile) now and continues to grow while the console user has stopped growing because kids play on phones and tablets and the ones really into games move to PC. So if kids can handle a PC I'm sure most people are fine and that's exactly how steam grew into the behemoth it is now, PC is not some mysterious esoteric thing if kids can handle it just fine.
You are mixing Steam growth with PC growth - it's not the same things. Steam keeps converting PC userbase into their own ecosystem - it doesn't mean that PC gaming get more users. It s.just existing users go onto platform. And yes, PC gaming historically had a huge number of users those don't pay much though.

The future is the present: mobile gaming and second to that PC. Consoles are not attracting new users like they used to, because why would they when a kid has all he needs as soon as his parents buy him a tablet.
PC doesn't show real growth.
Just because Steam numbers now counting tens of millions Chinese (who were already on PC, just not on Steam) doesn't mean that it get better ground in let's say western countries.
 
True but that's a dying breed. Steam went from some niche 1% of the PS2 userbase store to having more monthly active users than PS4 and PS5 combined. Steam and PC gaming is the biggest platform (not counting mobile) now and continues to grow while the console user has stopped growing because kids play on phones and tablets and the ones really into games move to PC. So if kids can handle a PC I'm sure most people are fine and that's exactly how steam grew into the behemoth it is now, PC is not some mysterious esoteric thing if kids can handle it just fine.

The future is the present: mobile gaming and second to that PC. Consoles are not attracting new users like they used to, because why would they when a kid has all he needs as soon as his parents buy him a tablet.

Gen Z are worse at using PCs than millenials

Blame Chromebooks in schools and iPads at home

Back when I was in high school everyone used Windows PCs


 
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You're the one that happily spends hours tinkering, has a childlike fanboy zealotry yet I'm the one married to their system?
Which one btw?

When its required. Usually its just:

1080P > 4K
Ultra or High
DLSS Quality for SP or DLSS Ultra Performance for MP.

Oh no 3 clicks. I wasted my life 😂 and again no fanboyism for a platform. I could care less about where I play my games. Infact, I advocate the Cloud even more.
 
So this is how Nintendo fans act when they get moderately competent hardware lol. Not going to lie Nintendo fans have become a little insufferable, they can see no wrong in the company and will cheerlead like no other. Personally I'm very dissapointed in Sony and am considering moving to PC and I can admit their mistakes but goodluck finding any Nintendo fans being reasonable or impartial.

Nintendo is doing well but taking over the homeconsole market...what? They have the handheld market in their grip which they can leverage somewhat as a homeconsole but it's definitely not what it's primary strength is.
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Fanboys describing others as "insufferable".

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Can't even get your story straight.

So you care a lot? cool.

"When its required". You have reading comprehension don't you. Anyways, I'm sure you're a good dude. We can agree to disagree homie. At the end I decided to go the PC route because it lets me afford games and not pay for live internet services. I don't look down at people but definitely at consoles. Ive had all the PS Consoles until 5. Switched to PC and I'm happy here with my DS4 and Windows OS with Steam on it.
 
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"When its required". You have reading comprehension don't you. Anyways, I'm sure you're a good dude. We can agree to disagree homie. At the end I decided to go the PC route because it lets me afford games and not pay for live internet services. I don't look down at people but definitely at consoles. Ive had all the PS Consoles until 5. Switched to PC and I'm happy here with my DS4 and Windows OS with Steam on it.
It must be required a lot following your logic..
I'm glad you're happy with your gaming setup, as am I but "looking down" on consoles? Dear oh dear..
 
No idea, missing the context on what you see as "traditional console war". Don't really care, regardless. I want a Switch 2 should it ever get an OLED model.
I'll have plenty to play on PC and PS5 until then.
 
Lmao, people like this are the ones that flip out the hardest when it eventually happens. And it will 😂😂🫵

Flip out? In my post I say I would like Nintendo to be multiplatform, and I have a PC. It's just never gonna happen with Nintendo. The rest of your posts throughout this thread reads like you escaped the hellhole of YouTube comments or gamefaq, what a shit poster
 
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Flip out? In my post I say I would like Nintendo to be multiplatform, and I have a PC. It's just never gonna happen with Nintendo. The rest of your posts throughout this thread reads like you escaped the hellhole of YouTube comments or gamefaq, what a shit poster

No you didnt you absolute nonce 😂 every reaction is of you basically sniffing the plumbers asshole like its your cocaine. NINTENDO WON'T. Oh they will. Just wait. And no one gives a shit outside of you or whatever your alt is replying back to me about my posts. Basically, you're a hypocrite or disingenuous at best. Tell me how you really feel 😂.
 
No you didnt you absolute nonce 😂 every reaction is of you basically sniffing the plumbers asshole like its your cocaine. NINTENDO WON'T. Oh they will. Just wait. And no one gives a shit outside of you or whatever your alt is replying back to me about my posts. Basically, you're a hypocrite or disingenuous at best. Tell me how you really feel 😂.
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No you didnt you absolute nonce 😂


"And don't get me wrong, I would love Nintendo games outside their hardware, just ain't seeing it happening in my lifetime"

Are you fucking retarded? Yes yes you are

every reaction is of you basically sniffing the plumbers asshole like its your cocaine. NINTENDO WON'T.

Are you even for real? I have been one of the biggest PC advocate on this site you stupid fuck. Clearly you were a dormant alt because clearly for someone that came in 2018, apparently PC gamer to not have seen my posts you would have to be fucking blind.

Oh they will. Just wait. And no one gives a shit outside of you or whatever your alt is replying back to me about my posts. Basically, you're a hypocrite or disingenuous at best. Tell me how you really feel 😂.

My alt? LOL

I have been here since gaming age 1999, never had an alt. Why would I?

Ask Evilore to sniff out this thread if I have an alt, you want to ban bet it?

Truely one of the stupidest poster I've seen in 2025. You won't last long
 
The console wars only exists in people's heads. So only you can decide who won.

The manufacturers aren't playing the console wars. They are running businesses.

They have different metrics they are trying to achieve quarterly, along with long term and short term goals. A lot of the stuff talked about on this board isn't what they are trying to achieve.

Although this forum has hard core gamers, they are marketing for the whole gaming spectrum. It's starting to look like Sony and Microsoft are pivoting strategy away from what ticks the box for success for most people on this site.

Personally I think both companies are moving towards gaming becoming a service, not a physical product. I'm guessing the next gen will be the last for physical hardware, like it or not.

Let's see if the market agrees.
 

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"And don't get me wrong, I would love Nintendo games outside their hardware, just ain't seeing it happening in my lifetime"

Are you fucking retarded? Yes yes you are



Are you even for real? I have been one of the biggest PC advocate on this site you stupid fuck. Clearly you were a dormant alt because clearly for someone that came in 2018, apparently PC gamer to not have seen my posts you would have to be fucking blind.



My alt? LOL

I have been here since gaming age 1999, never had an alt. Why would I?

Ask Evilore to sniff out this thread if I have an alt, you want to ban bet it?

Truely one of the stupidest poster I've seen in 2025. You won't last long

Lmao, please get anger therapy. You're literally asking for it 😉. Plus, your profane language and constant projection tells me how crazy you actually are. You can keep the stupidest poster title for yourself, I however have some standards with language. Btw, the Alt I was reffering to is your pal I quoted which was also hyperbole. Get a grip. Its a gaming forum. Hahaha.
 
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Lmao, please get anger therapy. You're literally asking for it 😉. Plus, your profane language and constant projection tells me how crazy you actually are. You can keep the stupidest poster title for yourself, I however have some standards with language. Btw, the Alt I was reffering to is your pal I quoted which was also hyperbole. Get a grip. Its a gaming forum. Hahaha.
No anger here, just amusement.
 
You are mixing Steam growth with PC growth - it's not the same things. Steam keeps converting PC userbase into their own ecosystem - it doesn't mean that PC gaming get more users. It s.just existing users go onto platform. And yes, PC gaming historically had a huge number of users those don't pay much though.


PC doesn't show real growth.
Just because Steam numbers now counting tens of millions Chinese (who were already on PC, just not on Steam) doesn't mean that it get better ground in let's say western countries.
Nah PC gaming is still growing in users there was a thread about this a bit ago here on Gaf. It was from the same analyst who reported console growth stagnated.
 
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