blast processed
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I have been thinking about this for a while but if you look back at previous generations, the genre that was the most popular at that time eventually faded away. Not to say that it went away completely but it certainly had taken a back seat to the next big thing.
First and second Generation (Odyssey, Atari, Intellivision & Colecovision) had mostly, high score/Arcade games that spilled over to the next gen but was soon taken over by the 2D platformer.
Third and Forth generation (NES, Sega Master System, SNES, Sega Genesis & NEO Geo) Platformers ruled these two generations to the point where people were tired and ready to move on.
Fifth and Sixth Generation (PSX, N64, PS2, Xbox & Gamecube) had the 3D Action Platformer that started to slow down mid way through the sixth generation due to FPS games taking shape and gaining popularity, especially with online capability. One could argue that fighting games were just as popular as the 3D platformer in this generation but I feel they were more popular in the Arcades, which ended up dying off in the early 2000's.
Seventh and current generation (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS4, Xboxone & WiiU) First and Third person shooters have had a strangle hold up until now. I included the Wii & WiiU but Nintendo seems to be going off on it's own.
Also wanted to mention on the PC side, that Adventure games, Flight Sims and RTS games were all over the place on PC until the mid to late 90's, until games like Quake & Half Life gained popularity and FPS took off on the PC side.
Am I the only one seeing a trend?
First and second Generation (Odyssey, Atari, Intellivision & Colecovision) had mostly, high score/Arcade games that spilled over to the next gen but was soon taken over by the 2D platformer.


Third and Forth generation (NES, Sega Master System, SNES, Sega Genesis & NEO Geo) Platformers ruled these two generations to the point where people were tired and ready to move on.


Fifth and Sixth Generation (PSX, N64, PS2, Xbox & Gamecube) had the 3D Action Platformer that started to slow down mid way through the sixth generation due to FPS games taking shape and gaining popularity, especially with online capability. One could argue that fighting games were just as popular as the 3D platformer in this generation but I feel they were more popular in the Arcades, which ended up dying off in the early 2000's.


Seventh and current generation (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS4, Xboxone & WiiU) First and Third person shooters have had a strangle hold up until now. I included the Wii & WiiU but Nintendo seems to be going off on it's own.


Also wanted to mention on the PC side, that Adventure games, Flight Sims and RTS games were all over the place on PC until the mid to late 90's, until games like Quake & Half Life gained popularity and FPS took off on the PC side.
Am I the only one seeing a trend?