Who won the console war between N64 and PS1?

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#1 Grillinnap
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I grerw up playing these systems. But as a kid, I didn't really care which machine won the console war. Does anyone remember which one sold more?

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#2 Pokemaster1337
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PS1 sold 3 times more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_wars#32-bit_era Personally, I have played only on PS1
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#3 dabigsiebowski
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Ps1 no doubt your a fanboy if you say otherwise but this doesn't mean n64 was a bad console in any means.
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#4 orion_52
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Ps1 won. They were both great systems though.

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#5 travisstaggs
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Definitely the Ps1.

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#6 sune_Gem
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The PS1 sold more but that doesn't necisarily mean the N64 failed.

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#7 Sagem28
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PS1 easily, pretty much all my friends still have one.

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#8 Snavles
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Playstation released in december 1994 and n64 came out june 1996 so who knows!?! both were awesome though.

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#9 ArchoNils2
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This belongs to System Wars, but it's one of the easier questions: PS1

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#10 Kurezan
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If I can remember correctly, the Ps1 was a lot more popular. Most of my friends had a Ps1. xD

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#11 LJS9502_basic  Online
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PS outsold the N64. Not to say the N64 isn't good to have as well though.
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#12 drochnathair
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If you just go by amount sold, then the PS1 easily won. Personally, I was never interested in the N64.

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#13 IndianaPwns39
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PS1. Although the N64 had some outstanding titles.

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#14 Black_Knight_00
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Sales apart, was there even a console war in that generation? PS1 and N64 hardly had any game in common
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#15 wiouds
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Both won. Just as XBox 360 and PS3 are both in first place right now.

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Sales apart, was there even a console war in that generation? PS1 and N64 hardly had any game in commonBlack_Knight_00

But if Rare was scooped up on the PSone well that could have changed things drastically.

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[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]Sales apart, was there even a console war in that generation? PS1 and N64 hardly had any game in commonEggVillain

But if Rare was scooped up on the PSone well that could have changed things drastically.

Well you couldn't possibly make Goldeneye on the PS1. Besides, when Rare dumped Nintendo the went completely down the drain
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You know, the funny thing is, the PlayStation only came about from Nintendo's own pigheadedness. They refused to work with Sony during the development of the SNES CD-ROM add on, which then lead Sony to develop the device as a more powerful standalone console. Then, after not heeding countless developers' calls to make the N64 optical disc-based, they stuck to cartridges in turn driving up prices on their own games while simultaneous limiting the storage capacity for their games. Because of this, they lost their last good card to Sony, and that was Squaresoft's Final Fantasy VII. When that game released on the PlayStation, it opened a floodgate on Nintendo that they never had a chance of containing. If you ask me, Sony didn't win the war against the N64. Nintendo flatout conceded.
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[QUOTE="EggVillain"]

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]Sales apart, was there even a console war in that generation? PS1 and N64 hardly had any game in commonBlack_Knight_00

But if Rare was scooped up on the PSone well that could have changed things drastically.

Well you couldn't possibly make Goldeneye on the PS1. Besides, when Rare dumped Nintendo the went completely down the drain

Nintendo sold Rare because they were no longer what they once were. Rare hemmoraged talent in the tail end of the N64 era and all of the GC era and as a result, in the GC era published a grand total of 1 game.

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#20 branketra
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Like others have said, PS1. The N64 has stuff like Mario games and Super Smash Bros., though.
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You know, the funny thing is, the PlayStation only came about from Nintendo's own pigheadedness. They refused to work with Sony during the development of the SNES CD-ROM add on, which then lead Sony to develop the device as a more powerful standalone console. Then, after not heeding countless developers' calls to make the N64 optical disc-based, they stuck to cartridges in turn driving up prices on their own games while simultaneous limiting the storage capacity for their games. Because of this, they lost their last good card to Sony, and that was Squaresoft's Final Fantasy VII. When that game released on the PlayStation, it opened a floodgate on Nintendo that they never had a chance of containing. If you ask me, Sony didn't win the war against the N64. Nintendo flatout conceded. JustPlainLucas
Very good points. Without Nintendo voiding the agreement with Sony...the PS wouldn't have happened.
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Nintendo sold Rare because they were no longer what they once were. Rare hemmoraged talent in the tail end of the N64 era and all of the GC era and as a result, in the GC era published a grand total of 1 game.

CarnageHeart

Nintendo selling off Rare was actually an incredibly smart move on their behalf. Considering they made a ridiculously amount of money from the deal, they were also laughing their asses off when the company did jack squat for Microsoft.

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#23 JustPlainLucas
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Like others have said, PS1. The N64 has stuff like Mario games and Super Smash Bros., though.BranKetra
The thing about Nintendo is that their core gamer demographic will always be large enough to support them. They may lose wars, but they're always smart enough to make money on their hardware from day one, and they always release quality first party software that sells well. I kinda have to laugh at people who keep saying Nintendo's doomed because they can't win their marketshare back. :lol: Nintendo's not going anywhere.
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#24 ExoticAnimal
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I think this question should have been asked in Legacy Platforms.

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#25 branketra
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[QUOTE="BranKetra"]Like others have said, PS1. The N64 has stuff like Mario games and Super Smash Bros., though.JustPlainLucas
The thing about Nintendo is that their core gamer demographic will always be large enough to support them. They may lose wars, but they're always smart enough to make money on their hardware from day one, and they always release quality first party software that sells well. I kinda have to laugh at people who keep saying Nintendo's doomed because they can't win their marketshare back. :lol: Nintendo's not going anywhere.

I have to agree. Nintendo is pretty good at innovation.
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#26 Black_Knight_00
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[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"][QUOTE="EggVillain"]

But if Rare was scooped up on the PSone well that could have changed things drastically.

CarnageHeart

Well you couldn't possibly make Goldeneye on the PS1. Besides, when Rare dumped Nintendo the went completely down the drain

Nintendo sold Rare because they were no longer what they once were. Rare hemmoraged talent in the tail end of the N64 era and all of the GC era and as a result, in the GC era published a grand total of 1 game.

Nintendo sold their 49% share because Rare founders Chris and Tim Stamper already sold their 51% to Microsoft and Nintendo didn't want to share a studio with a competitor. Plus, Nintendo never like 1st party developers who sell out (see the Squaresoft incident in 1995)