MikaMar 16
Lynnesbian 

i've been researching the correlation between console name numbers and console sales numbers.

  • consoles with 1 in the name have a middling sales record (PS1, xbox one)
  • consoles with 2 in the name sell really well (PS2, switch 2)
  • consoles that are a correctly numbered "sequel" to another console sell great (PS2 & switch 2 again, PS3, PS4, PS5)
  • "sequel" consoles that don't use a number sell terribly (wii U, xbox series X|S, PS vita) unless they are boys (game boy et al)
    • however, you can only release three boys (game boy, colour & advance). further boys will not sell (virtual boy). numbered boys are as of yet untested
  • "sequel" consoles using the wrong number sell quite well, with higher numbers moving more units (nintendo 64, xbox 360)
  • "sequel" consoles can skip a number and still sell well if they put the number at the front, but will never reach the sales numbers of their predecessor (3DS)
  • consoles that aren't a "sequel" yet still use numbers sell abysmally, especially if the number's at the front (turbografx 16, 3DO)
    • this actually worked once (atari 2600), but caused the north american video game crash and doomed the company, no matter how high they tried to make the numbers (atari 5200, atari 7800)
Video game crash of 1983 - Wikipedia

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Show threadLynnesbian Mar 14

CONCLUSION: if sega reenters the console industry, they should release consoles with the following names:

  • segasphere
  • segasphere 2
  • dreamcast 2, genesis 2, master system 2, etc. for all prior consoles
  • dreamcast 2 2
  • dreamcast eighteen trillion (n.b. use a higher number if one is found)
  • game gear boy

they should NOT release the following:

  • 9sega
  • game 4 boys (exhausts the boy limit in one console)
  • sega master system ultra
Show threadMendie ​  Mar 14

@lynnesbian

The Sega Revelation

Show threadit/its kitten  Mar 15
@lynnesbian Dreamcast 1080
Show threadJulie SqveakarooMar 15

@lynnesbian

Sega Mistress System, tho...

Show threadLMR 🇦🇹🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️Mar 16
@lynnesbian extrapolating from other types of products, perhaps using an emoji in the name would help? We’ve seen the success of Windows xp and Adobe XD, so perhaps the Sega BD is something
Show threaddani little ponie ​Mar 14
@lynnesbian we need to try making consoles that are girls
Show threadMendie ​  Mar 14

@00dani @lynnesbian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_Loopy

Casio Loopy - Wikipedia

Show threaddani little ponie ​Mar 14

@Mendie_Taoma @lynnesbian that is a console that was for girls! and also it was terrible

it's quite different from a console that is girls 

Show threadMendie ​  Mar 14

@00dani @lynnesbian

Uh. Uh. Uh.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Wonder_(TV_series)

Small Wonder (TV series) - Wikipedia

Show threadHannekeMar 14
@00dani @Mendie_Taoma @lynnesbian it has a small colour printer built-in though so I still want one (although I imagine getting the paper it requires is somewhat of an impossible task)
Show threadJosué Boisvert Mar 15
@00dani @lynnesbian well, in French, all PlayStations are girls.
Show threadKit LotorMar 14

@lynnesbian counterpoint to the boy exception as written: the virtual boy (1995) released before the game boy colour and game boy advance, which would’ve made the advance the 4th boy.

i think that the boy exception is less about ordering and more about how they present it: the virtual boy and the game boy micro got low sales as they sold themselves short. the virtual boy declares itself “not real” and the game boy micro sells itself as a very tiny thing.

Show threadLynnesbian Mar 14
@tenna either that, or boys will only sell well when their adjective comes after the "boy". perhaps the "boy virtual" would have sold better
Show threadKit LotorMar 14
@lynnesbian possibly, but the micro counters this. as wikipedia puts it: “It failed to meet Nintendo’s sales expectations, having sold about 2.4 million units worldwide.”
Show threadLe pomelos ⍋Mar 14
@lynnesbian I like this post, but Virtual Boy came out *before* Game Boy Advance *and* Game Boy Color. So how does that work?
Show threadwyattMar 15
@lynnesbian PS1 wasn't calledPS1 until way later, this is bogus
Show threadDatenegassieMar 15

@lynnesbian
1977: Atari launches the Atari VCS. It sells great.
1982 (November): Atari renames it to the Atari 2600
1983: Video game crash in the USA

You are absolutely correct about the numbers

Show threaddavid  Mar 15
@lynnesbian where does the 2DS fit in this
Show thread狐ヴィクシーMar 15
@lynnesbian What about the Super Nintendo?
Show threadGabriel Mar 16
@lynnesbian This is the kind of stuff that makes the fediverse the only social network I'm active in (and use way too much)