1) A troubling note for the industry - 6th generation consoles continue to outsell 7th gen consoles and show no signs of slowing. This is the first time in history a previous generation has outsold its successors.
2) Nintendo is the first company to launch 2 entirely seperate home consoles in the same generation since Atari did it in the 2nd generation.
3) Nintendo is on track to win the 6th generation, dethroning the PS2, a surprise considering how late it entered the race.
4) Wii holds the record as the latest entry into a generation in history. The 6th gen started in 1998 with Dreamcast, and Nintendo waited until 2006 to release the Wii, making it 8 years. The previous record was 7 years, held by the Sega SG-1000 (released 1983), from the 2nd generation that started in 1976.
5) Developers are supporting two generations of consoles with multiplatform titles, and even new exclusives, a practice that was previously quite rare.
6) The 6th gen is the longest generation in history at 10 years, and projected to last up to 15 years. The previous record was 9 years.
7) The 7th generation is on track to have the lowest sales since the 3rd gen. So far it's the most dissapointing generation in history.
8) Publishers who invested heavily into the 7th gen, including Midway, THQ, Atari, Eidos, EA and Lucasarts are struggling.
