An entire generation of marketing was built on taking potshots across the road at the other company, trying to make them look bad while making yourself look cool.
(If anything is a powerful testament to the power of brand loyalty, for instance, it’s the never ending Nintendo apologia even during the low days of the WiiU.)ĭeep brand loyalty has been ingrained into videogame culture since the days of the SNES and the Genesis. I feel like you’re underestimating the power of console brand loyalty, as well as how severely Microsoft fucked up with the announcement and launch of the Xbox One.