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White Consoles Always Win

If digg, N4G and NeoGaf are any indication, the internet was invented solely for gaming Neanderthals to argue about the console wars. "Framerate" this, "exclusive game" that. "Pixel bump shader fliter proxy triple mipmapping" this, "physics porn" that. It's really quite tiring, isn't it? What if GamesRadar told you there was a clear and easy way to predict each victor with 90% accuracy - a way to forever silence the incessant forum-vomiting that is The Console War?

Well, GamesRadar can't make them quit babbling about 720p and backwards compatibility, but they can offer this observation to those who're willing to sit back and look at the big picture - the white console always wins. Every time, white or grey demolishes the opponent, who's usually draped in black. Maybe it's a light/dark subliminal suggestion, GamesRadar are not sure, but with only one major exception the black console is handed its ass. Obviously GamesRadar are not saying black plastic is the reason these machines lost... it's just a pretty damn startling coincidence.
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Published: 566 days 7 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | Xbox | PlayStation 2 | GameCube | Gaming
 
 

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fork_the_lad - 566 days 8 hours ago
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360 + Wii together will beat PS3

PS3 will beat 360 on its own

but Wii will always beat PS3. Nintendo always WINNNNZ
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fork_the_lad - 566 days 7 hours ago
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Elite is black

Wii is white

PS2 was orginalyl black
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xhairs - 566 days 6 hours ago
1.2 - Heh
I think the only problem with this article was the very last. Why did they put Wii with the 360? Shouldn't the 360 also be considered a loser to the Wii? It's being completely dominated and molested at the moment by the childs toy Wii.

All that aside, the Gameboy was Gray not Ipod White.
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Mr Fancy Pants - 566 days 6 hours ago
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Nintendo always win?
This is the first time Nintendo is winning a console war since what? 20 years? lol

GameCube was an awesome console but no one cared. The Wii it's just a piece of S#!t recycled and everybody likes it... i don't understand.
Maybe novelty? mmmmm yes.
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beoulve - 566 days 4 hours ago
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hmmm like a loser became friend with the winner, and then suddenly called himself winner as well? That's pretty pathetic. We all know who is the white winner and there is only one.
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barom - 566 days 4 hours ago
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lol PS2 was black, and it sold 6-7 times better than it's competitors. I don't think any console so far has won with such big ratio (6-7:1).

Games matter, forget color
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jtucker78 - 565 days 18 hours ago
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Regardless of numbers.

I absolutely loved the Gamecube. What a brilliant console.

The Wii however... ...I'm not going to say anything nasty about it (for a change), but I really don't like it.

I like to back the underdog. Stick it to the man!
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morganfell - 566 days 8 hours ago
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Worthless article. Proof? Here:

http://regmedia.co.uk/2007/...

Now delete this retarded writing.
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Evilninja - 566 days 7 hours ago
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Shouldn't you actually READ the article before you declare it worthless? Because if you had, you'd realize they address that...
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lsujester - 566 days 6 hours ago
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I read it and see that in the case of the black console obliterating the white one, they make a bunch of excuses for the black one... but yet when a white one wins, they just basically say, "Suck it, black!!" instead of giving any sort of reason WHY the white one won or WHY the black one lost.

Retarded article.
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Rene Groen - 566 days 7 hours ago
3 - Racism
Wouldn't this be considered racism? I remember when Sony put out a black versus white PSP ad. Isn't this the same principle? So the entire game-industry acts like this.
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Evilninja - 566 days 7 hours ago
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How's it racist? They're not talking about people.
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Rene Groen - 566 days 7 hours ago
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I was just thinking out loud, but if something wins because it is white and not black, that seems to be racism if Resi5 and the PSP ads are categorized like that too. (But hey, just thinking, no need too reach much into it)
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Evilninja - 566 days 7 hours ago
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That's a fair point. But then, it'd be racism on the part of the people buying the systems, not the industry.
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SUP3R - 566 days 7 hours ago
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That is very poor logic Evilninja.
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Domenikos - 566 days 7 hours ago
3.6 - Its quite obvios that you didnt read the article....
Note: Before we even get into this, we'll openly acknowledge the obvious complaints we'll receive over elevating something "white" over something "black." To this, we say A: Grow up, B: Numbers don't lie and C: Some of our favorite consoles are black
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Evilninja - 566 days 7 hours ago
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How is it poor logic? If we accept the argument that the success of white consoles is somehow racist, then it necessarily follows that said racism is on the part of the people who make the choice to buy a white console over a black one. I'm pretty sure the companies who make black consoles don't set them up to fail on purpose, so it's not racism on their part.

Now, I'm not saying it IS racist. I can't imagine that anyone who knows anything about video games would honestly pick one console over another just because of its color. However, if you want to hypothetically argue that it's racist, then the idea that it's racism on the industry's part doesn't really make sense.

Aaaaand I'm out of bubbles. Go nuts.
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Smacktard - 566 days 7 hours ago
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This is the reason I hate people. Agreeing with a person making a stupid point, and disagreeing with the one making sense. How is this article racist? It's merely making an observation. I can't believe you aren't allowed to observe consumer patterns based on color any more without getting the RACE card.

Campbells soup had psychologists and scientists study people in super markets and found that people were more likely to pick something up (and at least look at it) if it were red or white, and at eye level, hence why the Campbell's soup can is red and white. I guess that means that the Campbell's soup people are racist against non-white and non-red people, and that basically everyone else is too. Damn you, racist humanity!
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Domenikos - 566 days 7 hours ago
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bubls for u... Evilninja
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man0fsteel - 566 days 6 hours ago
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dude, i'm black,and that has to be the most ridiculous idea i've ever heard on this thing... racism is negative idealology against specific color of human beings... you can not apply that concept to video game consoles!!!
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man0fsteel - 566 days 4 hours ago
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um...ok??
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solidjun5 - 566 days 7 hours ago
4 - this was one of the most worthless
garbage writing i have ever read. Who approved this dribble? The dude needs to grow up! what does White/Black have to do with anything. It's always about the games and it will always be about the games.
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Domenikos - 566 days 7 hours ago
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Actually it has a nice research, and at certain point its true...
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TheHater - 566 days 7 hours ago
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The ps2 is black, and it crushing every other consoles in sales for last generation gaming consoles.
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Evilninja - 566 days 7 hours ago
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RTFA.
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BIoodmask - 566 days 7 hours ago
5.2 - Evilninja
you might as well just give up. Obviously the people complaining about the PS2 and the Dreamcast proving that the article failed didn't even read it and just read the title.

Bubble for you for being the voice of reason.
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solidjun5 - 566 days 7 hours ago
5.3 - o shut up
bloodybaby
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TapiocaMilkTea - 566 days 7 hours ago
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PS2 was crushing the current gen as well when they first came out.
What a waste of my time.....
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eagle21 - 566 days 7 hours ago
6 - Sony has a white PS3 already....FAIL!
Microsoft is so third place this generation it's going to be hilarious. The Wii and PS3 have real ceramic white consoles.

360 is off white....the elite? (ashy black)
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Perch - 566 days 7 hours ago
7 - It's called an observational piece
The article addresses the fact that black isn't the sole reason they fail, it just so happens that 99% of black consoles fail. Therefore, if I were making a new electronics product, I might look at how well the DS Lite, Wii and iPod are doing, while PSP, PS3 and Zune are trailing considerably.

ALSO READ the article, it mentions PS2, Dreamcast, the fact that some consoles come in multiple colors etc. Christ at least read it if you're going to bother posting comments about it.
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Azures - 566 days 7 hours ago
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PS2 was standard black, matte black.

PS1 was beige, n64 was black standard.

wat does this teach us? This is bull.
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TheDeadMetalhead - 566 days 7 hours ago
10 - This is Console Racism I tell you! *sarcasm*
I don't care who's selling more, I still need a PS3 for GTA IV and Gran Turismo 5...

...but ha ha, Nintendo wins.
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Marceles - 566 days 7 hours ago
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where's N'Gai..whatever his name is...the annoying guy with the dreads...
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ThatArtGuy - 566 days 7 hours ago
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Dreamcast was white also.
Intellivision had a white console as well.
Genesis was black and won the 16 bit era.

Theory debunked.
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eagle21 - 566 days 7 hours ago
12.1 - genesis lost my friend....SNES 49 million vs Sega 29 million...
But the point is......The PS2 sold 127 million!...lol?
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ThatArtGuy - 566 days 7 hours ago
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Okay, I stand corrected on the 16 bit era... but Dreamcast was white. Heh heh.
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g3nkie - 566 days 7 hours ago
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Wow..... Now we're throwing colors in the mix? What kind of idiot would even submit something like this? Ohh...wait..
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gerol - 566 days 7 hours ago
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haha. its funny..
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ATLRoAcH - 566 days 7 hours ago
15 - The best selling console...
...is black and its name is Playstation 2. What has outsold the PS2 altogether? The PS2 still sells like hell.
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ustayclassyn4g - 566 days 7 hours ago
16 - i thought
white was the new black. and isn't the elite black and what about the ceramic white ps3? nothing makes sense anymore!
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IDemonstalkerXI - 566 days 7 hours ago
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Gun metal console wins maybe not in sales though cause its Limited Edition. =)
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Noah - 566 days 7 hours ago
18 - gamesradar = Dumbasses
well first gamesradar are a bunch of Dumbasses, the PS1 is gray not white, and why would they put the Xbox360 & Wii agents the PS3.
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Bellic Jr - 566 days 7 hours ago
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The guy above me, means "against" and not er hmmmm "agent".

Stupid Story!!!!!! Anyways, the the PS2 was Black. Nuff said!
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RobertGonz69 - 566 days 7 hours ago
19 - This...
article fails.
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ScentlessApprentice7 - 566 days 7 hours ago
20 - White always wins.
*using my Best Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, and Malcolm X Impersonation*

THAT'S RACIAL!!!! THAT WAS RACIALLY MOTIVATED!!!!!!
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