It's difficult to find numbers for these kinds of things, but keep in mind that the PS2 was available in many more countries than the NES. The PS2 sold over 100 million units, sure, but I distinctly remember seeing a record showing the sales data in the US alone to be about the same for both consoles. I can't for the life of me find it, though. Ah well.
I played through the whole game on hard and didn't have to use potions except for the odd boss fight, or of wynn's AI decided to have her walk into a group of enemies when I wasn't paying attention.
Seriously, I wouldn't say it was easy, but I can't imagine anyone thinking the game was hard.
It's not arguably the most successful console this generation. It flat out is the most successful console this generation by any reasonable metric. The Wii has practically sold more units than the PS3 and 360 combined. It dominates software sales, too. And unlike the PS3 and 360, the Wii was selling for a profit from day 1, meaning Nintendo has been making money off it from day 1. The only console that could reasonably compete with it in terms of "success" would be the DS. Nintendo is in an amazing position right now.
KOTOR 2 was unfinished, but still good until the end. With the missing content restored by a modding project, it's great. And MotB, the first expansion for NWN2, was also great. Both games are similar to Black Isle classics like PS:T. For someone who misses Black Isle, Obsidian is pretty much the only substitute nowadays.
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It's difficult to find numbers for these kinds of things, but keep in mind that the PS2 was available in many more countries than the NES. The PS2 sold over 100 million units, sure, but I distinctly remember seeing a record showing the sales data in the US alone to be about the same for both consoles. I can't for the life of me find it, though. Ah well.
I played through the whole game on hard and didn't have to use potions except for the odd boss fight, or of wynn's AI decided to have her walk into a group of enemies when I wasn't paying attention. Seriously, I wouldn't say it was easy, but I can't imagine anyone thinking the game was hard.
It's not arguably the most successful console this generation. It flat out is the most successful console this generation by any reasonable metric. The Wii has practically sold more units than the PS3 and 360 combined. It dominates software sales, too. And unlike the PS3 and 360, the Wii was selling for a profit from day 1, meaning Nintendo has been making money off it from day 1. The only console that could reasonably compete with it in terms of "success" would be the DS. Nintendo is in an amazing position right now.
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KOTOR 2 was unfinished, but still good until the end. With the missing content restored by a modding project, it's great. And MotB, the first expansion for NWN2, was also great. Both games are similar to Black Isle classics like PS:T. For someone who misses Black Isle, Obsidian is pretty much the only substitute nowadays.