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   From: weaponx013@yahoo.com   
      
   Robert P Holley wrote:   
   > On May 22, 11:08 pm, Scott H  wrote:   
   >> Robert P Holley wrote:   
   >>> On May 22, 8:41 am, Scott H  wrote:   
   >>>>         I have only been able to uncover two passable reasons that the   
   Saturn   
   >>>> failed in the United States (see VGchartz.com as an example of how well   
   >>>> it sold in Japan).   
   >>> That web site says 5.74 million Saturn's were sold in Japan in it's   
   >>> lifetime. That's not really considered "selling well."   
   >> Compare it to the PS1 on a yearly or monthly basis.   
   >   
   > Looks like it hung with the PS1 from launch until Sept 1996 (they were   
   > both sitting at ~3.8mil sold) then the PS1 pulled away. By March of   
   > 1997 the PS1 was ahead by almost 2mil units. By Sept of 1997 almost   
   > 3.5 mil units. By March of 1998, 6 mil units.   
   >   
   > Basically the SAT sold only 1.6 units in Japan in 2.5 years after Sept   
   > 1996. That's approx 53K per month.   
   >   
   > I guess the Saturn sold well in Japan for about 18 months after it's   
   > launch. But that was it.   
   >   
      
         Sure, it wasn't for long, but it was doing well.  You and I both   
   know that Final Fantasy 7 moving over to the PS1 was the turning point   
   in its life cycle.  My only point is that the Saturn was not only viable   
   but successful enough to demonstrate that it was not an intrinsically   
   inferior product.  What do you think would have happened if SEGA had   
   been able to "convince" Square to make FF7 exclusively for the Saturn?   
      
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   Scott   
      
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