The PlayStation 2 never mattered, we already know the NES, SNES or Nintendo 64 are among the best. The original GameBoy does not count, it is not a console after all...
Still weird enough, the PlayStation sold more than it's direct competitor: The Nintendo 64. Nah, it's not that weird after all. The Nintendo 64 used cartridges which were by then an outdated format for storage, reliable and fast but extremely limited in storage capacity. The PlayStation attracted more developers thanks to the massive storage capacity (back then) through DVD discs. Nintendo repeated the same mistake with the GameCube, those mini-discs were only good for 1.5 GB's of storage while the 4.7 GB's of a DVD disc where the new standard.
I cast my vote to the Nintendo 64. The first time I played Super Mario 64 I was completely blow away by it's 3D world. Keep in mind back then the standard was 2D games, so having an outstanding 3D would have blown you mind away. Not only did Nintendo it once, it even repeated their 3D success with Ocarina of Time.
Still weird enough, the PlayStation sold more than it's direct competitor: The Nintendo 64. Nah, it's not that weird after all. The Nintendo 64 used cartridges which were by then an outdated format for storage, reliable and fast but extremely limited in storage capacity. The PlayStation attracted more developers thanks to the massive storage capacity (back then) through DVD discs. Nintendo repeated the same mistake with the GameCube, those mini-discs were only good for 1.5 GB's of storage while the 4.7 GB's of a DVD disc where the new standard.
I cast my vote to the Nintendo 64. The first time I played Super Mario 64 I was completely blow away by it's 3D world. Keep in mind back then the standard was 2D games, so having an outstanding 3D would have blown you mind away. Not only did Nintendo it once, it even repeated their 3D success with Ocarina of Time.