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Thread title says it all really. There's a long-held belief in gaming that exclusives sell consoles, and I would say that's mostly accurate. We've all bought a new box just to play a certain game that really piqued our interest. In generations past, maybe it was having a go at a certain game at a friend's house that convinced us; now it could be a Twitch stream or a Youtube Let's Play that convinces us to take the plunge.

For me, the first one to do this was Goldeneye on the N64. Here was a split-screen multiplayer FPS I could play with my friends at sleepovers, parties, after school, etc. It was a huge part of the zeitgeist during school, with people talking about their best times on Secret Agent in the Facility and what multiplayer modes they were currently playing.

The next time this happened was the original XBox, and it wasn't so much a game as it was XBox Live. It was around the time when myself and most of my friends were getting wireless routers in their homes and really expanding home networks to multiple devices. Being able to play PGR2 or Mech Assault in our own houses but talk to each other as we played was incredible back in 2003.

The last one that did it for me was Destiny, actually. This just made buy a console again, in general, after having switched entirely to PC in 2011. I'm really glad I did, though, as Destiny has been one of my favorite games of the generation.

 

[purseowner]

Rare Replay made me buy an Xbox One.

I sure loved Rare Replay.

 

[ILoveMcChickens]

I bought an Xbox 360 for Forza 4. Have not felt the same desire to buy an Xbox One though.

 

[enfieldvball]

Bought a PS3 for FF Versus XIII
Bought an XBoX for Halo: CE & 2

 

[ffvorax]

I bought a Gamecube just to play Resident Evil & RE:0 remaster... and Wind Waker looked nice too, but mostly for RE.

Not played many other games on GC, so I can really say I bought it for these games.

 

[L.O.R.D]

bloodborne, i even bought it before i buy my PS4.
all my friends kept talking about it for 2 years,and when i finally got it,they stopped talking about it.

Uncharted 2 for PS3 (also there was very good sale bundle,5 games with 320GB PS3 slim for $533 in 2010).

DMC4 and RE5 for Xbox 360 i think.

i won DSi in some giveaway so i sold it and bought 3DS for RE Revelations,and to play other DS games like Pokemon Black and Black 2 and also waiting for Pokemon 3DS game (Pokemon X).

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Wii Sports made me get a Wii after taking a break from games for a few years. It was the type of different I needed.

The Wonderful 101 made me want to support the Wii U day 1 because it's the type of game you didn't see being made anymore. It was very Japanese PS2/GameCube game.

Since then I haven't seen a home console retail like it.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Bayonetta 2 and the WiiU

 

[Savantcore]

Breath of the Wild, MK8, and Mario Odyssey on the Switch. I got 1-2 Switch lumped in but those three are the only games I'm planning on buying for now.

 

[Raysoul]

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for Wii U

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee made me want a GameCube and Godzilla: Save the Earth made me want a PS2.

 

[Paganmoon]

Heavenly Sword got me to buy the PS3, my first console, and still one of my favorite games on the PS3.
Mass Effect got me to buy the Xbox 360, which I sold soon after, to play Mass Effect on PC instead.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

Bloodborne was the initial reason I bought a ps4.

Splatoon 2 was by far the main reason I bought a switch.

 

[AllEchse]

I'm a weird person that bought a PS4 cause of Gravity Rush 2.

And I wasn't disappointed

 

[Rncewind]

I dont know if I personaly ever buyed a system for one exclusive game, rather, especially in my childhood, i choose the system where i would get the most of it. i think the only case would be P4G and Vita.

 

[Greddleok]

Super Mario 3d World & Bayonetta 2 Combo (WiiU)

Bloodborne (PS4)

Rogue Squadron 2 (Gamecube)

Kingdom Hearts (PS2, oh how I regret that being the game, I hated it)

Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)

Ocarina of Time (N64)

MGS4 (PS3)

Clarity edit:
Usually these games were the last straw. I had interest in the system before, but not enough to get it, then these came out and I just took the plunge.

 

[PhilipDoesMatter]

I bought a Wii for Super Mario Galaxy. When I first touched it was like "Oh shit what a fucking good game, look at those graphics and these perfect controls ... and there's a star as pointer!".

 

[linkboy]

Going to mainly list Sony/MS systems, since I've owned every Nintendo system for their games

Playstation - Metal Gear Solid & Final Fantasy VII
Playstation 2 - Metal Gear Solid 2 & Final Fantasy X
Playstation 3 - Metal Gear Solid 3
Playstation 4 - Uncharted 4

Xbox 360 - Oblivion

PSP - Honestly, it's homebrew scene
Vita - Not really any one game

Dreamcast - NFL 2k (that game looked amazing when they first showed it off)

 

[Piotrek]

GTA IV made me buy an Xbox 360, Destiny made me buy a PS4, and just last week I got a Switch for Splatoon 2 and Mario Odyssey further down the line.
I also have other systems, but these are the ones I purchased specifically for said games.

 

[Masagiwa]

When I saw that commercial for FF7 on TV I knew I had to have the playstation.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

One moment of playing Crazy Taxi (to that point, unheard of) at a Best Buy got me to buy a Dreamcast (to that point, not thought of).

 

[Vlaphor]

Jet Set Radio Future is what got me to get the original Xbox. DOAX3 finally getting a VR release in English is probably what will get me to buy a PSVR (already have a Vive).

 

[Gu4n]

• PS2: GTA: San Andreas
• PS3: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII Versus
• 3DS: Fire Emblem Awakening, Shin Megami Tensei IV
• Vita: Ys: Memories of Celceta
• Wii U: Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
• PS4: Witcher 3, Metal Gear Solid V, Bloodborne, Persona 5, Dark Souls III

Considering how many games I needed to convince myself to buy a PS4, I wonder how long it'll take before I'm convinced to get a Switch.

 

[Aranjah]

Horizon: Zero Dawn convinced me to buy a PS4.

All of the third-party games the Wii wasn't getting convinced me to get an Xbox 360 last gen.

Prior to that I was Nintendo-only so I didn't pay attention to what was happening on other platforms.

 

[Griss]

I've typically bought hardware for the promise of a ton of games in the future rather than just one that exists, but there have been exceptions where it was just the one game I wanted that really inspired my purchase.

I got a Game Boy Colour for Link's Awakening DX.
I got a Sega Genesis for Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
I got an N64 for Super Mario 64.
I got a PS2 for GTA: San Andreas.

Most of the other ones I bought for the overall library or potential library as much as any particular game.

 

[deadlast]

Mario Kart 8 for wii u... I want to buy a switch for Arms.
I like playing games with my kids. Nintendo always suckers me in with the family fun games.

 

[Flarin]

Fire Emblem Awakening for the 3DS. I hadn't owned a Nintendo system since the GameCube, I love strategy RPGs and this single game got me back into Nintendo again.

Splatoon 2 for the Switch. Much like the 3DS, I was planing on waiting until next year when the new Switch Fire Emblem came out to pick up the system, but I didn't want to miss out on the Splatoon 2 multi-player in case the player base wasn't there next year.

 

[Widge]

Final Fantasy 7 sold me on a PSone. I'd never encountered the series before bar a brief and displeasing go on Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.

I watched someone playing back at university and I was blown away by it. He had just got Phoenix and did the first Weapon fight at Mideel. The PS was hooked up to his sound system so everything was nice and bassy!

It was only later that I discovered its relationship to my much loved Secret Of Mana. That sealed it really.

 

[igor]

Bayonetta 1+2 teaser/Kamiya trolling made me preorder Switch with Splatoon 2.

I guess Zelda also made the decision that much easier.

Even if there is no Bayo I could not be happier with the console so i guess thanks Kamiya-San!

 

[jdmonmou]

I remember Mario Kart 64 convincing me to get an N64 over a Playstation back in the day. My parents weren't going to let me have both and I could only choose 1. N64 had some good games but if I could do it over I probably would choose the Playstation. There were just more games to play and also I missed out on Metal Gear Solid.

 

[MaDKaT]

While I ended up with many games for most systems. The below are the games that convinced me to pick up the various consoles.

PSX - Tekken 2
PS2 - Gran Turismo 2000 / later became GT3
Xbox - Sega GT
GameCube - Ikaruga
PS3 - Primarily GT
X360 - Forza 3 (bundle)
PS4 - was for GT. Blown away GT6 didnt get a port and in the long wait for a new GT I sold it.
Vive - Space Pirate Trainer sold me. Really missed good arcade shooters and VR made it even better.

 

[dr_p0p7ar7_]

Fable convinced me to buy (ask for) an original Xbox.

 

[GTR R35_Supra RZ]

Very short and simple answer OP, Both consoles exclusives.

 

[AzureSkies]

I basically bought an Xbox One for Rare Replay, Forza 6 & Horizon 2 and Halo 5.

no regrets

 

[That1BlackGuy]

Looking back, it's easily Musou/Dynasty Warriors. If the console has a Warriors game, 9/10 I bought the console for it with some exceptions. PS2 was DW2, PS4 was DW8, PSP was DW, PSV was DW:Next, GBA was DW:Advance, 3DS was SW and XONE was WO3:U.

 

[IbukiLordSA]

Tatsunoko vs Capcom - Bought a Wii for it

Bayonetta 2 - Bought a Wii U just for it, got the Wii U a year before the game came out as they sold like crap in my country and they were basically giving them away, I bought the ZombiU edition that came with the pro controller for $100

Killer Instinct and Scalebound - Bought an X1 for both these games, once they announced that Scalebound was cancelled I sold the X1 and just played KI on PC

New 2DS XL - bought one because I have Metroid Samus Returns on Pre-order

 

[febLey]

I think there are lacking a few, but that are the one I remember:

Sony

PlayStation 2 | GTA San Andreas
PlayStation 3 | God of War HD Collection, God of War 3, Little Big Planet, Team Ico Collection and The Last Guardian (HAHAHA)
PlayStation 4 | Destiny, Bloodborne

PSP | GTA Liberty City Stories, Locoroco, Patapon
Vita | Gravity Rush, Tearaway

Microsoft

Xbox 360 | Not sure, but Oblivion was one of the games
Xbox One | Ori and the Blind Forest, Sunset Overdrive, Gears Ultimate, Behemoth Game 4 (now known as Pit People)

Nintendo

GameCube | Mario Kart Double Dash
Wii | Wii Sports, Super Mario Galaxy
Wii U | Mario Kart 8, Smash 4, Bayonetta Collection
Switch | Breath of the Wild, Super Bomberman R

3DS | Majora's Mask 3D

 

[bennibop]

Super Mario World and Fzero for Snes
Mario 64 for N64
Sonic Adventure Dreamcast
Wipeout Ps One
Timesplitters Ps2

 

[megashock5]

WipEout made me buy a PlayStation, although Tekken 2 helped.

SSX made me get a PS2 right away.

Wii Sports for Wii.

Super Mario Bros. + ExciteBike for NES.

Not one game, but Zelda, Mario Kart, Splatoon 2 and Mario Odyssey all within the first year convinced me to go ahead and pre-order a Switch.

Sonic Adventure Dreamcast

This too.

 

[Maxey]

I was a staunch PC gamer before Uncharted convinced me to get a PS3.

I now also have a Vita and PS4.

 

[Codeblue]

I bought a PS3 for The Last Guardian, then I bought a PS4 for The Last Guardian.

 

[13ruce]

Switch Zelda BotW.
Same for a couple of friends of mine irl.

 

[shortsoptional]

I plan to buy an Xbox One S this holiday for Cuphead. I'm interested in some other games too (Sunset Overdrive/Halo Collection/Forza), but Cuphead is sending me over the top.

 

[Unaha-Closp]

I had to get a PS2 for MGS2.

I had to get a PS3 for MGS4.

No regrets on either. I wish I had a game series like that now that I looked forward to so much I would buy a console to make sure I could play it.

 

[Forward]

Soul Calibur.

 

[Deleted member 325805]

I bought a PS4 for The Last of Us Remastered, I had a PS3 but playing games at sub 30fps isn't enjoyable to me and I'm glad I waited because it was incredible, one of my favourite games of all time, had I played the choppy PS3 version it would have completely ruined it for me.

 

[Gen X]

Zombi U. I don't think I bought many more for that either apart from a couple of Wii games like Mario Galaxy and DKC. Console got packed away and then sold it about a year later.

 

[-MD-]

Goldeneye - N64
GTA 3 - PS2
Perfect Dark Zero - 360
Twisted Metal - PS3
Mario Oddysey - Switch

 

[viewtiful_dru]

Bought a
-Vita for Persona 4 Golden
-PSP for Dracula X Chronicles
-DS for Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
-Wii for Twilight Princess (and Wii Sports I guess)

 

[lilty]

Bought a Vita the day Persona 4 Golden launched. My library on Vita is still under 10 titles.