Why graphics are super important in selling a game console

Ok so every generation graphics are shown of and talked about.. Alot

They are still super important for this next generation

Graphics this graphics that, graphics don't matter look at this game play

Graphics are important, they truly are, and dont go calling me a graphics whore, I'm perfectly fine with Games looking like they are from the N64 era, But my point is that consoles wouldn't get away with it, the odd title or so can look 8 bit 16-bit 64-Bit, what ever, but consoles can't do that!

When you're selling a console you have to sell it to the broadest audience, you need a 8 year old to be able to tell his mum the the PS4 is better then the PS3 and whats the easiest way to do that? Graphics!
A next generation console can't just make a console have better graphics, but thats what people who aren't so into gaming or research think!

Why's the PS4 better then the PS3 you may ask me, I'll reply with, Better draw distance, more expancive draw distances, less loading, better lighting effect, better controller (hopefully), bigger worlds, and better graphics plus more!
But the average consume would be, 'The graphics are a bit better, and now that guys shirt blows in the wind, oh and it has this game' and if it doesn't have the graphical improvements "how come I can't get this on the PS3, Sony is such a money grabber" even though its's not sonys choice if its a third party title!

This is why graphics are important, if you want good press from the average person, you up graphics, if you want the average person to hate you don't up the graphics, they don't have a clue what the RAM or CPU doe's!
If the PS3 had the same graphics as a PS2 but was much more expensive due to the RAM and CPU being much better, people wouldn't bite, its because of graphics that people ditched PS2 for the PS3, well with games!