Whatever gave me the best bang for my buck. Of course if the question means no Nintendo ever as in not even the NES, I don't know if I would've gotten in to games. The gaming market would've been very different. I think somebody would've jumped in eventually after the '83 Atari crash but who knows when and how successful they would've been. And without any major competition for a while, there would've been no incentive to raise the bar and make better games along with increased graphic capabilities.
If the gaming market did start back up without Nintendo, it would've been at least 10 years behind where they are now. Also, many of the unique ideas we've grown accustomed to are ideas from Nintendo. The gaming industry would've progressed slowly and may not have caught my attention as kid or teenager becuase of it. I only game now as a 30 year old because I grew up with it and it's in my blood.
I'll come up with something better eventually...
