Nintendo responsible for the "Biggest Coup in Gaming history"

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Arcturus said:

Viper1 said:
Who started the Nintendo is kiddie stigma? Sega. Followed by 3DO and then Sony.

Sega, 3DO and Sony directly targeted Nintendo in attack TV advertisements that asserted Nintendo as kiddie. That's a stigma you can't shake when your demographic is everyone.

Sega railed on the SNES no blood Mortal Kombat. 3DO showed a SNES being tossed into a toy chest. Sony had Crash Bandicoot calling Mario "Plumber Boy" via a loudspeaker in front of the NOA headquarters.

I've seen the old Sega TV ads that asserted this, but I don't recall seeing ads from the other companies that did.

 

 

Here's the 3DO one:

Edit: And here's the Bandicoot Commercial: