Where would we be now if the NES didn't come when it did?

[sguy78]

novasonic said:
if there was no nintendo we'd all be playing atari's latest console. the atari 98272666389020028993. it would be sold as a 256bit system. the processor would actually be 64bit and run at 23mhz.

Funny. Honestly, hadn't Atari worn out it's welcome by the time the NES came to market?