happydolphin on 01 March 2012
| RolStoppable said: Red ocean requires at least one direct competitor. The NES had none when it launched. |
Due in part to well-placed advertising, the Nintendo Famicom was a quick success. 500,000 consoles were sold in its first two months of release, far more than any competitors could claim. "Competitors" is a strong word, though, when one considers that inferior machines like the Atari 2800 (Japanese version of Atari 2600) sold at considerably higher prices than the Famicom. 1983 would also see the release of Sega's SG-1000, but it couldn't touch Nintendo's console.
http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/july03/famicom/index3.shtml
