A World Without Nintendo ...

[fatslob-:O]

Airaku said:

It would suck and probably not be the same. And no. We would NOT have Sony because they joined the industry in partnership with Nintendo. The PlayStation was a joint project and an add-on for the Super Nintendo. Which Nintendo abandoned because it was not "good nor powerful enough" to fit their visions. They dropped it and Sony finished it. Huge mistake on Nintendo's part. Could you imagine a world where Nintendo and Sony were still together today? Crazy!

As for Microsoft. The MSX may have done a bit better and been successful... maybe not but PC gaming would have still evolved. Sega would probably still try, but may have backed out. Then again would Sega have made the Master System if it wasn't for the NES?

Sony used to be a third party before entering 5th gen so it's not as if they were total strangers in the game industry and who's to say Sega wouldn't have partnered with Sony in the similar situation Nintendo did or even Sony pushing out a new platform of their own volition ?

And yes Sega would've still made the Master System considering their prior platform was the SG-1000 ...