A World Without Nintendo ...

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spemanig said:

We just wouldn't have home consoles. PC would be dominant. All of the consoles people are bringing up are only relevant because of Nintendo.

Sega only rose to relevancy because of it's intentional contrast strategy to the SNES.
Sony only considered joining the console market because Nintendo was proving it was widely profitable and untapped.
And I can't remember MS, but I'm pretty sure it came about because of Sony's success with the PS.

Without Nintendo, none of this would have happened. Sega would have remained irrelevant. Sonic wouldn't have existed. The idea of a gaming mascot wouldn't have existed at all. Sony would then not have made a partnership with anyone because no one would have upstarted the console market like Nintendo did, meaning they'd have no reason to be betrayed and joined the industry out of spite, and then Microsoft definitely would not have made a console because there would be no proof that it would have been profitable.

PC would be dominant, and all of the iconic games of your childhood would come from their, not unlike China or countries like that.

PC gaming would have died without consoles being around. The market just isn't there other than for niche genres.