The Failure Of The GameCube Really Is Where It All Went Wrong

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GhaudePhaede010 said:

sethnintendo said:

Sony was trying to claim the IPs that came out on the SNES CD.  Nintendo had to back away after they apparently realized what would happen.

I understand why it happened. But Nintendo could have tied it up in litigation which kept Sony from releasing a console at all (SNES CD or Playstation). Instead, they broke the contract and it crushed them.

Or they could have just put a CD-ROM into the N64, left the cartridge slot too, and re-upped their existing partnership with Squaresoft. 

That pretty much would've been curtains for Sony. 

But even after that, I think they had an oppurtunity with the GameCube to at least secure a no.2 spot and a solid one at that.