Conina said:
http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/nes/euro.html What I get from this article is that the NES struggled in all Europe as long as Mattel and local distributors were responsible for marketing + distribution. The situation got better in 1990 when "Nintendo of Europe" was found in Germany (Großostheim) just in time for the launch of the Gameboy and they also took over marketing + distribution of the NES in mid-European countries. "Mattel still held on to Italy until 1991, meaning that the NES had almost zero penetration in that country." - In hindsight not the best decision of Nintendo to not take control of the NES distribution sooner in Europe. |
The NES was available in some parts of Europe almost at the same time it was available in the US. It first debuted in 1986, with local distributors releasing it in Scandinavia and Germany.
Well I guess its only in Scandinavia where its considered a very iconic console then. Hmmm...I always thought it was more loved outside of here.
