Mandalore76 on 04 May 2018
| pokoko said: Well, most of the usual soldiers have answered the call to battle. I expect this skirmish to last several pages. On topic, it will never not floor me how Nintendo surrendered a near monopoly over the industry. Has there ever been a documentary about that? Though I suppose it could be argued that Playstation helped expand the industry, so perhaps Nintendo's loss isn't as great as it looks in black and white. I like that the Wii and PS2 were both beasts but in different ways. |
This is a near monopoly?
| 13 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | 22.88 | 8.15 | 17.17 | 0.90 | 49.10 |
| 16 | Sega Genesis (GEN) | 16.98 | 8.39 | 3.58 | 0.59 | 29.54 |
mo·nop·o·ly
the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
Not to mention the fact that:
Here is a list of sales figures compiled so far, including sources:
- Genesis (North America) - 20 million
- Mega Drive (Japan) - 4.3 million
- Mega Drive (Europe) - 6.9 million
- Mega Drive (Brazil) - 2 million+
- Genesis 3 (North America) - 2 million
- Nomad (North America) - 1 million
- Mega Drive (Other Regions) - 3.5 million
This brings the total sold worldwide to around 39.7 million. The most widely-quoted figure of 29 million total units sold must therefore be inaccurate
http://segatastic.blogspot.com/2009/12/mega-drive-sales-figures-update.html
