DarthMetalliCube on 07 July 2020
They certainly reinvigorated it. Hard to say if they singlehandedly "saved" it, as in - gaming would have died or virtually be dead without it. I probably wouldn't go that far.
I do think without the NES gaming would have EVENTUALLY recovered. Though not nearly as quickly, and not nearly in the same manner. It probably would have carried on as a more stagnant and less inspiring medium, maybe even leading up to today. It would certainly take on a very different look, especially in the US.
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