Favorite Console War?

[Leynos]

SanAndreasX said:

JackHandy said:

My point is that when Sega was going directly at Nintendo, they pulled ahead and took a sizeable lead in the US. It was only after Sega of Japan decided to transition to the Saturn and devote all their resources toward it that the SNES pulled ahead. Remember, the Saturn launched in 1994. Sega had left the 16-bit war. So while yes, Nintendo ultimately pulled ahead, it was essentially in garbage-time, so I don't recognize it as much of an accomplishment.

Sega didn't really have enough gas. Sega was a sprinter, Nintendo was a distance runner. Plus, 1994-1995 on SNES were absolutely loaded with world-class titles, and even 1996 had a couple of great titles, particularly SMRPG. Donkey Kong Country alone sold 8 million copies. Sonic 2, the best-selling Genesis game of all time, sold 6 million. Nintendo was also absolutely crushing it in Japan, which contributed to the system's longevity in the US. Nintendo's biggest competition in Japan was the PC-Engine, not the Mega Drive.

Nintendo absolutely earned its victory in both North America and Japan. Even when the Genesis still had momentum, the SNES was still producting bangers like SMW, A Link to the Past, and Secret of Mana.

And SEGA tried chasing Nintendo with Crusader of Centy as their answer to Zelda LTTP. Vectorman to DKC. Virtua Racing to challenge StarFox FX chip. VR was good and Centy is great but Vectorman sucked lol.  Genesis vs SNES always reminds me of WCW Nitro vs WWF RAW. WCW sprinted ahead but did themselves in soon after. They imploded on their own success. The other ran a marathon. It was short and one ended in a car crash but it was a fun wild ride.