| Onyxmeth said: I think Sega would have replaced Nintendo, but gaming would be different for sure. Sonic may have never been created. |
No. Master System and Atari 7600 were marketed in USA because of the resurrection of console gaming by hand of Nes.
Master System and Atari 7600 were never really the rivals of Nes. Nes' competitors at that time were 16 bit home computer like Amiga and Atari ST and people ( retailers, investors, consumers ) indifference towards Console gaming caused by crash '83/'84.
Probably gaming without Nintendo may be more focus towards home computers ( don't forget that even in Japan, home computer gaming was quite spread at the time of Famicom release thanks to MSX).
“In the entertainment business, there are only heaven and hell, and nothing in between and as soon as our customers bore of our products, we will crash.” Hiroshi Yamauchi
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