“It’s still standing and looks nearly identical”.
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an iconic piece of gaming history that set its parent company up for global success at a time when the situation in North America’s future was anything but assured.
The 1983 video game crash had dented retail and consumer confidence in console gaming, and Nintendo took a big risk trying to resurrect that sector of the market. While its Famicom system had become phenomenally successful in Japan, there was no guarantee it could do the same on the other side of the Pacific.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“It’s still standing and looks nearly identical”.
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an iconic piece of gaming history that set its parent company up for global success at a time when the situation in North America’s future was anything but assured.
The 1983 video game crash had dented retail and consumer confidence in console gaming, and Nintendo took a big risk trying to resurrect that sector of the market. While its Famicom system had become phenomenally successful in Japan, there was no guarantee it could do the same on the other side of the Pacific.
Read the full article on timeextension.com