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Genesis was a surprise smash hit…then Sega just spewed out consoles; 32x, Sega CD, mega drive, Saturn… Probably more. In that same time span Nintendo released…N64.

Nintendo had the SNES, N64, N64 DD, GameBoy Pocket, Colour, Advance, etc.

Build a winner, milk it. Release another winner right as the previous one is winding down. Nintendo has mastered that formula.

Every other generation; they’ve not been consistent in their success. The N64 did quite well, the GameCube was okay, the Wii did great, the Wii U did not, the Switch has done very well, I reckon the next won’t.

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AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I didn’t count handhelds. Seems like a different-ish market. Interestingly, I thought the game gear was way better than original game boy… Except it absolutely ate batteries.

I’ve never heard of the N64 DD. The 90’s had so many weird consoles.

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- ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The Virtual Boy too, I forgot about that.
  
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CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The game cube ended up being a bit of a curse for nintendo though, or at least they seem to view it as such.

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- sleepmode@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  They kinda screwed up the timing with it. Launched when everyone and their mother already had a PS2 and got left in the dust. Was also difficult to get one due to limited supply. People tended to buy one console and stick with it for 5+ years, so the only people standing in line were fans or people with money to burn.
  
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  - CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Its a shame too because it ended up with some really amazing titles (got one as a hand-me-down from an older sibling) that nintendo now keeps trying to kill.
    
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    sleepmode@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yep. It’s such a nice piece of hardware. And the games hold up to this day. Glad it’s appreciated now.
    
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