That is blasphemy, heretic talk, sir!Maybe that's an anecdotal sign how weak Sega's position had always been.
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Mmmhhmm. In all seriousness was always in a strong position, they just kept fucking up and have huge ego problems. The numbers do not lie. There is a reason why they are a household name. They, along with Capcom and later SNK, were the kings of the arcade, and bringing the arcade home. Even after all these years there is a reason many people still know who Sega are, whether it be US/North America (CAN and Mexico included), UK/EU, and Japan of course. Various parts of South America too. I can't speak for the Netherlands, but I guess Sega's presence was not as strong in that region compared to the rest.
It's true, the Master System was more popular in Brazil than the US or even native Japan.I have the impression that Sega was kind of big here in Brazil in the early 90s, but my best "Sega memories" involve Nintendo. It was too expensive here, so the Master System was the only console I owned until someone gave me a PS3 they weren't using anymore, I even had the Sega Light Phaser gun.
I take it you never tried SF III, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Code Veronica, Power Stone 1 & 2, House of the Dead 2, Dynamite Cop, Space Channel 5, Jet Set Radio, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantasy Star Online or even any of the Sonic Adventure games? If you didn't, you missed out on a lot, though I don't blame you for hating Code Veronica.I 'member being talked into getting a dreamcast by an only friend at one place just cause it was supposed to have tinterwebs and wouldn't mean having to meet to do multiplayer stuff. Got it 2nd hand somehow but wasn't aware more stuff was needed to get it online and were too poor and scared of parents to solve that, so just was stuck with it on its own for years. You could get chu-chu rocket for free by phoning their hotline at one point too. Oh and shenmue. Oh dear, shenmue.