That era of gaming so many people fail to see why marketing was super important because the games all were pretty good. It's important to remember that before t

That era of gaming so many people fail to see why marketing was super important because the games all were pretty good. It's important to remember that before the cd/dvd era console manufacturers made money off the cartridge sales, so the commission was high. When sony was using CD's they took way less I think 15-20% vs 50 or something compared to nintendo. And even still nintendo/sega couldn't make the medium as fast as sony. Sony could mint cds for a fraction of the cost of making cartridges. As well if Namco wanted to order 1,000,000 cds for a special launch date, sony could. Nintendo/Sega couldn't.