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NES didn't get traction in the UK? That's surprising I would have though with its dominance in North America that would have swept up the UK as well. Maybe no

NES didn't get traction in the UK? That's surprising I would have though with its dominance in North America that would have swept up the UK as well. Maybe not a targeted market?

fidotron 3y ago
The UK basically skipped 8 bit consoles in favour of home computers. The mass market shifts were something like Spectrum -> Amiga (500)/Megadrive (the Genesis in NA) -> SNES -> Playstation.
- timc3 3y ago
  Well I remember going around to friends houses and them having 8 bit consoles.
- darrenf 3y ago
  I'm not convinced we skipped 8-bit consoles! Quite apart from having a bunch of friends at the time who had an NES or Master System, if this magazine can be trusted then Sega sold 150,000 Master Systems in the UK in 1990 alone (after the Mega Drive came out): https://retrocdn.net/images/b/be/SegaPower_UK_18.pdf https://retrocdn.net/images/b/be/SegaPower_UK_18.pdf - page 6
- benj111 3y ago
  >Amiga (500)/Megadrive I suspect this is probably based on your specific age (mid 40s?) I'm a bit younger an knew plenty with a master system, less with a nes. None with an Amiga?!?