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Stores weren't stocking video game consoles in Japan either. I really don't think people would equate all video game consoles as being the same. Technology was
by charcircuit 1y ago
Stores weren't stocking video game consoles in Japan either. I really don't think people would equate all video game consoles as being the same. Technology was moving fast at this time, and when a kid gets a taste of a game like Super Mario Bros, they will want the console since there is software they want to play with. There was practically a guarantee of market demand, and the software demoed well with American kids. I don't believe the perception was that much of an actual roadblock to shipping the famicom. I feel like if you were to ask kids if they wanted a NES because it looked like a VCR they would look at you funny. They would want it for the games.
- 3836293648 1y agoBut the redesign was targeted at stores, not end consumers
- charcircuit 1y agoDo you really thinks stores would not be smart enough to realize that it was a game console? I don't think it would trick stores.
- toast0 1y ago> I really don't think people would equate all video game consoles as being the same. I mean, they kind of do. Before the NES rose to dominance, people who didn't care that much called everything an Atari. During and after the NES, people called everything a Nintendo. Now, people are likely to call everything a PlayStation. If you're a toy store and you've just been clearancing all the systems for whatever they went for and have a barrel of games for $1 at the checkout that isn't selling and a couple more barrels in the back, you might be more interested in something that looks different than the others.