>In an age where globalization permeates everything, Tectoy’s success—not just as a toy company, but as a local filter for that globalization—is actually kind o

>In an age where globalization permeates everything, Tectoy’s success—not just as a toy company, but as a local filter for that globalization—is actually kind of refreshing. Sega chose wisely all those years ago. Kind of weird reading this. First because Nintendo also had a local partner during NES age with a company called Gradiente and launched a local version of NES called Phantom System. I owned one, and there was the traditional rivalry Sega vs Nintendo in the form of Master System vs Phantom System, with no clear winner as the article seems to assum. The other weird part is that it look like a success Tec Toy still be selling Master System consoles and games for low income customers. But Tec Toy is a broke company, it filed for bankruptcy, and the shadow of a company that still exists today survives more from videoke machines and some local mobile gaming than from Master System current sales. So my impression is that the article is more biased to corroborate its title than reality. Edit: just learned that Gradiente's Phantom System was a clone of NES, not a Nintendo's local partner. So I retract that particular criticism. SEGA handled brazilian market better than Nintendo, but still Master System was not a clear winner versus Phantom System. Edit2: Phanton System console for the curious: http://s382.photobucket.com/user/Sr-Ferraz/media/NES%20Systems/GradientePhantomSystem2.jpg.html http://s382.photobucket.com/user/Sr-Ferraz/media/NES%20Syste...