Sega VS Nintendo 90s
Sega and Nintendo had the most powerful and direct console war of all time, ranging from 1989 to 1996. Sega's SG-1000 and Nintendo's NES game out in Japan in 1983, their first console. But it was during the 3rd generation of gaming consoles when Sega and Nintendo would have at it. Nintendo would release their Nintendo Entertainment System, NES, and Sega would release their Sega Master System. The Master System was superior to the NES in every way, but it couldn't overturn Nintendo's market advantage in North America and Japan. But Sega's Master System would be most dominate everywhere else, and even enjoyed over a decade of life in Brazil.
Sega's Master System would only sell 13 million units, being the 2nd best sold Sega console. Nintendo's NES would far outsell it selling a massive 61 million units. So obviously Sega got totally destroyed by the NES in total sales. Sega did have the best console by far, but that doesn't necessarily mean a victory if the others have the best library and own total territories. Sega would need to come up with something good to take the obvious advantage Nintendo held in America, where they had over 80% of the gaming market share, not leaving much else for the others. It was then that Sega decided to ditch the dying Master System in favor of something that would really pack a punch, the Sega Mega Drive, or Genesis in North America.














