Can not confirm the facts quoted in the story.
By the way, most articles I read about Brazil extrapolate one or two pieces of information into a very biased view.
(Brazilian here)
Brazil Is An Alternate Video Game Universe Where Sega Beat Nintendo
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#22I think you'll also find that Pepsi won the Cola War in Brazil. Must be an interesting place, where so many counterfactuals came true.
I've been to Brazil many times and I've never even seen a Pepsi bottle, whereas Coca-Cola seems to be part of the culture there even moreso than in the States.
Re: Brazil Is An Alternate Video Game Universe Where Sega Beat Nintendo
#23I'm pretty sure the Sega Genesis also beat the SNES by a large margin here in Argentina too. At least i grew up with a Genesis and knew a lot of people who had one, while i only knew of one person who owned a SNES[1]. One of the possible reasons for this is that there were cheap pirated Genesis games available[2], which, i think , SNES games were much more expensive, probably not pirated. [1]: The graphics and fluidi…
> the pirated cartridges didn't have a persistent writable memory Wait so you had to beat every game in a single sitting?
Surprisingly few Genesis games had any kind of save game feature - off the top of my head, there was Sonic 3, RPGs (which were few and far between), and...that's about it?
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#24So if they are still selling 150k units monthly and TechToy isn't making them anymore- where is this stock coming from?
After re-reading this paragraph:
"But with Sega having not built a new console in more than 15 years, Tectoy has shifted its strategy a bit. Instead of simply making video games, it now makes DVD players, Android tablets, and even baby monitors. They may not have Microsoft or Nintendo in their corner, but their licensing game is strong—with both Mickey Mouse and Spongebob Squarepants giving their DVD players a little extra snazz."
I guess its not explicitly saying that they dont make them, but I got that impression on first read.
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#25I'm still waiting for TurboGrafx-16 to take off somewhere so that I can buy new games for it.
Check out this homebrew team. They even make their own version of a HUCard. http://www.aetherbyte.com/aetherbyte-software.html
Finally got to see the internals of a HUCard http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=14103.0
Brilliant form factor.
Re: Brazil Is An Alternate Video Game Universe Where Sega Beat Nintendo
#26The reason is that Sega had a local partner (Tec Toy) that understood the market and manufactured the consoles in Brazil.
SNES, on the other hand, where all imported, and importing anything into Brazil has always been hard (bureaucratic and expensive). When it first launched, your only chance of getting one was having a parent bring one from abroad.
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#27I think you'll also find that Pepsi won the Cola War in Brazil. Must be an interesting place, where so many counterfactuals came true.
I have the impression that Pepsi is much more popular in US than in Brazil.
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#28I'm brazillian! There was some Nintendo market over here. Another brazillian company named CCE built the NES and sold here. It was my first video game (I was about 9). I've had both Sega/TecToy MasterSystem III and Mega Drive (the Genesis). Super Nintendos were popular as well at the time, but as the article suggests most of cartridges were pirated ones. Playstation 1 was another crazy thing in Brazil. I have never s…
> For R$10,00 (roughly $20,00 USD by the time)
I believe you meant roughly R$5,00. By 1998, the exchange rate was R$2,00 for each dollar.
Re: Brazil Is An Alternate Video Game Universe Where Sega Beat Nintendo
#29I think you'll also find that Pepsi won the Cola War in Brazil. Must be an interesting place, where so many counterfactuals came true.
I've been to Brazil many times and I've never even seen a Pepsi bottle, whereas Coca-Cola seems to be part of the culture there even moreso than in the States.
It varies drastically depending on the state. In São Paulo it is pretty common to see PepsiCo's presence in both sodas and snacks (Elma Chips), but people often prefer Coca Cola.
Mountain Dew isn't here, but Pepsi Twist (some hybrid in between Pepsi and Montain Dew) is sold regularly.
Also, it is fun to notice that I've had both Pepsi and Coca Cola with very different flavors depending on the state.
AmBev is also pretty popular with Guaraná Antarctica. Coca cola tried to introduce its own Guarana soda two times (Taí and Kuat) and mostly failed.
Re: Brazil Is An Alternate Video Game Universe Where Sega Beat Nintendo
#30I'm brazillian! There was some Nintendo market over here. Another brazillian company named CCE built the NES and sold here. It was my first video game (I was about 9). I've had both Sega/TecToy MasterSystem III and Mega Drive (the Genesis). Super Nintendos were popular as well at the time, but as the article suggests most of cartridges were pirated ones. Playstation 1 was another crazy thing in Brazil. I have never s…
> For R$10,00 (roughly $20,00 USD by the time) I believe you meant roughly R$5,00. By 1998, the exchange rate was R$2,00 for each dollar.
Yep, you're absolutely right.