The GameCube launched in Japan on September 14th and in North America on November 18th (Europe didn't get it until the following year).Įven more significant was the emergence of Microsoft as a console manufacturer. Nintendo was finally ready to bring out its follow up to the N64, which had been floundering behind the PlayStation for several years by this point. However, that would change drastically by the end of the year.
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With Sega and the Dreamcast out of the picture, the PS2 was the only sixth generation console on the market for a time. At its peak Sega was on equal ground with Nintendo when that company was at the top of the industry something no other firm had been able to do until Sony with the PlayStation. This would bring an end to Sega's 18 years in the console business, beginning in 1983 with the SG-1000 and now coming to an end with the Dreamcast. On January 31st Sega announced that it would be discontinuing the Dreamcast on March 31 st and in the process would withdraw from the console manufacturing business for good. Nintendo was the undisputed king in the handheld market, but Sony now held sway over the rest of the playing field.Ģ001 began with some sad news.
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In the middle of all that, Nintendo was scrambling to hold on to as much of the market as it could with the N64.
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After two consecutive console generations without a successful console under its belt, Sega was losing both money and patience. Sega's Dreamcast was on its last legs, being overwhelmed by the popularity of Sony's PlayStation. By Taneli Palola, posted on 22 April 2016 / 10,754 Views