That's according to late Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, anyway.
Prior to the release of the PlayStation, it's fair to say that Nintendo was the biggest player in the global video game industry. It had already conquered much of the world with its NES, and the SNES – despite stiff competition from Sega – had established itself as one of the most popular consoles of the period (which is why the Switch
However, they say pride comes before a fall, and Nintendo's apparent arrogance led to newcomer Sony sweeping in and stealing away its audience. Nintendo's decision to stick with expensive cartridges at a time when the industry was moving towards cheaper (and roomier) CDs cost it the support of third-parties like Square, which famously took the Final Fantasy series to the PlayStation, starting with the acclaimed
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Prior to the release of the PlayStation, it's fair to say that Nintendo was the biggest player in the global video game industry. It had already conquered much of the world with its NES, and the SNES – despite stiff competition from Sega – had established itself as one of the most popular consoles of the period (which is why the Switch
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is such huge news).However, they say pride comes before a fall, and Nintendo's apparent arrogance led to newcomer Sony sweeping in and stealing away its audience. Nintendo's decision to stick with expensive cartridges at a time when the industry was moving towards cheaper (and roomier) CDs cost it the support of third-parties like Square, which famously took the Final Fantasy series to the PlayStation, starting with the acclaimed
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