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[Geen]

Also I thought nothing saved the industry and it was just that the industry recovered on its own.

Nintendo might not have single-handedly saved the video games industry, but they probably came close. The NES was pretty much the only console on the market after the crash. The previous console makers had either dropped out of the business or released consoles that barely had any market share. Out of the 40+ console makers (probably exagerating a bit, but it was a stupidly high number) Atari is the only company I can think off the top of my head that make consoles after the crash. The near monopoly of the NES also allowed Nintendo to set incredibly strict regulations with their third-party developers (which would bite them in the ass when the N64 came along and everyone jumped ship to the PS1).

Mostly because Nintendo, unlike everyone else, actually put some goddamn quality control in when it came to releasing games.

[misko27]

Also I thought nothing saved the industry and it was just that the industry recovered on its own.

Nintendo might not have single-handedly saved the video games industry, but they probably came close. The NES was pretty much the only console on the market after the crash. The previous console makers had either dropped out of the business or released consoles that barely had any market share. Out of the 40+ console makers (probably exagerating a bit, but it was a stupidly high number) Atari is the only company I can think off the top of my head that make consoles after the crash. The near monopoly of the NES also allowed Nintendo to set incredibly strict regulations with their third-party developers (which would bite them in the ass when the N64 came along and everyone jumped ship to the PS1).

Mostly because Nintendo, unlike everyone else, actually put some goddamn quality control in when it came to releasing games.

This. Up until they and their "Nintendo Seal of Approval" came along, thousands of shitty everything flooded the market. Just so much. So much buggy, barely working things, this that and the other, it was madness.

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[Aklyon]

Also I thought nothing saved the industry and it was just that the industry recovered on its own.

Nintendo might not have single-handedly saved the video games industry, but they probably came close. The NES was pretty much the only console on the market after the crash. The previous console makers had either dropped out of the business or released consoles that barely had any market share. Out of the 40+ console makers (probably exagerating a bit, but it was a stupidly high number) Atari is the only company I can think off the top of my head that make consoles after the crash. The near monopoly of the NES also allowed Nintendo to set incredibly strict regulations with their third-party developers (which would bite them in the ass when the N64 came along and everyone jumped ship to the PS1).

Mostly because Nintendo, unlike everyone else, actually put some goddamn quality control in when it came to releasing games.

This. Up until they and their "Nintendo Seal of Approval" came along, thousands of shitty everything flooded the market. Just so much. So much buggy, barely working things, this that and the other, it was madness.

So it was like the mobile app market now but without any of the testing required to get in an app store?