It is undeniable that the dreamcast was a solid machine that had good games and a sleek look, but was ultimately overshadowed by the goliath that is the PS2.

What do you guys think, how could the Dreamcast kept surviving? Should SEGA thought reeling back the Saturn?

It certainly was praised, but didn't get the chance it needed, personally I considered it to be a part of the prior gen (N64, PS1)

Let me know your thoughts!

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[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Genesis was a surprise smash hit…then Sega just spewed out consoles; 32x, Sega CD, mega drive, Saturn… Probably more. In that same time span Nintendo released…N64.

Nintendo had the SNES, N64, N64 DD, GameBoy Pocket, Colour, Advance, etc.

Build a winner, milk it. Release another winner right as the previous one is winding down. Nintendo has mastered that formula.

Every other generation; they've not been consistent in their success. The N64 did quite well, the GameCube was okay, the Wii did great, the Wii U did not, the Switch has done very well, I reckon the next won't.

[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I didn't count handhelds. Seems like a different-ish market. Interestingly, I thought the game gear was way better than original game boy... Except it absolutely ate batteries.

I've never heard of the N64 DD. The 90's had so many weird consoles.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

The Virtual Boy too, I forgot about that.

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The game cube ended up being a bit of a curse for nintendo though, or at least they seem to view it as such.

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They kinda screwed up the timing with it. Launched when everyone and their mother already had a PS2 and got left in the dust. Was also difficult to get one due to limited supply. People tended to buy one console and stick with it for 5+ years, so the only people standing in line were fans or people with money to burn.

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Its a shame too because it ended up with some really amazing titles (got one as a hand-me-down from an older sibling) that nintendo now keeps trying to kill.

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Yep. It’s such a nice piece of hardware. And the games hold up to this day. Glad it’s appreciated now.