Retrotalk : Arcade Games : If Nintendo Never Existed, Then What ?

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Retrotank Member Since: April 2009 Contributions: 22 Gold Stars: 1 View User Posts	If Nintendo Never Existed, Then What ? Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:21 pm Central Time What if nintendo nes system never existed during the early 80s, would there still have been sony playsyation 3, xbox 360 etc... ? _________________ www.RetroTank.com
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Kapatsos Member Since: January 2008 Contributions: 1236 Gold Stars: 977 View User Posts	Re: If Nintendo Never Existed, Then What ? Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:59 pm Central Time Retrotank wrote: What if nintendo nes system never existed during the early 80s, would there still have been sony playsyation 3, xbox 360 etc... ? view even better..if there was no Atari in the late 70's ,early 80's..would there have been a Nintendo?... food for thought.
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major_havoc Member Since: October 2007 Contributions: 688 Gold Stars: 56 View User Posts	Re: If Nintendo Never Existed, Then What ? Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:36 pm Central Time But what f there had been no Computer Space or Pong? Frightening thoughts indeed......
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mwsmedia Member Since: September 2009 Contributions: 214 Gold Stars: 4 View User Posts	Re: If Nintendo Never Existed, Then What ? Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:58 pm Central Time Let's seriously extrapolate from that, then... well, kinda seriously, at least. Take the idea of Nintendo / Atari / Pong never existing and stretch it forward. Would personal computers have ever taken off? Would Gates and Wozniak have been inspired to create computers for the home if there were not already highly specialized computers hooked up to so many television sets? Would a world where Atari never happened also be a world with no personal computer? Think about it... keep going... _________________ Matthew Wayne Selznick Chief Evangelist http://www.retroland.com
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major_havoc Member Since: October 2007 Contributions: 688 Gold Stars: 56 View User Posts	Re: If Nintendo Never Existed, Then What ? Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:37 pm Central Time Supposing that gaming through computer technology had never come to pass I think that personal computers would still have made their way to the market though with stripped down capabilities. Monochrome monitors would likely have been popular for a longer period of time. Graphics would probably have been slower to develop as business and word processing software are generally not graphics intensive. Without the entertainment aspect of computers, audio hard and software would have been another slow starter. Looking at the bigger picture, motion picture technology would have been effected as well. The Hollywood wizardry we are seeing today would probably never have reached the heights it has without (comparatively) inexpensive computing capability and imaginative programers. Well, I've extrapolated....any other takers?
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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7508 Gold Stars: 153 View User Posts	Re: If Nintendo Never Existed, Then What ? Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:29 pm Central Time Video games would've died entirely in 1983, considering that the NES saved their !@# _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite.
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Sith Penguin Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2048 Gold Stars: 224 View User Posts	Re: If Nintendo Never Existed, Then What ? Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:40 pm Central Time Retromaniac wrote: Video games would've died entirely in 1983, considering that the NES saved their !@# view well, yes and no. the industry did suffer a blow from the crash, but i think the general consensus among gamers from back then is that it didn't really affect them, with the exception of being a slim year for good games. i'm sure if nintendo didn't step up, another company would have. _________________ can't talk now, the ninjas are watching me think. The new Halloween Special is up...enjoy! http://the-rl-story.bravehost.com/index.html
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