hard-core gamers might barrack at the notion of a 16 - bit gaming system of rules , but they understandably have n’t been to Brazil , where organization like the original Sega Genesis are still among the most dominant forms of gambling . The demand for retro console is so in high spirits , a company calledTectoy has announcedit will begin manufacturing the Sega Genesis ( known better as the Sega Mega Drive outside the US ) in Brazil .
The Sega Mega Drive ( and its predecessor Sega Master System ) reportedly sell about150,000 units per yearin Brazil to this day . That routine is comparable to the amount of PlayStation 4 consoles sold in the country every year . It ’s an astounding figure when you regard the console table is more than 25 years old and drastically underpowered compared to newer systems .
As Atlas Obscurareported , Brazil has a unique appetite for old school Sega consoles and games . Part of the fixation has do with Sega ’s rife market place plowshare back in the former 90 . The other part of it is that the systems have miraculously been put up for ten . From AO :
Even past the console table ’s heyday , nostalgia fueled game sale . Gamer memory of the Master System in Brazil rival those of the NES in the U.S. , and because Sega eventually gravel out of the market for building new consoles , Tectoy was essentially left to market the Master System and Mega Drive ( which you might know as the Genesis ) by its lonesome . Rather than giving up on the system , the troupe adapted its approach , coming out with continually update versions of the machine andeven producing Modern gameslong after the organisation had melt from view everywhere else .
The fresh Mega Drive consoles being grow by Tectoy will be officially licensed by Sega and will be compatible with original game magazine . The console will also come with 22 games installed on an interior memory card and ship with one 3 - button control . It ’ll cost approximately $ 138 .
The only apprehensible downside to the new console is that they ’ll be compatible with former Ab cables only . That mean the console wo n’t have HDMI stimulant or output , just like the original models . This would be a Brobdingnagian charge for most Americans , who have mostly take up HDTVs , but many Brazilians still own analog TVs , so it likely wo n’t impact sales .
The rebirth of blue - monetary value and high-pitched - quality retro game is a course we ’re even seeing the US . As you ’ve probably learn , Nintendo of late launch theNES Classic Editionto much excitement a few week ago , and it will likely carry on doing well through the vacation season . unluckily for American gamers , there are no public plan to release a mini interpretation of the Sega Genesis anytime soon .
[ TectoyviaSlashgear ]
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