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Posted by SignOfZeta on May 27, 2020 at 12:57:37 EST in reply to elsewhere we've been discussing whether the NGPC could've lived on, and what that would've looked like. Of course the ultimate answer when you look back is the thing never had a chance, but it's still interesting to think about I guess!? from exodus.

I think the idea that a console has to “win” is stupid. Things that don’t make #1 aren’t failures. You don’t go out of business because you were only #3. There is no demon that comes out at night and takes all the low volume publishers to hell. In fact, after #1 auto OEM General Motors went bankrupt they specially said they don’t care about sales rank anymore. It’s expensive! You have to basically give cars away to rental agencies and cops etc to stay #1. After FCA and Peugeot merge GM will be #5 but in way better shape. The good companies like Honda and VW flirt with #1 but usually stay around #4. SNK was never #1 as a NES publisher, as an arcade vendor, as an OEM, etc. “Could they beat Nintendo...” why the fuck does anyone even care? Now obviously the NGP itself could have made a bit more money if the asses at Playmore hadn’t taken it off the market completely at its peak and it would have been very interesting to at least see it outlive the Swan. If it lived long enough the only Neo Geo Pocket 2 that anyone would have ever needed would just be an actual portable Neo which they could run though...what looks like forever at this point.
 
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