The original NES came with a robot to avoid the association with gaming consoles, Nintendo wanted it to be perceived as an entertainment system for kids that just happened to play games, something necessary after the 80s bubble wrecked the industry and its public image. But that was a Murrikah issue, the rest of the world got the Famicom and its countless knockoffs.
#retrogaming #nintendo #nes
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