Do you think that NEC (as Atari attempted in the mid-90's) would ever attempt to venture into the video game market again, having learned from their past mistakes? Nintendo is the one to beat now, and I don't think Johnny Turbo will ever defeat Mario, but it would sure be interesting to see them try. I'd like more choices other than the PC, Wii, PS3, and XBox360 we've come to know. How about the TurboGrafx-2008?
The only TurboGrafX resurgence you'll ever see is through the Wii. Hudson has said in no uncertain terms that they're out to get the entire TG-16 back catalog on the Wii's Virtual Console.
There's no room in the console market for anyone else.
Hudson is far too small to support an entire home console again. They'd never garner enough third party support and they don't have enough first party either. They've taken their place along SEGA and Atari as former-hardware companies gone software-only.
The only TurboGrafX resurgence you'll ever see is through the Wii. Hudson has said in no uncertain terms that they're out to get the entire TG-16 back catalog on the Wii's Virtual Console.
There's no room in the console market for anyone else.
DarkCatalyst
Hopefully they won't limit themselves to just the VC. I'd like to see a nice shooter compilation on the PS2 or something.
I always wanted a TurboGrafix 16 when I wasa kid, but I can't say that I feel a need for another console right now. At the current prices, I've got all of the consoles that I can afford.
What if like Samsung came out with a game console like the Samsung eXperience!
Thornscar
Samsung has a deal with MS. Its a Samsung Harddisk in the Xbox360 and other parts. So i don´t think that Samsung i coming with a consol , maybe in the future.
Hudson is far too small to support an entire home console again. They'd never garner enough third party support and they don't have enough first party either. They've taken their place along SEGA and Atari as former-hardware companies gone software-only.SmashBrosLegend
Hudson still makes hardware, so that's not entirely true. ;)
Back during high school, I coveted one of those Turbografx systems after all the hoopla, hype and specs that I've read concerning it featured in full glossy color upon the pages of game magazines back in the day. However, after having played Turbografx's games in the local mall, I decided against it. To put it simply, nearly every game sucked. As the NEO-GEO specialized in 2d-fighting games, the Turbografx's specialty was shooters, and I did not care too much for shooters. Other games such as Bloody Wolf, Legendary Axe, etc. felt too awkward and were too simple to beat, in my opinion. Still, that part of me that always roots for the underdog hoped that they could make at least a little niche in the video game market. But, they kept putting out games that nobody really wanted to play. I heard that its Japanese counterpart, the PC-Engine, was successful and had a far better library of games. But these games were never ported to the US, the company feeling that it would take too much time to translate them for the US market. Despite its misnomer of a name (Turbografx-16), it was not a 16-bit system, I've heard, but rather an enhanced 8-bit with a very good graphics processor. My wife wants a Wii, and it looks so much fun to play, so I'll buy her that. However, I just wish I had another choice other than what I see offered today. Hmm, maybe one of the popular third-party companies (Capcom, Konami, Square, etc) can jump on the hardware bandwagon...
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