/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10371540
>The 32X
Yes

>the Saturn
Did bad outside of Japan

>and Sega's desperate clinging to the shrinking arcade market pretty much destroyed the Dreamcast's prospects in spite of the fact that the Dreamcast was genuinely a good console.

Retard take. This is where you dropped the ball.

The arcade market pretty much was the only reason Sega was still in business. It funded the development and creation of Genesis, 32x, and Saturn. It was huge. The arcade market did shrink in the late 90s, but it was still profitable.

All those Dave & Busters, Aladdin Castles, Time Zones, Chuck E Cheeses, Round 1, Theme Park arcades, Amusement park arcades, Movie Theater arcades, etc...need SOME company to keep making arcade games for them. Who do you think makes all those games?

Sega did the dumbest thing ever. They pulled out of the arcade market in North America because they thought the arcade market was going to permanently crash and burn. But it didn't.

All those companies I just mentioned? They said "Wtf Sega? We still need games for our businesses. Who is gonna supply us arcade machines now?"

Then an American arcade company called RAW THRILLS saw an opportunity, and jumped right into the spot that Sega's arcade division had abandoned. They started selling arcade machines to businesses and are now the #1 supplier of arcade machines in all of North America. And you know what the best part was? They didn't even need to fight for it. Sega just gave it to them when they shut down their American Arcade factories and most of their arcade offices.

The funny part is that several years later Sega realized their mistake. The arcade market was still viable in America. Then they reopened all their offices and tried to sell their arcade machines again. But it was too late. RAW Thrills was #1 and had taken almost all the business. Sega's reputation was pretty bad and businesses didn't fully trust them. Sega stills sell arcades in the USA, but are a shadow of their former glory.

Giant arcade machines like this were only possible during the golden era of arcades when money was flowing freely and the arcade industry was big. Everyone was having a great time.

They don't really make giant machines like this anymore. Arcade companies like Sega or Namco would be too afraid they wouldn't make their money back in today's market.