/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5765685
Master system only left japan because the NES cleared a path for it. Previous sega consoles did not leave the country because they (correctly) believed there was no market for them internationally until the mid-late 1980s.

Tonka toys wanted something to compete with Mattel's NES, so that opened the possibility of an export sega console. After it's American release, Sega wanted to market it in europe which came a year or two later after some stumbles. Without the success of the NES restoring consumer confidence it is highly likely that Japan would have never made an export model in the 8-bit era, not even for Europe.