![]() Soon, they created a mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, and soon the Genesis surged forward. The Super Nintendo was more powerful than the Genesis, so Sega stepped up their marketing campaign. Unfortunately, even this was unable to overcome the Famicom in Japan. However, thanks to positive press coverage from Famitsu to start a following and in addition to a variety of games, it created a variety of peripherals to boost the console's usability like an answering machine. In Japan, the Mega Drive failed to grab traction due to launching the same week as Super Mario Bros. It was bundled with Altered Beast at launch. With the slogan, Genesis does what Nintendon't, Sega aggressively attacked Nintendo in a variety of marketing campaigns, and soon gained the upper hand, overthrowing the NES. The Brazillian launch was handled by Tec Toy. SEGA was determined to seize a piece of the gaming console pie from Nintendo, and they soon released a cutting edge console superior to the NES in every way. ![]() ![]() It finally launched in the PAL region on November 30, 1990 with the help of Virgin Mastertronic (who were later bought in 1991 and turned into SEGA of Europe). It first launched in Japan on October 29, 1988, followed by in North America on August 14, 1989. The Sega Genesis was the second SEGA console released. 3.2.1 Genesis titles currently available on Nintendo Platforms. ![]()
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