Was the Neo Geo home console a flop

[LoneSage]

yes/no

agree/disagree


hell what even consitutes a flop

 

[pegboy]

Lol no. The Neo Geo had one of the longest lifespans of any console in history, and games were still coming out over a decade after it's release. In what universe is that considered a flop?

 

[max 330 mega]

hell what even consitutes a flop

this thread.

 

[StevenK]

this thread.

/thread

 

[Setherial]

yes/no

agree/disagree


hell what even consitutes a flop

hhhmmm

 

[oliverclaude]

It's a sorta Van Gogh among consoles, loss-making in life, more famous for prices, then essence in death. That said, it's a sophisticatedly equilibrated question, whatever your answer is, you'll be right and wrong at the same time. Kudos.

 

[Dr Shroom]

aaron rice was a mistake

 

[RAZO]

Don't know if it was a flop but It's probably doing better now then it did back in the 90's.

 

[Shakepants]

In terms of volume I assume no, but as it had a fickin long lifespan, clearly a success.

 

[wyndcrosser]

Didn't know that new users could start new threads. There are a few posts about this already with some having REALLY significant "findings" or theories on the matter.

 

[mehguy]

It depends the way you look at it. If you were to look at it as if it was a machine that was intended for a large audience, then yes, it failed in that category.

 

[ggallegos1]

Didn't know that new users could start new threads. There are a few posts about this already with some having REALLY significant "findings" or theories on the matter.

Sarcasm!

 

[madman]

If it was intended as a console for people to play games, yes it's a flop. If it was designed for people to pay $2,000 for a game and keep it in a dark room never to be played, then yeah it was a huge success.

 

[Electric Grave]

I think the answer is very well reflected in the state of SNK, I'm just grateful for all they left behind.

 

[Karou]

logically...Atari was a flop then too?

 

[Syn]

logically...Atari was a flop then too?

Besides the 2600, yes.

 

[Karou]

Besides the 2600, yes.

guess I should have specified. thats all Atari means to me.
the company is no more, or do they still arcade?

 

[madman]

guess I should have specified. thats all Atari means to me.
the company is no more, or do they still arcade?

Atari is just a brand name these days, nothing more.

 

[Syn]

Atari is just a brand name these days, nothing more.

Just like Coleco.

 

[LoneSage]

this thread.

hngrHHH

 

[oliverclaude]

aaron rice was a mistake

There's another theory I just happen to be a devotee of...

this thread has [some awesome forum posts]. The desperation of people to prove they are better than Lonesage or get a reaction out of him, when seems to give 0 fucks, is priceless.

So many feels hurt because they can't make an obnoxiously simple non-post like he can and garner 4 pages of follow-up.

It's like Dadaesque art.

 

[Ip Man]

i'm still not shore if the home console was ever intended to be a success in the first place.there's a chance that snk just put the console out there because the technology was available to do so.

snk is an arcade company before anything else.and as long as they didn't flop in the arcades, the rest didn't matter.

 

[Speed3]

i'm still not shore if the home console was ever intended to be a success in the first place.there's a chance that snk just put the console out there because the technology was available to do so.

snk is an arcade company before anything else.and as long as they didn't flop in the arcades, the rest didn't matter.

I'm inclined to agree with bogard. SNK made a niche product and to the right consumer it really hit home. I think they knew that they would never run Nintendo out of business. So for what it is/was I would call it a success, hell we're here talking about it today so that is proof enough.

 

[city41]

The MVS was a massive success. Easily one of the most successful arcade boards ever.

The AES was a huge flop. The main reason SNK kept it going was for publicity, marketing, and to satisfy hardcore fans. It helps that making AES games is pretty simple if you're already making the MVS game anyway.

 

[RAZO]

The MVS was a massive success. Easily one of the most successful arcade boards ever.

Yes it was, along with the Cps1 and 2.