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== It was caused by [[Doctor Who
In 1983, Atari had just put the finishing touches on a brand new, revolutionary game that would make them king of the market — ''Atari's Ultima'', which despite being for the 2600 had amazing graphics, sounds, gameplay, etc. Boxes and booklets were printed, cartridges manufactured, and print advertisements drawn up. Atari had a large booth reserved just for ''Atari's Ultima'' at the Winter CES, planning to both show the new standard in gaming and make Activision look like a bunch of poor-quality hacks by comparison.
But, as things often do, [[Doctor Who
[[Doctor Who
== It's Custer's ''real'' revenge. ==
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== If the crash didn't happen, Nintendo wouldn't be a major gaming company in America. ==
Nintendo was such a success because at the time there was nobody to steal sales and so they were unopposed. If the crash never happened and Nintendo still tried in America, the latter would be up against the powerhouse Atari (with its partner-in-awesome Activision). All contenders would continue improving on the overall quality, and going up against an established brand would cause Nintendo's sales to be mediocre in America...relegating them to being an also-ran.
* Unlikely. Look at the other side of the Pacific -- Japanese marked never had anything even distantly resembling the Crash, and the Big N still reigned supreme there, despite the fierce competition from the vastly technically superior platforms like [[MSX]] (which was a Japanese answer to [[Commodore 64]]). It was their quality games that won the war for them, not a market situation or superior tech.
== If the crash didn't happen, Nintendo would still be a major gaming company in America. ==
On the other hand, we need but look at the battle between the [[Atari 5200]] and the [[
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