How popular is the Genesis these days?
I wonder what kind of market there is for the Genesis these days, as I never see the system selling for much. Just today at the same pawn shop that had a NES selling for $100 and a SNES for $85, there sat a [model 1] Genesis for $19.99. I'm fairly certain that I've seen the Genesis selling for $20 elsewhere too, although those prices for the first two Nintendo systems are probably the highest I've run across. While I'm sure the hardcore Sega fans will never forsake Sega's most popular and successful system, is the rest of the retro community "done" with the system? From what I hear the SNES is kind of in vogue at the moment. Shouldn't that spike some sort of interest in its rival? According to this article the Genesis sold 29 million units to the SNES' 49.1 million. While not quite neck and neck, the Genesis didn't do too shabby. You'd think that the respective interest in the systems would come close to mirroring the sales.
Any thoughts on the matter?
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