Another cash-in? Sega announces Genesis/Mega Drive Mini

[AdamAnt316]

I agree with all that but I dont know why Sega/Nintendo cant make a console that accepts cartridges. A sample of 42 games when the Genesis has 707+ (just in North America alone) is a really small sample size.

The best thing we have now is the Analogue consoles but even those have issues

Both Sega and Nintendo likely don't want to have to deal with the hassle of supporting someone's attempts to use said 20+ year old cartridges, and deal with the dirty contacts and other defects potentionally involved. Also, convenience likely comes into play once again; why would someone futz around with making 20+ year old cartridges work when the built-in games don't need such hassle? AtGames did include cartridge slots with their consoles, but unlike the Genesis/MD Mini, those are not supported directly by Sega; besides, making them able to accept cartridges made them larger than these Minis. The only Atari Flashbacks to offer cartridge support were the 2 and 2+, which required both user modification and (surprise surprise) voiding the manufacturer's warranty in order to do so.
-Adam