From: Scott.Williams@pxl.com (Scott Williams)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.classic,alt.atari.2600,rec.games.video.nintendo
Subject: A Future Prediction (from March '85 Electronic Games)...
Date: 6 Sep 1996 00:52:11 GMT

A Future Prediction from March '85 Electronic Games...

I just got my copy of EG March '85 from Kurt Stone (great shape, like 
you said Kurt!) and there is a brief article in the 'Hotline' section 
about Nintendo...



NINTENDO'S FINAL SOLUTION

Known for arcade classics like Donkey Kong and Punch-Out in the U.S., 
Nintendo has built its reputation in Japan as the leading manufacturer 
of home videogaming systems with its Advanced Video Entertainment 
System (AVS). Having sold more than 2.5 million AVS there, Nintendo has 
decided to distribute the AVS here, perhaps as earlier as this spring. 
 (It's *their* poor grammer folks, not mine - scott)

Considering that the videogame market in America has virtually 
disappeared, this could be a miscalculation on Nintendo's part. 
Described as similar to Atari's never-released 7800 system, and as an 
improvement over ColecoVision, the AVS features a Nintendo arcade games 
"hall of fame" series and a "light wand" that is intended for 
target-type games. The joysticks are wireless and no other cartridges 
are compatible with the AVS. A keyboard may at some point be sold as an 
accessory.




Well, we all know the rest of the story during these past 11 years. 
Considering that this was written post-Crash it's no wonder the author 
was skeptical of Nintendo's prospects. I though you'd find it amusing.

Scott