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Sega Mega Drive JP Release (1988)

Name: Sega Mega Drive JP Release (1988)
Start: 2025-10-29
Location: Spesoft Forums

29 October 2025

Event created by nullPointer

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https://forums.gameex.com/forums/events/event/31-sega-mega-drive-jp-release-1988/

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This event began 10/29/15 and repeats every year until 07/10/50

Sega released the Mega Drive in Japan on October 29, 1988, though the launch was overshadowed by Nintendo's release of Super Mario Bros. 3 a week earlier. Positive coverage from magazines Famitsu and Beep! helped to establish a following, but Sega only managed to ship 400,000 units in the first year. In order to increase sales, Sega released various peripherals and games, including an online banking system and answering machine called the Sega Mega Anser. Nevertheless, the Mega Drive was unable to overtake the venerable Famicom and remained a distant third in Japan behind Nintendo's Super Famicom and NEC's PC Engine throughout the 16-bit era.