The TurboGrafx-16 was the North American version of the Japanese PC Engine, just in a bigger (and bulkier) case because marketing executives at the time thought American players wanted "big" consoles. Released in the fall of 1989, the TurboGrafx-16 faced competition from the NES and the Genesis in North America. Whereas the other mini consoles had the benefit of name recognition, the majority of today's gamers have never actually played a real TurboGrafx-16 console. Konami's TurboGrafx-16 Mini suffered from a delayed release due to the Coronavirus, but now that it has officially shipped, it's safe to say that it may be the best mini console released to date. SEGA's Genesis Mini reviewed well but quickly saw discounting after release. The recent trend of mini consoles has been something of a mixed bag, with Nintendo's NES Classic and SNES Classic selling well (and well over retail on the secondary market), while Sony's PlayStation Classic fumbled the ball pretty hard.
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