40 Years Later, Nintendo's Famicom Is Still Ahead Of Its Time

As 1983 came into focus, the future of video games in North America looked bleak. Store shelves were crowded with poorly made games, and consumer interest waned substantially. Developers that ushered in the "golden age" of arcades and the first two generations of home consoles began to crash and burn at an alarming pace. In no time, the once billion-dollar industry was reduced to rubble. In the summer of that same year, in Japan, gaming giant Nintendo released its first-ever home console with sw...