Where did NEC go wrong with the PC Engine?

[+davidcalgary29]

On 1/17/2020 at 7:18 PM, jhd said:

 

I would suggest that limited retail distribution was also a factor. Here in Canada, at least the TG-16 was only sold through Radio Shack stores (at least I never saw it anywhere else). While the stores stocked a small handful of games and accessories, the selection was limited and there was no other obvious retail source.

 

For years after the console itself was discontinued, some RS stores still stocked accessories like the AV expansion unit.

That, and they didn’t really present a compelling reason to buy one. I did visit Radio Shack around this time and did play around with the display system, but all the

presented games were meh.