[arprocter]

Article also seems confused that the NES competed against the Genesis - the Master System was Sega's 8-bit console; and no mention of the 32X or Sega/Mega CD either

iirc a big selling point of the PS2 was it could play DVDs, whereas the Dreamcast couldn't

[nullstyle]

The genesis was available in stores concurrently with the NES, and once it was released the master system didn't get much shelf space at stores anymore. The genesis has nearly around 2 years lead on the SNES if I remember correctly. The NES and Genesis definitely competed.

(source: I remember the store displays)

[icedchai]

Yes, I remember this as well. Growing up, late 80's, we had a NES, then in 1989: a Sega Genesis, and also a Turbografx 16. Yes, we were spoiled kids...

[nullstyle]

We had to sell half our NES games and pool together Christmas money from 3 brothers to get an open box genesis from the BX. Ah, military brat life :)

[vikingerik]

The NES did compete against the Genesis. Different technology generations, but they overlapped in the market for more than half of the NES's active lifespan, from 1989 through 1994. There were plenty of comparisons between early Genesis games and later NES games.

[droptablemain]

The Mega Drive / Genesis was release to the NA market in 1989, a couple of years before the SNES. So for a time, it was competing with the NES.

But, overall agree that the article has some factual issues.