Difference between revisions of "PC Engine"
From NEC Retro
| (8 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
September/October 1988: NEC "haven't decided whether the PC Engine should ever be released outside of the Japanese market". Definitely not happening in 1988{{magref|gamesmachineuk|11|121}}. NEC have "no plans" for Europe{{magref|gamesmachineuk|13|9}}. Grey imports start late 1988{{magref|gamesmachineuk|13|9}} | September/October 1988: NEC "haven't decided whether the PC Engine should ever be released outside of the Japanese market". Definitely not happening in 1988{{magref|gamesmachineuk|11|121}}. NEC have "no plans" for Europe{{magref|gamesmachineuk|13|9}}. Grey imports start late 1988{{magref|gamesmachineuk|13|9}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | February/March 1989 - Micromedia{{magref|gamesmachineuk|16|110}} claims to be a distributor. Imports 1,000 units from Japan{{magref|gamesmachineuk|17|16}}, sells to retailers Software Plus, Telegames, Supervision{{magref|gamesmachineuk|17|16}}. £289.95 + £159.95 for "TV interface", versus the £110-£130 asking price in Japan{{magref|gamesmachineuk|17|16}}. NEC still have no plans{{magref|gamesmachineuk|17|16}}. Competition{{magref|gamesmachineuk|17|60}}. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:TGM UK 17.pdf|page=73|100px]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | April/May 1989 - Mention Technical Services offer a PC Engine (+ PAL converter) for £159.95{{magref|gamesmachineuk|18|103}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | July/August 1989 - NEC starts making public announcements that there are no official distributors in Europe, and that NEC (UK) Ltd. will not respond to service calls for grey market imports{{magref|gamesmachineuk|20|39}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | October/November 1989 - "PC Engine Services" starts selling pirated copies of Tiger Heli because official copies had run out{{magref|zero|1|59}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | January/February 1990 - No SuperGrafx for the UK. There are only 50,000 in Japan, and even the grey importers will struggle to get any{{magref|zero|4|88}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | September/October 1990 - will definitely be launched in 1991{{magref|mm|1|61}} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:28, 12 January 2019
UK history
I have yet to decide where to put this (also conscious magref doesn't work on NEC Retro but whatever):
Japan launch in October 1987, but UK developers were not given access to units until after launch and were made to sign non-disclosure agreementsTemplate:Magref. Japanese demand outstripped supply - UK launch unlikely in the near future.
Rare Ltd. took delivery of one in December 1987, after six months still preferred the NESTemplate:Magref
Ocean also had one - "it's nice"Template:Magref so did GO! (U.S. Gold publishing label)
Stock Computers, Elford Street, Ashby de lad Zouch, Leicestershire LE6 5JU - "the place to keep your eye on"Template:Magref
September/October 1988: NEC "haven't decided whether the PC Engine should ever be released outside of the Japanese market". Definitely not happening in 1988Template:Magref. NEC have "no plans" for EuropeTemplate:Magref. Grey imports start late 1988Template:Magref
February/March 1989 - MicromediaTemplate:Magref claims to be a distributor. Imports 1,000 units from JapanTemplate:Magref, sells to retailers Software Plus, Telegames, SupervisionTemplate:Magref. £289.95 + £159.95 for "TV interface", versus the £110-£130 asking price in JapanTemplate:Magref. NEC still have no plansTemplate:Magref. CompetitionTemplate:Magref.
April/May 1989 - Mention Technical Services offer a PC Engine (+ PAL converter) for £159.95Template:Magref
July/August 1989 - NEC starts making public announcements that there are no official distributors in Europe, and that NEC (UK) Ltd. will not respond to service calls for grey market importsTemplate:Magref
October/November 1989 - "PC Engine Services" starts selling pirated copies of Tiger Heli because official copies had run outTemplate:Magref
January/February 1990 - No SuperGrafx for the UK. There are only 50,000 in Japan, and even the grey importers will struggle to get anyTemplate:Magref
September/October 1990 - will definitely be launched in 1991Template:Magref