(I am restarting my earlier TL with a earlier PoD)
June 1994:
The news came to a shock to many, as many people were expecting to announce a new Sega Genesis add on rumored to be called the Sega 32x, but after the conference Sega denied the existence of the add on and scheduled a date a week from now to unveil their new system.
The hardware is supposedly identical to the recently announced Sega Model 2 arcade board with further enhancements which would make this system the master of arcade ports.
June 1994:
Sega-Namco Merger Announced
Today two of the biggest arcade and video game companies announced a merger between the two companies that will undoubtedly create a titan in the Japanese Arcade Industry. The news came to a shock to many, as many people were expecting to announce a new Sega Genesis add on rumored to be called the Sega 32x, but after the conference Sega denied the existence of the add on and scheduled a date a week from now to unveil their new system.
Sega Announces their Next Gen System the Sega Neptune
Today, Sega-Namco announced the Sega Neptune the successor of the Sega Genesis which would be run by disks like the Sega CD and not use cartridges and would be capable of 3D graphics as they displayed a tech demo of a new Sonic game.The hardware is supposedly identical to the recently announced Sega Model 2 arcade board with further enhancements which would make this system the master of arcade ports.
Hiroshi Yamuachi Announces Surprise Retirement, Nintendo of America CEO Minoru Arawaka to become next CEO of Nintendo
In a major shock, Nintendo CEO Hiroshi Yamuachi announced he was retiring and would be succeed by his son in law and CEO of Nintendo of America Minoru Arawaka.Nintendo Announces The Nintendo 64
Following Sega's announcement of the Sega Neptune, Nintendo has unveiled their new console as well the Nintendo 64 will be backwards compatible with SNES games with a add on and will use high capacity cartridges and will have 8 MB or Ram at launch that can be upgraded at a later date for better graphics.
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