if it was better it wouldn't have gotten out of the console business ,whilst Nintendo has been in it nearly thirty years . and yes their were others , but as I said it was the main reason , not the only one , the fact is it was best-selling gaming console of its time, and the NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983 and set the standard for subsequent consoles of its generation. With the NES, Nintendo introduced a now-standard business model of licensing third-party developers, authorizing them to produce and distribute software for Nintendo's platform. and for your information the snes out sold the sega genesis , and the 64 gave us goldeneye , which revolutionized the fps genre . your move sega fanboy.