No, the title isn't a misprint or some weird mod. Back in the day of the early 1990s, Nintendo had deals with Sony and Philips to try and help make their next console, or basically make a "SNES CD." The story goes that the big N was working with Sony on a CD add-on, and the deal got to the point where they came up with a prototype Nintendo Play Station which played SNES games as well as CD ones. However, due to arguments over licensing and profit sharing, Nintendo struck a deal with Philips and announced it in June of 1991. Nintendo and Sony kept trying to find an agreement but one was never struck and Sony instead went their own way and ended up making the PlayStation.
Whatever came of the Philips deal? Well, Philips never came through with a CD add-on either, but had access to various Nintendo properties to be released on their new console, the Philips CD-Interactive. Most of you reading this are likely chuckling since you know what came of that, but if you don't, here's what came from Nintendo and Philips (NSFW Language but very funny. Also Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games have ANYTHING to do with the cannon of their various properties)
Back to the topic at hand. Approximately 200 Nintendo Play Stations were manufactured, and once the deal fell apart they were to be destroyed. Well, some guy found one in his attic, and is now wondering what to do with it. He could get a pretty penny if he were to sell it. On the other hand, it really is a relic in video game history, as it marks a MAJOR turning point that was the precursor to Sony getting into the video game market, and really deserves to be in a museum. I can't even begin to fathom what the console gaming scene would be like today if Sony ended up just working with Nintendo in lieu of making their own console. The article is worth a read.
http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/3/8889237/Nintendo-Play-Station
Whatever came of the Philips deal? Well, Philips never came through with a CD add-on either, but had access to various Nintendo properties to be released on their new console, the Philips CD-Interactive. Most of you reading this are likely chuckling since you know what came of that, but if you don't, here's what came from Nintendo and Philips (NSFW Language but very funny. Also Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games have ANYTHING to do with the cannon of their various properties)
Back to the topic at hand. Approximately 200 Nintendo Play Stations were manufactured, and once the deal fell apart they were to be destroyed. Well, some guy found one in his attic, and is now wondering what to do with it. He could get a pretty penny if he were to sell it. On the other hand, it really is a relic in video game history, as it marks a MAJOR turning point that was the precursor to Sony getting into the video game market, and really deserves to be in a museum. I can't even begin to fathom what the console gaming scene would be like today if Sony ended up just working with Nintendo in lieu of making their own console. The article is worth a read.
http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/3/8889237/Nintendo-Play-Station
