VC: Why TG-16 and not PCE in Europe?

[Necromancer]

That certainly is fruitcakey.  Some shit is just wrong, regardless of which set of douche bags did the shitting or which person was shit on.  Although, sometimes race / ethnicity / whatchamacallit has nothing to do with it.  If I'm robbed by three purple dudes, it was likely because I had money and not because I'm white (purple 'cause I'm PC, bitches).

[Golgo13]

No, its not cause they are white, its because they are arrogant and think everybody thinks just like them.

[Keranu]

How does this not apply to being Irish?

"Irish need not apply." 

[nat]

We should close the forums to anyone except Golologologologo13 and Joe M. Walsh between midnight and 4:00am. That way, we can have four new pages of messages to read every day!

[termis]

I love the assumptions that people make about other countries without ever actually having lived there.  When you actually live there, you'll realize many common beliefs are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo f*cking far from the truth.

[Monster Bonce]

I'm afraid I'm going to have to bow out of this debate. It's not the place for it and I apologise for my part in creating and sustaining it.

[esteban]

I only just read this thread, but contrary to what folks have suggested, "ethnicity" is an attribute of all groups within a society / culture. Yes, we often are blind to the ethnicity of the dominant culture, especially if we are a part of the dominant culture, but "ethnicity" doesn't simply vanish.

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You folks didn't mention that "TurboGrafx" was a gray-market item in Europe! This fact was confirmed recently (1-2 years ago) by John Greiner at Hudson. I tried to find my old thread at the Hudson Forums, but they must have gotten rid of it.

But, to get to back to the original question: from a marketing standpoint, it makes sense for Hudson (and Nintendo) to use "TurboGrafx" in Europe since all of the North American English-language media / resources have used "TurboGrafx-16" consistently since the console was released here in the States and now Hudson wants to build on this name recognition. Why confuse matters by using "PC Engine" in Austrialia / EU / UK when most print- / online- media use another name?

[FM-77]

It wasn't really confirmed. That guy confused the actual PC Engine with the TG, and we already knew what he said.

[esteban]

It wasn't really confirmed. That guy confused the actual PC Engine with the TG, and we already knew what he said.

Aha! Thanks for clarifying that. So, we're back to square one as far as TurboGrafx PAL is concerned? Goddam, that's annoying.

Did you buy one, Seldane? Maybe we can examine the documentation / packaging / power requirements on AC adapter to get some clues as to where it was being marketed?

[FM-77]

I did not buy one, no. But I still intend to. Damn it for being so expensive though. When/if I buy one, I will make sure to put ALL the info I can find online.