I have a dream that one day...

[nodtveidt]

...NEC will produce another console. This console will be leaps and bounds better than what we have now and will be able to compete with the big boys of tomorrow in terms of technology and third-party support. I have a dream that this console will also feature backwards-compatibility with all existing software produced for earlier NEC consoles and also, that NEC will make it a free or inexpensive license console so that not only can the large companies develop games for it but also the independants, who often produce better games anyways! I have a dream that coding this new console will be as easy as coding any x86-based computer, sort of like how easy it is to program the X-box...

...sadly, I do not believe I will ever realise this dream. But wow...what a dream it is.

[Keranu]

That would certainly rule alright.

[vtnwesley]

NEC is a pretty cool company with a lot of great products. I am just not sure a new console would be a great idea. Their hardware was essencially "Haha! We have an NES that can out-NES the competition!" Similar to Sega, they just took what worked for Nintendo, expanded on it, and got a decent, but flawed result. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knockin' NEC. I just feel they should have studied the market more so maybe they could be in the gaming market today. I am baffled why no one thought the Super Famicom was coming.

That said, if they did come back, I'd expect some more original hardware, and more well-thought out marketting. I like a lot of things about the TG16 and the Turbo Duo. If they could actually get the third-parties on board, I wouldn't be against the idea of NEC re-entering the console market. My favorite thing about the TG16 was the fact that it felt like what the NES would have been had it not been marketted as purely a child's toy. TG16 had the tech, and style. You don't see many systems like that anymore.