Although the Master System was a success in Europe, and later also Brazil, it failed to ignite significant interest in the Japanese or North American markets, which, by the mid-to-late 1980s, were both dominated by Nintendo.
Хотя "Sega Master System" была успешна в Европе, а позже и в Бразилии, она не вызвала значительного интереса на рынках Японии и США, на которых к середине 1980-х годов преобладала компания Nintendo.