Mega Drive

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The Mega Drive (known as the Sega Genesis in North America) is one of Sega's most successful consoles in the world. Launched in 1988, the console was a succes for Sega, selling over a million copies worldwide as well as its add-ons the Mega-CD and the 32X (which was considered a commercial failure) and its handheld counterpart, the Sega Nomad.
==Mega Drive==
===1988–1996 (Asia)===
The logo was introduced in 1988, a few months before the launch of the actual console. The logo was inspired by major automobile brands (like Jeep and Kia).
===1990–1997 (Europe and Australia) ===
The "Sega" name was added for its release in Europe.
===1990–2002; 2008–2011; 2017 (South America)===
==Sega Genesis==
===1989–1993 (North America)===
In North America, Mega Drive was renamed to Genesis due to the Mega Drive name being trademarked by a unrelated computer hardware company known as Megadrive Systems.
===1993–1999 (North America)===
The official name of the platform in North America was shortened to simply "Genesis", dropping the "Sega" logotype from the logo, altough the Sega logo was still displayed on the boxes of later games.
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