![]() ![]() The AES was succeeded by the Neo Geo CD in September 1994, four years after the introduction of the rental system and three years after the retail release of the AES. The system ended up being short lived however has since gained a cult following and is now considered a collectable. The AES was able to establish a niche market in Japan but sales in other regions remained very low due to the high price of both the system and its games. The high price tag for the unit made the Neo Geo AES a luxury system and drastically affected its market share. The AES had the same raw specs as the MVS and had full compatibility, thus managing to bring a true arcade experience to home users but this came at a cost. The arcade systems were economical for video game arcade operators, but the home console equivalent was not. Unfortunately, the Neo Geo AES did not see the same success as the MVS arcade system due to the high cost of the console and game cartridges. The Neo Geo MVS became successful in all regions during the 1990s due to the cabinet’s low cost, multiple cartridge slots, and compact size. Players who saved their game progress on the MVS arcade system had the ability to use a memory card to continue playing on the Neo Geo AES home console. The MVS arcade systems were designed with a memory card system which allowed players to save their game and return later to continue playing, this feature was also incorporated into the AES home system. SNK was the first video game developer to introduce the use of memory cards to save game data on both an arcade system and a home video game console. Due to the high demand SNK decided to release the system for retail and released the Neo Geo AES in both Japan and North America on Jfor $650 USD. The high demand proved that there was a market for a very powerful home video game console even if it came with a high price tag. When the system released for rent in Japan the demand for the rental unit was much higher than SNK anticipated. The initial release of the Neo Geo AES was made available only for rental at various rental establishments to gage consumer interest and demand. In conjunction with the release of the MVS arcade unit, SNK also release its home console counterpart, the Neo Geo AES as a rental only system. The Neo Geo MVS arcade system launched in Japan on Apand offered owners the ability to install up to six different interchangeable cartridges into a single cabinet. ![]() SNK did not believe there would be a market willing to pay the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) for the home console and intended from the beginning to provide the system as a rental only unit. Developing a home console capable of a true arcade experience and compatible with the arcade ROM without modification was quite expensive. ![]() While developing a home console was always part of their vision for the Neo Geo platform, the home console was not originally intended for retail release but instead focused on the rental market. Both the MVS (Multi Video System) and the AES (Advance Entertainment System) were designed by SNK Corporation and released in the early 1990s. SNK was intrigued with his vision to create an arcade cabinet that could use interchangeable cartridges and a home video game console that offer a true pixel perfect arcade experience at home. His proposal was primarily to make the arcade systems more affordable in order to expand to other markets such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Central America and South America where it was very difficult to sell dedicated arcade cabinets. Nishiyama was involved in the development of the Neo Geo and proposed the concept of an arcade system that used ROM cartridges like home consoles and also proposed a home console version of the system. The origin of the Neo Geo platform began when video game designer Takashi Nishiyama left Capcom after creating Street Fighter to join SNK. The arcade platform was the first system in SNK’s Neo Geo line of systems, predating the Neo Geo AES home video game console. The console was part of SNK’s Neo Geo family of systems which began with the release of the Neo Geo MVS (Multi Video System), a cartridge-based arcade system. The Neo Geo AES (Advance Entertainment System) is a fourth-generation home video game console designed and manufactured by the SNK Corporation. ![]()
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