Reception
Sega released the Nomad in October 1995 for US$180, and was marketed as a portable Mega Drive/Genesis. The Nomad won praise for its screen resolution and features, its impressive technical specifications for the time (including a full color backlit display), and its support of an estimated 600 titles already on the shelves in addition to being a functional home system. However the Nomad had poor sales due to its limited battery life and poor timing of its release. Even after a $100 price drop, the handheld did not garner enough support to continue. By the time it was released, the Mega Drive was at the end of its lifespan—already being replaced by the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and upcoming Nintendo 64—and general indifference towards 16-bit era titles hastened the unit's demise.
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