With the home video game console market being as omnipresent as it is today, it is almost unfathomable to imagine a time when there was such a possibility it would not exist at all. That is precisely, however, the crossroads the industry was facing in North America after the arcade crash of 1983, which put the future of video games as a viable medium in jeopardy. To imply that Nintendo singlehandedly saved the video game business that is beloved today is an understatement.