Originally posted by King Castle
hahahah... no he is not.... it was a japanese card game which is largely responsible... and if anything its this man:plus not counting atari and the tank game and whatnot..
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Atari was the reason for the video game crash of 83, also known as the Atari Debacle
from the Super Mario Bros. wiki:
It was largely responsible for the initial success of the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as ending the two-year slump of console game sales in the United States after the video game crash of 1983.