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[[Image:Segacd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Three versions of Sega CD: The Mega-CD 1 and 2 and the [[Sega CDX|CDX/Multimega]].]]
The '''Sega Mega''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: '''&#12513;&#12460;CD''') is an add-on device for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] released in [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and [[Japan]]. The [[North America|North American]] version is called the '''Sega CD'''. The device allow the user to both play(contracted; show full)

The system sold 100,000 units during the first year of release in Japan. However, cost issues prevented more units from being sold. 

===North America===
Sega of Japan did not speak to Sega of America about their Mega-CD plans for that market until a few months later. 

The Sega CD had been announced at the [[Chicago]] CES on November [[1992]].
  Early reports had suggested that hardware in the system would allow it to display more on screen colors (from a larger palette) then the Sega Genesis or the Super Nintendo, which was a important technical concern for consumers.    

In the end, the Sega CD failed to convince North American gamers, mostly due to the cost of the console., and the lack of any hardware advancements.  There just was not enough value for the price. Moreover, the game experience was little improved. 

Sound was likely to be better if it included some CD audio tracks, but on the average, conventional games looked the same. Sega wanted to showcase the power of the Sega CD, and so focused on the [[FMV game|"FMV" games]] rather than importing "extended" games that only expanded ordinary games by taking advantage of the extra storage space of the CD media. Sega insisted on licensing and pro(contracted; show full)[[Category:Video game consoles]]

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