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Originally Posted by Promilus
SNES was DELIBERATELY crippled at launch so Nintendo could sell enhancement chips and take more money. But the fact is - it did allow SNES to keep up for quite a while and with pretty great looking games like Donkey Kong Country.
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Remember, the very first game with an enhancement chip was a delayed launch title, Pilot Wings!
If it's a money gauging idea, i wouldn't go that far. But it did help significantly with making the low-power SNES base unit somewhat future proof.