32X

The Sega 32X was released in 1994 and, just like the Sega CD, was an addon to the incredibly popular Sega Genesis, but wasn't nearly as popular as the Sega Genesis.

Development
People were losing interest in the Sega Genesis, so Sega decided to add 2 addons to the Genesis to make it more interesting. They created the Sega CD and the Sega 32X (or the 32X). The Sega 32X was supposed to be put on the top of the Sega Genesis and was supposed to capitalize off the fact that it was a 32-bit console why the Sega Genesis was a 16-bit console. This was during a time where Nintendo, Atari, The 3DO Company, and even Sega were all making brand new consoles.

Reception and Sales
The console was a commercial success at first, with 1 million orders and Sega shipping 600,000 out, but the console soon declined. It failed because of the new Sega Saturn that was coming out in 6 months, nobody bothered to buy it. The console also had a lack of quality games (it did have DOOM but the 32X version was missing some levels and actually cost 65 dollars instead of being free), lack of third party support, and it cost 160 dollars (while it was advertised as 150 dollars). It sold 665,000 copies worldwide at the end of 1994 and at the end of its life time it sold 800,000 copies. There was going to be a Sega Neptune, a console that was 32-bit and played Sega Genesis games, but they cancelled it because of the failure of the Sega CD and Sega 32X.