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The Sega Mega Drive debuted in North America in August 1989, with a regionwide release in September of that year. Due to trademark issues, it was renamed the "Sega Genesis", and has always operated under this name under this region.

In the US, the console was distributed by Sega between 1989 and 1997. It was then passed to Majesco, who kept the system alive for an extra two years before it was shelved. In Canada, the Mega Drive was distributed by Irwin Toy in its early years, however Sega inevitably took back the distribution rights when the console proved successful. Many Canadian units and games were imported from the US. The Genesis 3 was also released in this region.

All North American units output an NTSC signal.

United States

Name	Date & Price	Console	Hardware	Software
Genesis	US: $200.00200.00 (1989-08-14)	??	Control Pad	Altered Beast
Genesis Value Pak	US: (≥ 1989)	??	Control Pad (x2)	Altered Beast
Genesis	US: $149.99149.99 (1991)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Genesis up to $200 Value Pak	US: (≥ 1991)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Genesis	US: (≥ 1991)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Genesis Sonic System	US: $129.99129.99^[1] (1992-04-29)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Genesis: The Core System	US: $99.9999.99^[1] (1992)	??	Control Pad
Genesis Fighting System	US: (1993)	??	Control Pad	Streets of Rage 2
Genesis: The Core System	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad
Genesis: Sonic 2 System	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Genesis: The Core System	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad
Genesis: Sonic 2 System	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Genesis: Sonic 2 System	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Genesis: X-Men System	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	X-Men
Genesis: Wal-Mart Special Buy	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	Greatest Heavyweights Wimbledon Championship Tennis
Genesis	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	Sonic Spinball
Genesis	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	Sonic Spinball
Genesis	US: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	Eternal Champions
Genesis: Sonic 2 System	US: (≥ 1994)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Genesis: Sega Sports System	US: $149.99149.99^[2] (1994)	MK-1631	Control Pad (x2) Stadium Cushion	NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana
Genesis NFL Pack	US: (≥ 1994)	??	Control Pad	NFL '95
Genesis Lion King Pack	US: (1994)	??	Control Pad	The Lion King
Genesis	US: (199x)	??	Control Pad	The Lion King Disney's Aladdin
Genesis	US: (≥ 1994)	??	Control Pad	Sub-Terrania Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Genesis	US: (≥ 1994)	??	Control Pad	Sonic & Knuckles
Genesis Sonic System	US: (≥ 1994)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog Taz in Escape from Mars
Genesis: SuperSonic System	US: (≥ 1994)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic and Knuckles
Genesis: College Football's National Championship Pack	US: (≥ 1994)	??	Control Pad	College Football's National Championship
Genesis Homerun Pack	US: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	World Series Baseball '95
Genesis	US: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	6 Pak
Genesis	US: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	6 Pak
Genesis Garfield: Caught in the Act Pack	US: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	Garfield: Caught in the Act
Genesis College Football's National Championship II Pack	US: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	College Football's National Championship II
Genesis	US: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	Vectorman
Genesis	US: (≥ 199x)	??	Control Pad	Columns
Genesis	US: (≥ 199x)	??	Control Pad	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mega Drive) Columns
Genesis NFL '95/Comix Zone Pack	US: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	NFL '95 Comix Zone
Genesis Super Sports Pack	US: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	NBA Action '94 NFL '95 NHL All-Star Hockey '95
Genesis Touchdown Pack	US: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	Prime Time NFL Starring Deion Sanders
Genesis	US: (≥ 1997)	??	Control Pad	Vectorman 2
Genesis: The Core System	US: (≥ 1998)	??	Control Pad

Canada

Name	Date & Price	Console	Hardware	Software
Genesis	CA: (≥ 1989)	??	Control Pad	Altered Beast
Genesis	CA: (≥ 1989)	??	Control Pad
Genesis	CA: (≥ 1991)	MK-1601-22	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Genesis: The Core System	CA: (≥ 1992)	??	Control Pad
Genesis: The Sonic System	CA: (≥ 1992)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog
Genesis: The Core System	CA: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad
Genesis: Sonic 2 System	CA: (≥ 1992)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Ecco the Dolphin
Genesis: The Core System	CA: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad
Genesis: Sonic 2 System	CA: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Genesis: The Core System	CA: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana
Genesis Bonus Offer	CA: (≥ 1993)		Control Pad	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana
Genesis	CA: (≥ 1993)	??	Control Pad	Sonic Spinball
Genesis	CA: (≥ 1994)	??	Control Pad
Genesis	CA: (≥ 1994)	??	Control Pad	The Lion King
Genesis	CA: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	6 Pak
Genesis Mega Deal	CA: (≥ 1995)	??	Control Pad	6 Pak

Mexico

Box	Name	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation
	Genesis

References

Sega Mega Drive
Topics	Technical specifications (Hardware comparison) \| History \| List of games \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Merchandise \| Cartridges \| TradeMark Security System
Hardware	Japan \| North America \| Western Europe \| Eastern Europe \| South America \| Asia \| South Korea \| Australasia \| Africa EZ Games \| Genesis 3 \| LaserActive \| Mega Jet \| Mega PC \| Mega Play \| Mega-Tech System \| Mega 6 \| Nomad \| Teradrive \| Mega Drive Mini \| Mega Drive Mini 2 New Mega Drive \| Tianli VCD/DVD Players \| "Consoles on a chip" \| Licensed clones (Magic 2 \| Mega Game II \| Power Pegasus \| Super Bitman) Unlicensed clones
Add-ons	Game Box \| Power Base Converter \| Mega-CD \| 32X (Mega-CD 32X) \| Mega Modem \| Demo System DS-16
Cases	Sega Genesis Nomad Carrying Case \| System Carry Case
Controllers	Control Pad \| Six Button Control Pad \| 6 Button Arcade Pad \| Arcade Power Stick 6B \| Konami Justifier \| MK-1470 Action Chair \| Activator \| Arcade Power Stick \| Keyboard \| MegaFire \| Mouse \| Mega Stick \| Menacer \| Remote Arcade System \| Ten Key Pad \| Third Party Controllers
Accessories	4 Way Play \| AC adaptor \| Cleaning System \| Control Pad Extension Cord \| Game Factory \| Genesis Speakers \| Headset \| HeartBeat Catalyst \| Microphone \| Region converter cartridges \| Mega Terminal \| Nomad PowerBack \| RF Unit \| SCART Cable \| Stereo Audio Video Cable \| Team Player \| Video Monitor Cable \| Third-party AC adaptors \| Third Party Accessories
Network services	Sega Channel \| Sega Game Toshokan \| Mega Anser \| Mega Net \| TeleBradesco Residência \| XB∀ND
Development tools	ERX 308P \| ERX 318P \| Sprobe \| SNASM68K \| SNASM2 (Mega Drive) \| SNASM2 (32X) \| PSY-Q Development System (Mega Drive) \| PSY-Q Development System (32X) \| 32X CartDev \| Sega Mars Development Aid System \| Sega 32X Development Target
Unreleased	Edge 16 \| Floppy Disk Drive \| Mega Play 1010 \| Sega VR \| Teleplay System \| Video Jukebox

[:File:SegaVisions_US_09.pdf_p6-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 6

[:File:VideoGames_US_66.pdf_p82-2] VideoGames, "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82

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