In the longer run, however, with the NES near its end of its life many third-party publishers such as Electronic Arts supported upstart competing consoles with less strict licensing terms such as the Sega Genesis and then the PlayStation, which eroded and then took over Nintendo's dominance in the home console market, respectively. Consoles from Nintendo's rivals in the post-SNES era had always enjoyed much stronger third-party support than Nintendo, which relied more heavily on first-party games. COUNT 4
QSN1 With the NES at its end, which competing consoles with less strict licensing terms were supported? ANS1 Sega Genesis and then the PlayStation QSN2 Who was an example of a 3rd party publisher? ANS2 Electronic Arts QSN3 Nintendo relied primarily on what for its support? ANS3 first-party games QSN4 Rivals in what self-identified era enjoyed much stronger 3rd party support? ANS4 post-SNES era