Who really won the 16-bit console war?

[deroflame]

Some say it was Sega (Genesis), others says it was Nintendo (SNES). I know I'm asking for more debates which will ultimately end in more confusion should people answer this, but I can't help myself.
I'm not asking which company dominated in total, just who won the 16-bit war.

 

[Jake]

In my opinion, Nintendo won. Notice Sega no longer makes game systems.

 

[EJ THE EXPERT PC GAMER!]

I think nintendo won, because until now we have nintendo wii. No sega consoles anymore.

 

[TheFamilyAccount]

ive been a huge nintendo geek all my life so i say nintendo but i did enjoy Sega

 

[TheFamilyAccount]

ive been a huge nintendo geek all my life so i say nintendo but i did enjoy Sega

 

[Nejuf]

Most scholarly resources will say it is the SNES. I am a game design major. Check out "A Brief History of Video Games" if you are interested.

 

[bull2007]

Nintendo did Mario is still big as ever and sega is out of the console war and I do not ever many people talking about sonic now its Mario or Zelda

 

[Max Power]

Super Nintendo, hands down. Have you seen any game systems from Sega lately?

 

[Stutterstepper]

From Wikipedia:

"The rivalry between Nintendo and Sega resulted in one of the fiercest console wars in video game history,[22] in which Sega positioned the Genesis as the "cool" console, with edgy advertisements occasionally attacking the competition and more mature titles aimed at older gamers.[23] Despite the Genesis's head start, its much larger library of games, as well as its lower price point,[24] market share between the SNES and the Genesis was about even in April 1992,[25] and neither console could maintain a definitive lead for several years. The Super NES eventually prevailed, dominating the American 16-bit console market,[26] and would even remain popular well into the 32-bit generation.[27]"