That was Nintendo, not Sega. And the partnered with Phillips instead and how this happened.
The Nintendo/Sony Playstation went as far as getting to prototype before the deal fell through for whatever reason.
@midnight I concur that the NES Classic and yes the cord is super short. You can get a 2pk of extension cables for 8 bucks on Amazon though, which also work for SNES Classic(it's wires are longer but still short).
Oh, and no I'm not skipping Thanksgiving.