Nishi said that the team's original definition was "Machines with Software eXchangeability", although in 1985 he said it was named after the MX missile. Others believed that it stood for "Matsushita-Sony". In 2001, Kazuhiko Nishi recalled that many assumed that it was derived from "Microsoft Extended", referring to the built-in Microsoft Extended BASIC ( MSX BASIC). The meaning of the acronym MSX remains a matter of debate. Despite Microsoft's involvement, few MSX-based machines were released in the United States.
Eventually, 9 million MSX units were sold worldwide, including 7 million in Japan alone. MSX systems were popular in Japan and several other countries. The first MSX computer sold to the public was a Mitsubishi ML-8000, released on October 21, 1983, thus marking its official release date. Microsoft and Nishi conceived the project as an attempt to create unified standards among various home computing system manufacturers of the period, in the same fashion as the VHS standard for home video tape machines. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, the director at ASCII Corporation. MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983.
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