How ironic that the idea of “good enough”—which had been so lucrative for Nintendo with the DS and Wii—will ultimately be the company’s undoing. At least in the portable market.
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Category Archives: Gears of Failure
Contradictory
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told everyone he was unconcerned with the iPhone (and smartphones in general) in regards to how they might affect Nintendo’s portable sales and that appears to be completely untrue. Weird.
Yeesh
For the first few paragraphs in this article about a lack of 3rd party support and cancelled games I thought I was reading about the PSP.
Sure thing
What’s the over/under on the number of game-breaking bugs that ship with Bethesda’s upcoming Dishonored?
So charitable
Remember when Capcom didn’t really hit its numbers last year? This new “feature” in Resident Evil for the 3DS—you know, the one that basically says F.U. to the secondhand market—will surely correct that whole mess. Surely.
Brevity
Shorter Nintendo E3 keynote: We’re sorry for all that stuff we did between 2006-2011. Please forgive us.
Lost
Nintendo, circa 2011: The year it was revealed they didn’t know what they were doing from the beginning.
Value
A $250 price point feels more at home on the unfortunately-named Vita than the 3DS.
1950s screen door
Sony’s security always makes me think of that older couple that waxes all nostalgic-like about simpler times, when one could leave their front door unlocked without fear of burglary.
Again
When it rains it pours. Change that password again, if you can.