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counting down the top 10 biggest
counting down the top 10 biggest Nintendo fails number 10 the 3ds kicking
Nintendo fails number 10 the 3ds kicking
Nintendo fails number 10 the 3ds kicking off our list is the latest failure by
off our list is the latest failure by
off our list is the latest failure by the big n the 3ds Nintendo has always
the big n the 3ds Nintendo has always
the big n the 3ds Nintendo has always maintained complete handheld dominance
maintained complete handheld dominance
maintained complete handheld dominance however it has recently made several
however it has recently made several
however it has recently made several poor decisions in the face of Apple
poor decisions in the face of Apple
poor decisions in the face of Apple smartphones and Sony’s PlayStation Vita
smartphones and Sony’s PlayStation Vita
smartphones and Sony’s PlayStation Vita these included an overblown launch price
these included an overblown launch price
these included an overblown launch price screen that caused 3d related nausea a
screen that caused 3d related nausea a
screen that caused 3d related nausea a total absence of must-own launch games
total absence of must-own launch games
total absence of must-own launch games poor battery life and a lack of a second
poor battery life and a lack of a second
poor battery life and a lack of a second circle pad for modern game design sure
circle pad for modern game design sure
circle pad for modern game design sure Nintendo eventually dropped the price
Nintendo eventually dropped the price
Nintendo eventually dropped the price released some games and created a
released some games and created a
released some games and created a hideous circle pad attachment but the
hideous circle pad attachment but the
hideous circle pad attachment but the damage is done number nine we
damage is done number nine we
damage is done number nine we shortsightedness okay there’s no simple
shortsightedness okay there’s no simple
shortsightedness okay there’s no simple way to say this the Wii has ugly
way to say this the Wii has ugly
way to say this the Wii has ugly standard-definition graphics it is also
standard-definition graphics it is also
standard-definition graphics it is also absent of many other basic features like
absent of many other basic features like
absent of many other basic features like playable demos a hard drive and a proper
playable demos a hard drive and a proper
playable demos a hard drive and a proper voice chat feature overlooking these
voice chat feature overlooking these
voice chat feature overlooking these issues SD made sense back in 2006 when
issues SD made sense back in 2006 when
issues SD made sense back in 2006 when few people had sweet flat panel displays
few people had sweet flat panel displays
few people had sweet flat panel displays unfortunately that decision has caught
unfortunately that decision has caught
unfortunately that decision has caught up to the company in recent years
up to the company in recent years
up to the company in recent years costing it the momentum it gained early
costing it the momentum it gained early
costing it the momentum it gained early on number 8 DVD playback and online play
on number 8 DVD playback and online play
on number 8 DVD playback and online play this may not sound like a doozy in 2011
this may not sound like a doozy in 2011
this may not sound like a doozy in 2011 but in 2001 DVD playback was a big deal
but in 2001 DVD playback was a big deal
but in 2001 DVD playback was a big deal shockingly
shockingly
shockingly Nintendo was the only one to omit it in
Nintendo was the only one to omit it in
Nintendo was the only one to omit it in favor of keeping costs down for the
favor of keeping costs down for the
favor of keeping costs down for the Gamecube they have similarly steered
Gamecube they have similarly steered
Gamecube they have similarly steered away from supporting online play
away from supporting online play
away from supporting online play something they haven’t really improved
something they haven’t really improved
something they haven’t really improved upon in the last decade despite
upon in the last decade despite
upon in the last decade despite masterful offerings by the competition
masterful offerings by the competition
masterful offerings by the competition number 7 GameCube design beyond its
number 7 GameCube design beyond its
number 7 GameCube design beyond its limited playback options Nintendo’s
limited playback options Nintendo’s
limited playback options Nintendo’s GameCube went one step further
GameCube went one step further
GameCube went one step further basically it scared off many mature and
basically it scared off many mature and
basically it scared off many mature and hardcore gamers with its flamboyant use
hardcore gamers with its flamboyant use
hardcore gamers with its flamboyant use of purple as its flagship color and its
of purple as its flagship color and its
of purple as its flagship color and its inclusion of a lunchbox style handle bar
inclusion of a lunchbox style handle bar
inclusion of a lunchbox style handle bar number 6
number 6
number 6 censorship gamers like movie watchers
censorship gamers like movie watchers
censorship gamers like movie watchers prefer to choose for themselves
prefer to choose for themselves
prefer to choose for themselves Nintendo however had to learn the hard
Nintendo however had to learn the hard
Nintendo however had to learn the hard way that it shouldn’t police what we
way that it shouldn’t police what we
way that it shouldn’t police what we want to consume the major talking point
want to consume the major talking point
want to consume the major talking point here is the censorship of games like
here is the censorship of games like
here is the censorship of games like Mortal Kombat during the SNES era gamers
Mortal Kombat during the SNES era gamers
Mortal Kombat during the SNES era gamers began flocking to the Sega Genesis for
began flocking to the Sega Genesis for
began flocking to the Sega Genesis for the real deal and Nintendo forever
the real deal and Nintendo forever
the real deal and Nintendo forever cemented itself as a kiddie brand
cemented itself as a kiddie brand
cemented itself as a kiddie brand number five losing square support there
number five losing square support there
number five losing square support there was a time when the Final Fantasy series
was a time when the Final Fantasy series
was a time when the Final Fantasy series and its developers Squaresoft now called
and its developers Squaresoft now called
and its developers Squaresoft now called Square Enix were synonymous with
Square Enix were synonymous with
Square Enix were synonymous with Nintendo
Nintendo
Nintendo all that changed with the arrival of the
all that changed with the arrival of the
all that changed with the arrival of the original PlayStation and Nintendo’s
original PlayStation and Nintendo’s
original PlayStation and Nintendo’s refusal to adopt CD technology as a
refusal to adopt CD technology as a
refusal to adopt CD technology as a result we may never see another major
result we may never see another major
result we may never see another major Nintendo bound final fantasy release
Nintendo bound final fantasy release
Nintendo bound final fantasy release final fantasy shoes
final fantasy shoes
final fantasy shoes scram number four and 64 sticking with
scram number four and 64 sticking with
scram number four and 64 sticking with cartridges not only costing Nintendo
cartridges not only costing Nintendo
cartridges not only costing Nintendo high-profile partnerships there Nintendo
high-profile partnerships there Nintendo
high-profile partnerships there Nintendo 64’s use of cartridges was enough to
64’s use of cartridges was enough to
64’s use of cartridges was enough to shift the entire balance of power in the
shift the entire balance of power in the
shift the entire balance of power in the console wars
console wars
console wars despite their loading speed and
despite their loading speed and
despite their loading speed and child-friendly durability they couldn’t
child-friendly durability they couldn’t
child-friendly durability they couldn’t give developers the memory they wanted
give developers the memory they wanted
give developers the memory they wanted and were very expensive to manufacture
and were very expensive to manufacture
and were very expensive to manufacture number three the Virtual Boy the 3ds is
number three the Virtual Boy the 3ds is
number three the Virtual Boy the 3ds is at Nintendo’s first attempt at 3d
at Nintendo’s first attempt at 3d
at Nintendo’s first attempt at 3d virtual boy was an ill-fated device that
virtual boy was an ill-fated device that
virtual boy was an ill-fated device that featured monochrome visuals tabletop
featured monochrome visuals tabletop
featured monochrome visuals tabletop head mounted display and a lack of games
head mounted display and a lack of games
head mounted display and a lack of games Virtual Boy didn’t destroy Nintendo but
Virtual Boy didn’t destroy Nintendo but
Virtual Boy didn’t destroy Nintendo but were certain that many of the company’s
were certain that many of the company’s
were certain that many of the company’s top brass must still lose sleep over
top brass must still lose sleep over
top brass must still lose sleep over this mega failure yeah I’d never heard
this mega failure yeah I’d never heard
this mega failure yeah I’d never heard of it either
of it either
of it either number two Philips CDI in 1991 Nintendo
number two Philips CDI in 1991 Nintendo
number two Philips CDI in 1991 Nintendo abandoned their plans for a disk based
abandoned their plans for a disk based
abandoned their plans for a disk based attachment for the SNES instead they
attachment for the SNES instead they
attachment for the SNES instead they broke ties with their then partner a
broke ties with their then partner a
broke ties with their then partner a little company called Sony who were
little company called Sony who were
little company called Sony who were forced to then partner with Philips the
forced to then partner with Philips the
forced to then partner with Philips the result was a horrific system and a slew
result was a horrific system and a slew
result was a horrific system and a slew of so-called games based on Nintendo’s
of so-called games based on Nintendo’s
of so-called games based on Nintendo’s mascots trust us these games were bad so
mascots trust us these games were bad so
mascots trust us these games were bad so bad they spawned the youtube poop series
bad they spawned the youtube poop series
bad they spawned the youtube poop series you’ve got to be kidding number one
you’ve got to be kidding number one
you’ve got to be kidding number one inadvertently creating the PlayStation
inadvertently creating the PlayStation
inadvertently creating the PlayStation taking the top spot on our list is the
taking the top spot on our list is the
taking the top spot on our list is the biggest and most long-lasting fail in
biggest and most long-lasting fail in
biggest and most long-lasting fail in Nintendo’s history not only did Nintendo
Nintendo’s history not only did Nintendo
Nintendo’s history not only did Nintendo do the unthinkable by screwing over a
do the unthinkable by screwing over a
do the unthinkable by screwing over a fellow Japanese company with their CDI
fellow Japanese company with their CDI
fellow Japanese company with their CDI fiasco but this also caused Sony to
fiasco but this also caused Sony to
fiasco but this also caused Sony to realize something namely that their
realize something namely that their
realize something namely that their product could become its own system
product could become its own system
product could become its own system called the PlayStation and that they
called the PlayStation and that they
called the PlayStation and that they could kick major ass by themselves
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