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The 5 Failed Video Game Consoles (That Had It Coming) [PICS]

weirdworm.com — Video games have a long and complex history. The Atari crash. Nintendo saving the entire industry. The rise of Sony. ... Aug 16, 2010

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rev0rAug 17, 2010Buried

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The 3rd page is just a list of image sources. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

mca2142Aug 17, 2010Buried

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Gameboy Micro shouldn't be on this list.

It was the last update to the a very, very, very successful platform = the Gameboy Advance.

And the collectively, the Gameboy Advance category sold MILLIONS.

mahdicAug 16, 2010Buried

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Apple+Gaming= Something that still hasn't succeeded

monkeystickAug 16, 2010Buried

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Tiger R-Zone.. the Christmas that almost was but then wasn't.

innosinAug 17, 2010Buried

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Bonus points for not including the typical contenders like Virtual Boy

candrieAug 17, 2010Buried

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Buried for a 3rd page of nothing.

shingoexAug 17, 2010Buried

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"…there weren’t any games, and what games were available happened to be ports."

wut

It either has games or doesn't...wtf

zildjiankxAug 17, 2010Buried

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Tiger's Game.com should have made the list.

allisonaxeAug 17, 2010Buried

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Agreed with MCA. I got the GB Micro on clearance for almost nothing, and i still play it because game boy games are great and the thing is tiny! its smaller than a candybar, and has a higher-quality screen than the GBA SP had. It does require holding a little bit differently but my big-handed friend have never even had a problem with it.... and everyone who sees me playing it asks "that's so cool where'd you get it?" well, they were available everwhere a few years ago but nobody wanted them then!

kimera2006Aug 17, 2010Buried

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if the phantom console would have actually came out..

v3rtex7740Aug 17, 2010Buried

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No. But PC gaming isn't much outside of those 2 companies to begin with.

kevroAug 17, 2010Buried

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What the f**k was that video!?

nmanguyAug 17, 2010Buried

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"The Game Boy Micro was so popular a lot of stores just pretended it didn’t exist, "

Wait, did they mean unpopular? Or is that correct, and stores hid it because it ate at the more expensive DS system and games?

ripersnifleAug 17, 2010Buried

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The Sony PSP Go. You can't buy UMD games for it, you have to download them. It's already failed because of that fatal flaw.

superkendallAug 17, 2010Buried

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Good god man, have you missed the whole iPhone/App Store thing?

Apple is suddenly in gaming big time.

schaviraAug 17, 2010Buried

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I bought a Micro on eBay a year or so ago for 20 or 30 dollars (I forget which); it's actually really convenient and nice. Only problem is it scratches too easily. Perfect if you're going to be carrying around a flash cart and nothing else though.

smyleyAug 17, 2010Buried

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A great suggestion if you happen to wake up with steel wool hands

whatthefuAug 17, 2010Buried

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The Sega Nomad was awesome on long trips if you brought a s**tload of batteries.

barbizonAug 17, 2010Buried

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I'm glad they didn't mention the Dreamcast. That was a promising prince, poisoned ere his reign.

xpinchxAug 17, 2010Buried

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Yeah I remember it pretty well, it seemed so obscure I didn't even know anyone else knew about it or even considered it an actual console. For those that don't know the graphics are basically one of these:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ITZ1KLIppt0/TEpEadpjT7I/AAAAAAAADLU/IkMsQ8UA81M/s1600/dd.jpeg

but the image is reflected onto a mirror/visor that hangs like 2" in front of your eyeball. I couldn't use it for more than 5 minutes before I got a headache.

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