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M-Gage Shows Imitation Sincerest Form Of Flattery
Thanks to Lik-Sang for their news story showcasing the M-Gage bootleg handheld game, which contains "11 games, [a] calculator and alarm clock built-in", as found in Hong Kong's videogame district recently. Although Lik-Sang "doesn't really think about selling" the rudimentary device, taking a side-by-side comparison with Nokia's much-criticized N-Gage 'portable gaming deck' reveals unmistakable similarities, from the shape and button layout all the way down to the vertical screen orientation and the logo. Were the bootleggers ahead of the game on this incredibly basic handheld knockoff, or will they be Side Talkin' their way to bankruptcy?
That thing looks like a major joke of a piece of technology. I had better-looking Tiger handheld games 10 years ago. Would've been a far more appropriate article on April 1st...
... but plagiarizing an industrial design failure is the purest form of idiocy.
OK, I've never been to a "nerd convention" (star trek, comic book, anime, fantasy, etc), so I suspect those might actually be worse, but I do have to say...
The dudes on sidetalkin.com have got to be some of the dorkiest and nerdiest people I have ever seen before. I'm not talking about the average "nerd," I'm talking Saved-By-The-Bell type nerds! (Like the ones on that show who cheered for more homework and were always stuck in lockers...). Oh my oh my...
It's the new M-Gage! Brought to you by the same people who gave you the Fedsel car, New Doke cola and the 4DO game console.
i'm sure they're good people, but like we all learned in Revenge of the Nerds... embrace it, don't hide from it :)