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Gizmondo Tilts At Windmills

The always excellent Game Over feature on CNN reports on the upcoming launch of the Gizmondo portable console, and what a colossally bad idea it is. From the article: "Assuming you do want to play one of those games, it's going to be a frustrating affair. The system's D-pad controller doesn't lend itself to accurate aiming, particularly in fast-paced games. Of course, you have to turn on the Gizmondo to play games or take advantage of any of its offerings. This is not a quick task. In fact, it takes 48 seconds. (Compare that to less than five seconds on the Nintendo DS.) "

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  1. I'll buy one by artifex2004 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...as soon as I can trade saved Duke Nukem Forever games between it and my Phantom.

  2. Re:*Crystal Ball* by WasterDave · · Score: 5, Funny

    No way man, they sold *hundreds* of NGage's.

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  3. Re:good god! by geminidomino · · Score: 4, Funny

    what are they smoking!

    Nintendo's dust.

  4. Wow, I'll take 20 by OneIsNotPrime · · Score: 4, Funny
    The $399 version "allows you to turn off" ads.

    The $229 version forces you to watch them.

    The $179 version randomly spews profanity and flatulence sounds at high volumes.

    The $149 version kicks your shins and sheds asbestos.

    The $99 version calls your girlfriend and tells her you never loved her, then puts out a mafia hit on you.

    The $49 version only shows episodes of 'Caroline in the City', and is glued permanently to your face.

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  5. Re:Exactly what consumers want by thesnarky1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of *course* they won't sell it for $400!! That'd be stupid! They'll sell it for $399 and not a penny more, what a deal!

  6. Re:Tilting at windmills by Kredal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nope, the bible is the top selling fiction book of all time. (:

    *ducks away from the hordes of angry christians*

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  7. Re:Tilting at windmills by KDR_11k · · Score: 2, Funny

    Cervantes? That was that zombie pirate from Soul Calibur, right?

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  8. Re:The desktop forever... by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 2, Funny

    > from what I've seen [the GameBoy Advance] never sold particularly well.

    <laughs until he passes out>