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Console Launches Good And Bad
Another interesting feature from 1up: rundowns and scores for console launches from the last twenty years. From the article: "The DS, on the other hand, is hardly the system one would have expected from its launch. The system's U.S. debut was a dull thud, with the one truly notable title being a port of Super Mario 64 with compromised control and jaggier graphics. (It also popularized the lamentable concept of "launch windows.") Chalk this up to the fact the developers only learned about the system's existence half a year before its debut. Fortunately for early adopters, the system has gone on to accumulate a killer lineup."
Next time set the article link to the first page (pager.offset=0), will ya?
I've seen every console launch in the US going all the way back to the 2600. I've seen good and bad.
I can say without out any hesitation that the 360 launch is the Worst Console Launch In The History Of The Console Market.
There is really nothing that even comes close. I will say that I don't think we will ever see a launch go as badly as the 360 In Our Lifetimes. Sure there is the usual list former failed consoles like the Dreamcast, Saturn, and 3DO - but none of those come close to the Scope And Magnitude of the year long disaster Microsoft has brought forth.
It is amazing to see the hardcore Xbox owners desperately covering their eyes and ears "screaming lalalalalala I'm not listening" as each new 360 disaster unfolds. It is like watching those old movies from the turn of the century of those ridiculous flying machines nose diving off hills and buildings.