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."

Comments

I remember the NES release

[Centurix]

I sat there with my C64 playing William Wobbler and said "hah! like it'll ever get this good!"

on what basis is there star rating

[draccip]

how can the ps2 get only 3 stars for launch. i made ove 3000 dollars selling ps2's on ebay. no other console has matched that hype since or previously.

Re:Meh... / Xbox 360 launch

[ben0207]

"1up.com seems to be pretty awful in general though, so I suppose it's par for the course; the real question is why do they get referred to so often on Slashdot?"

"Posted by Zonk on Sunday November 13, @12:39PM"

Bingo.

Re:360 - Worst Launch Ever

[Anonymous Coward]

HA! You haven't seen dissapointment until you've seen the Playstation 3's launch. They are literally going to be NO GAMES avalable for it on it's release date.