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When Consoles Lose, Everyone Wins

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dreamcast-4-eva dept.

Ground Glass writes "Does the traditional knowledge that 'history is written by the winners' hold true with consoles? Perhaps, but there's more to it than that. Sometimes, systems that fail do so because their most salient concept was one no one was ready for - these provide future 'innovations'. Sometimes their loudest message was one only a niche group would ever want to listen to - they provide much needed perspective. In an early medium, the failures are the ones questioning what a game should be. It's no wonder the winners keep writing their ideas back in."

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  1. On Nintendo's side... by RyoShin · · Score: 4, Funny
    Perhaps, but there's more to it than that. Sometimes, systems that fail do so because their most salient concept was one no one was ready for - these provide future 'innovations'.
    So we'll see the Virtual Boy again!
    1. Re:On Nintendo's side... by EnsilZah · · Score: 5, Funny

      Screw the Virtual Boy.
      I want a PipBoy 2000.

  2. What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In an early medium, the failures are the ones questioning what a game should be. It's no wonder the winners keep writing their ideas back in.

    Was this submitted by Nietzsche?