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No One Gets Excited About Console News Anymore

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Tina Amini
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1999 seemed like a much more exciting time for console news, at least according to the comedians at Mega64. Wireless controllers, backwards compatibility...these were once fascinating new features.

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Have consoles reached their peak? Can they really not please us anymore? What about the Ouya?

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Mega64: New Consoles, Then and Now [YouTube]