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Virtual Boy Commercial

Watch and witness how Nintendo tried to suck people into what was arguably one of their biggest flops. The soothing, semi-detached and slightly echo-y announcer's voice was even then synonymous with "artificial intelligence." (Thank you HAL 9000) And let's face it, a person telling you something is cool is one thing, but if a computer or robot tells you it's cool, then it must be true. So, if you've ever wondered how to market your own headache machine that will eventually become an industry joke and desktop novelty, now you know. More »

11:00 AM on Sun Jan 13 2008
By fdemarco
4,178 views, 108 comments

Latest by Schnazer: Picked one up at a garage sale about 5 years ago... and then promptly went on ebay to buy the Wario game. lol. I didn't get a chance to play much because the things just chugs battery power and they more »

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Nintendo's "Biggest Mistakes" Includes Wii

Games Radar's latest feature talks about the seven biggest blunders the currently lovable Nintendo corporation has made over its 20-odd year stint in the videogames business. Some of them are quite obvious, such as the Virtual Boy, but it's number seven that will likely incur the most venomous wrath from under-70 Nintendo fans. More »

5:20 PM on Tue Apr 10 2007
By Michael McWhertor
7,480 views, 219 comments

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Reggie Fils-Aime: The Wii is No Bongo Controller

Nintendo has released some truly inventive products, which are collecting dust. Take the Virtual Boy and the Power Glove. The company was pushing the boundaries, but that's all that happened. They were pushed, and there wasn't the software there, causing the products to ultimately collapse. In short: They reeked of gimmick. In an interview with AOL, Nintendo of America prez. Reggie Fils-Aime assured that the same is not true of the Wii: More »

5:22 AM on Mon Oct 2 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
370 views, 21 comments

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Nintendo Games Played With Eyes Filled With Blood

In Freshman philosophy class, my professor once invited us to indulge in a thought experiment: imagine, for a second, that you were grown in a test tube in a completely ascetic laboratory. You spend the next 21 years living in a single room of this laboratory... you can do anything you want, but the scientific puppet masters behind the scenes are conducting an experiment on you. The experiment is this: your entire environment is designed so you never, ever see the color red. More »

6:00 AM on Thu Aug 3 2006
By brownlee
184 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: Virtual Boy is a minor obsession for me. I have all US games and some of the Japanese ones. It really could have been a great system if it weren't for the awkwardness, headaches, and pain in the eyes. Even more »