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The 3DO and the Neo Geo are still the most expensive consoles ever—including when adjusted for inflation, but you'd be surprised how ridiculous the Intellivision's price looks now in this chart prepared by Ars Technica. The feature also examines price drops over all consoles' lifespans.
One Redditor writes an interesting—and funny—post about what it's like to develop for consoles.
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As we learned this morning, the Wii U will launch on November 18, 2012—almost six years, to the day, after the Wii…
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For today's edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, we continue the discussion of future consoles with commenter Leaufai, who…
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In today's slightly late (sorry!) edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Gusi A. Rincon puts forth the argument…
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There's this constant argument lately among gamers, over who really plays, what counts as a game, and where all the…
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While Konami's budget-priced remake of the failed X-Blades, was widely considered to be horrible idea by everyone…
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Following a disappointing console showing at E3 2012, commenter DocSeuss believes now is the best time to throw off…
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This image has been circulating everywhere on the Internet today, and for good reason: it's friggin' fantastic. With…