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Cameron Halas

Top 10 Causes of Video Game Fails

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High Prices

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Gamers around the world are united in not willing to buy expensive systems

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Rushed Release Date

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

What has resulted from rushed release dates? Atari's E.T., Sega Saturn, The Red Ring of Death (XBox 360); it doesn't end well. Why do gaming companies still do it?

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Bad Controllers

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

This is pretty obvious. Nobody wants to play with bad controlers. Need I say Atari 5200, the original XBox fat controler, Atari Jaguar, etc.

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Poor Marketing

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Poor marketing can be harmful to a video game company's health. Remember how the "Do the Math" campaign helped kill the Atari Jaguar. Oh yeah, don't forget Sony's adds for the Playstation 3

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Hardware Flaws

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Not only do faulty counsels cause video game fails (XBox 360 Red Ring of Death and Disk Destruction) so does bad design concepts (Virtual Boy, N-Gage, etc)

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Lack of Third Party Support

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Having third party support can make or break a video game counsel. Third party support means more games and more games mean more gamers

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Attempts at Motion Control

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Most attempts at motion control fail (e.g. U Force, Power Glove, Sega Activator, Kinect) Only the original Nintendo Wii seems to be the exception

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Lack of Games

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

If there has been a successful system that had small game libraries, I have yet to hear of it

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Bad Graphics

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

What moron would buy a game counsel KNOWING it has bad graphics

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Too Many Accessories

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

An accessory or to isn't really a bad thing, but too many accessories that are mandatory are not worth it. The most infamous is perhaps Sega's 32x add on

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