Gamers around the world are united in not willing to buy expensive systems
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Top 10 Causes of Video Game Fails
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Rushed Release Date
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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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#3
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Bad Controllers
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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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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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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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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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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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#8
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Lack of Games
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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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What moron would buy a game counsel KNOWING it has bad graphics
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#10
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Too Many Accessories
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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
