Has Nintendo ever made a bad system?

08-20-2008, 01:15 PM

For what it's worth, I don't think the greatness of a console (at least a Nintendo console) should be defined by the size of the library. Rather, for me it's about how many truly memorable experiences I've had with it. In that regard, N64 takes the top spot for me, but that position will likely be usurped by SNES once I get a hold of the rest of the classics.

In my opinion, the closest they came to making a bad system was with the GC. And even that was worthwhile in the end, imo. What about you?

MAX · 08-20-2008, 02:06 PM

define 'bad'

08-20-2008, 02:07 PM

Bad meaning that you regret buying it.

Tanooki · 08-20-2008, 02:10 PM

Hmm...as much as I liked what I had, in the end the cost didn't justify it considering the bastards pulled the plug in under 2 years so the Virtual Boy is the only one I know that qualifies the 'Bad' stamp of disapproval.

08-20-2008, 02:12 PM

I honestly wasn't even thinking about Virtual Boy. I was talking about home systems.

But let's just forget VB ever happened, k?

Tanooki · 08-20-2008, 02:17 PM

I can't. I paid $170 for it in the day and bought like 4 games at around $20-30 a pop.

I less than a week ago paid $170, got a new slim psp daxter set and stocked up 12 games in that chunk of change too thanks to a small pile of gba trade-ins. I've had more fun and more games with the same pay out. VB can suck it. It gets the win on this thread. If anything that could come near it, go research the Pokemon Mini.

thegamecubist · 08-20-2008, 02:19 PM

Eh, not really, but then again by that definition most mainstream systems are good-they can all provide some sort of memorable experience.

If I were to say one right now, I'd probably say the DS, but that's probably because I don't really play it that much. If I played it more I'm pretty sure I'd like it alot more

I mean, it has RPGs coming out the ass.

Smokey · 08-20-2008, 02:23 PM

But if a console plays ****, wouldn't that mean that the console is ****, too?

I never regretted buying a Nintendo console that I own. Of the ones I have owned, I'd say the NES, but that's really based on my own experience with it.

MAX · 08-20-2008, 02:23 PM

I'm going to say no, since the systems did what they were built to do.

Smokey · 08-20-2008, 02:27 PM

Yeah, I don't think any of Nintedo's systems were really bad by themselves (except maybe the VB, can't comment on that). I just personally don't have many happy memories with the NES.

Z.E.I.D.A.N · 08-20-2008, 02:37 PM

I've regretted buying the N64 sometimes... I don't think it's a "bad" system but I do consider it a failure. If that makes any sense at all.

Oh, and Gamecube too.

Smokey · 08-20-2008, 02:53 PM

No it doesn't make sense. Are you saying it was bad itself or that you yourself didn't have a good experience with it?

Z.E.I.D.A.N · 08-20-2008, 03:05 PM

I mean that it's not a low quality system but it failed to live up to its potential, and it didn't meet my expectations as a buyer.

Coral · 08-20-2008, 04:05 PM

SNES, as I bought it the week the N64 came out not knowing what the 64 was.

Dont take this the wrong way people, but in terms of hardware and accessories, and the OS for the system, i think the Wii fails. A lot of features that are showing up via homebrew could have been included officially from Nintnedo but they decided not to.

08-20-2008, 04:10 PM

I'm not counting the Wii right now, since it's still got a few years ahead of it if not more (or less).