Nintendo: Hit or Miss

While Nintendo is unequivocally responsible for some of the best-loved pieces of gaming hardware ever created, they've also had some spectacular misfires.

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WII (2006) -- HIT! Ridiculed for its name but lauded for its groundbreaking motion-sensing tech, the Nintendo Wii was a hit from the moment it landed on store shelves. It wouldn’t stay there for long. Within six months it was outselling both the Xbox 360 and PS3 combined; within a few years, it eclipsed the NES as the best-selling Nintendo home console ever. While it’s looking a bit long in the tooth these days (to put it mildly), it ... more
WII (2006) -- HIT! Ridiculed for its name but lauded for its groundbreaking motion-sensing tech, the Nintendo Wii was a hit from the moment it landed on store shelves. It wouldn’t stay there for long. Within six months it was outselling both the Xbox 360 and PS3 combined; within a few years, it eclipsed the NES as the best-selling Nintendo home console ever. While it’s looking a bit long in the tooth these days (to put it mildly), it remains a monumental achievement for the company. Will its follow-up fare as well? less