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Werix357 on 15 February 2017
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bdbdbd said:
Werix357 said:

So Nintendo bungled the design, doesn't surprise me as they have done that on a couple of occasions.

Basically they did, yes. This was because N64 was supposed to be a lot more powerful than it was and everything was supposed to be done by the hardware. Instead of FMV's that were new stuff at the time N64 started being developed, Nintendo was opting for real-time animations by game engine.

I don't know if Nintendo have fucked up any other desing than this. You could argue Virtual Boy, 3DS's 3D screen and Wii U gamepad being the ones, but the problem with the latter two of them is more on the software than hardware.

Yeah I remember when it was as the Ultra 64 the rumored specs would have made it a beast.

Yeah I would say Nintendo stuffed up with the Gamecube and Wii U GameCube because of the console design and using proprietry disc drive didn't help. The Wii U was to under powered to make proper use of the Gamepad.