oxford-gamer on 15 August 2008
Two points guys:
a fad is fleeting; here today and gone tomorrow. A steep curvature on a marketing life cycle graph. a fad would be furbies
a trend, however, starts off as a fad, but with time extends to a broad enough audience for a extended period, it becomes a classic. a trend usually lasts for 4-xx years. a trend would be the Simpsons.
consoles are trends. The ps1 and N64 were popular for their time, but became obsolete when the Cube ps2, and xbox arrived. The same will apply for this generation, unless the Wii achieves ps2 level success, in which it will become a world-wide phenomenon.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is the best Zelda title ever made.
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