Wii bubble theorist admits he was wrong, kind of

[mike_intellivision]

noname2200 said:

mike_intellivision said:
The difference between Steven L. Kent and others (like Bruce on games) is that Kent has credentials. He made a bad call and at least is doing a semi mea culpa.

Ultimate History of Video Games:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-History-Video-Games-Pokemon/dp/0761536434/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231473038&sr=1-5

The First Quarter -- 25-Year History of Video Games
http://www.amazon.com/First-Quarter-25-year-History-Video/dp/0970475500/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231473038&sr=1-7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_L._Kent
He also wrote entries on video games for Encarta and the Encyclopedia Americana.

Mike from Morgantown

It's nice to see that he has credentials, but this article, at least, doesn't reflect any of them, and as an "apology"...Let's just say it's about on-par with the worst of the Wii trolling posts, at best.

 

Agreed. It shows that people who should know better don't. It also may show that since Kent has been focusing on novels lately that maybe he is (a) too caught up in technology (he writes military science ficition) and (b) not up-to-date with current gaming trends.

It also shows that while I sometimes disagree with Chris Kohler at Wired that he does get things better than a lot of people do.

 

Mike from Morgantown