Flop or not...

[rocketpig]

d21lewis said:
I'm not trying to jump on Nintendo's lap and wiggle, or anything, but I must say this: Nintendo stated that they could've released a color Gameboy YEARS before the release of the Gameboy Color. They waited until the cost of color screens and battery life were at an acceptable level. Of course, it was a success to gamers and Nintendo. Maybe games have evolved too fast. Maybe it's possible that games are costing too much to make, and it's almost impossible for a company to produce multiple games that push the more powerful consoles, and still make a profit. Maybe Nintendo got it right again.

It's possible that Nintendo is right again. But they're right for different reasons.

They didn't release a Gameboy Color because everyone in the industry threw themselves at the market, decided that wasn't enough, then through their slightly bloodied corpses at Nintendo again, and then decided that wasn't enough and then prayed to their own Color God and then slew themselves in a prryhic ceremony that might give them a chance to succeed in the market.

Then, once they all failed, Nintendo decided to give the "Color" designation to the Gameboy line and all was right in the world. And All Was Right In The World. Again.