Posting only the videogame related flops
http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-33_7-10001201.html
27. Sony PSP Go (2009-?)
Ah, the Sony PSP Go. What can we say? This is one of those products that was a good idea in theory, but a bad idea in practice. Part of the reason behind the PSP Go's failure was that while Sony was moving away from UMD and toward downloadable games, the iPhone was taking off as a game platform and the games were much cheaper and didn't take long to download. Also, the Go was pricey at $250.
The end result? You don't see too many of these guys in the wild.
20. Gizmondo (2005-2006)
Gizmondo was a portable gaming device that had built-in GPS. It was released in the U.S. in 2005 but didn't sell well and the company went bankrupt in 2006. Millions were spent developing and marketing Gizmondo and one of its executives, Stefan Eriksson, who famously wrecked his red Ferrari Enzo, was sentenced to prison for three years in California (he was released in January 2008) and is now back in jail in his native Sweden.
14. Nokia N-Gage (2003-?)
The N-Gage launch is one of the more memorable debacles in tech history as the original device--a combo phone/portable gaming system--had a very odd design for talking. You had to hold the unit vertically on its side, making it look like you were holding a taco. It also sparked "side-talking," which is immortalized on the side-talkin' Web site.
12. Tapwave Zodiac (2003-2005)
Tapwave's Zodiac and Zodiac 2 were billed as mobile entertainment consoles and ran on a modified version of the Palm OS. We gave the Zodiac high marks when it came out in 2003. But Tapwave struggled to attract support from game developers and eventually ran up against Sony's PSP.
1. Dreamcast (1998-2001)
Don't get us wrong. We loved the Dreamcast, which was originally released in 1998 and discontinued in the U.S. in 2001 (it was still sold in Japan until 2006), and still miss it. But it didn't make it.
The Dreamcast didn't fail .... we fail the Dreamcast
