NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
It had a weak launch (Luigi’s Mansion was never more than a 7/10, the sequels all but made it a useless relic), the worst mainline Mario and the worst mainline Zelda (I won’t hear differently. I was there at launch. The disappointment was devastating).
The controller was comfortable to hold, and it had a good left stick. But the asymmetrical face buttons were weird and the D-pad, borderline unusable.
Mini DVDs were actually a good idea in my book. Nintendo was acutely aware of the loading times problem, not to mention piracy. Too bad devs craved more storage space and people wanted their consoles to be one-size-fits-all media players.
But yeah, the big problem was the library. Nintendo had lots of good exclusives. Problem was, nobody wanted to play them. PS2 already had the gen in its pocket before GC and Xbox even launched.
The controller was comfortable to hold, and it had a good left stick. But the asymmetrical face buttons were weird and the D-pad, borderline unusable.
Mini DVDs were actually a good idea in my book. Nintendo was acutely aware of the loading times problem, not to mention piracy. Too bad devs craved more storage space and people wanted their consoles to be one-size-fits-all media players.
But yeah, the big problem was the library. Nintendo had lots of good exclusives. Problem was, nobody wanted to play them. PS2 already had the gen in its pocket before GC and Xbox even launched.