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Nintendo's most-failingest peripherals

Each and every one will (not) change the way we play games

Words: Brett Elston, GamesRadar US
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AuthorityFigure  - 4 months 21 days ago 
I still think the SuperScope looks mean. But somehow, this article makes me depressed...
Ell223  - 4 months 21 days ago 
I remember getting really excited for hey you pikachu. In the end I decided to get Banjo Tooie, what a great decision.

The Wii Vitality sensor is the next R.O.B.
gmilf71  - 4 months 21 days ago 
Does nintendo even think about it before they just release it? This stuff is utter crap.
ELpork  - 4 months 21 days ago 
Daym, I had no clue the Wii speak was that useless... well AC and Conduit were ok.... so IDK.... Blaa what a shame. most of this stuff is Nintendo.... wow
ELpork  - 4 months 21 days ago 
Oh cus its all Nintendo... I'm a dumbass.
shelcobsohn  - 4 months 21 days ago 
the wii is stupid
shelcobsohn  - 4 months 21 days ago 
banjo tooie is the best game ever made
zombiekiller13  - 4 months 21 days ago 
The Power Pad, in my house, went from "hey, let's pretend we're running in a game!" to "let's see how fast we can smack it with our hands, because we're really bad at running on this damn thing!"

And the poor bongos...they ended up becoming quite an amusement for my son when he was 2.
Harmon20  - 4 months 20 days ago 
Gamecube, and ONLINE!? No way. It could never happen. AND it didn't.
Harmon20  - 4 months 20 days ago 
I remember I was actually STUPID enough to get the E-Reader. I should've seen the failing coming. I just couldn't resist the commercial...
sadisticgrizzz  - 4 months 20 days ago 
i actually had that rob. but i traded a school buddy 4 contra like 3 days after i had it. lets just say we're not buddies anymore
Duckmaster  - 4 months 20 days ago 
I'll agree that the N64 microphone and the E-reader were horrible, but the Gameboy Camera was amazing! I know the article only says the printer was bad, but I'm just saying that the camera itself was amazing.
SuperGoomba64  - 4 months 20 days ago 
I thought Mario Kart:Double Dash used the GCN online adapter, but no one used it D:
I have the N64 Transfer Pak. It works about half the time, It only works for Pokemon Stadiuam.
Meoff118  - 4 months 20 days ago 
Surprised nobody said FIRST
peter419  - 4 months 20 days ago 
most of this stuff sucks balls! big fat hairy monkey balls!!!
DoctorFruitbat  - 4 months 20 days ago 
The crown of ultimate peripheral fail goes to Sega. Check out the Sega Mega-CD 32X for the only three-console balls-up ever attempted.

At least they did a good online service with the Dreamcast, which a decade later Nintendo aren't even close to matching. Pretty sad.
Gotxxrock  - 4 months 20 days ago 
Oh man, I remember all of these, especially the Game Boy Printer. So much disappointment on so many occasions =P. I still have my old Game Boy Camera, that was alot of fun back in my youth.
japanic  - 4 months 20 days ago 
the transfer pak was kinda cool actually,why not play the pokemons on your tv?
DanielRobertCampbell  - 4 months 20 days ago 
No calling out the horrible eReader eh? :-)
richomak27  - 4 months 20 days ago 
awesome article Brett didn't know about a few of these
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