The world of video games has seen the emergence of a lot of video game consoles from several different companies, but few of them have survived while many have not even been able to complete its first months in the market to declare its complete failure and a draw from the markets.
Successful platforms are almost a few on the fingers of the hand, but we will include them in the names of the companies that launched these devices and supported them since its launch to stand up to the competition and find their way to their audience such as Sony and PlayStation Systems and Microsoft and Xbox systems and Nintendo, but in return there are The vehicle did not help him succeed and it became history to mention it.
Here in this article we will go with you on a quick trip to pass through the 5 most game consoles failed to withstand and reach the heart of the audience and fall from the list in a short time.
5- N-Gage device from Nokia
In 2003, when the mobile and smartphones revolution began, Nokia wanted to nurture the market from the start with the launch of its dual N-Gage. Besides being a mobile phone, it has the ability to play custom video games. One of the fatal flaws that prevented the spread of it is that the battery was preventing the possibility of removing and replacing the card cartridges for games due to random design and also put the headphones for the device in the background and this caused the isolation of the player from the sounds of the games while at the same time disturbing around him.
The device also did not get enough support from the games, as Nokia did not make any big deal to provide him with exclusive titles to make the audience attracted to the device and buy it.
4- Nintendo Virtual Boy
In 1995, Nintendo wanted to surprise the world with the first 3D gaming system with virtual reality. The result was the ugly Virtual Boy as it was described by many in that era.
The device caused a lot of problems for users, including pain in the head and also dizziness and nausea, so that doctors warned that the use of the device may lead to damage to the brain.
Also the device only got 23 games where many companies were unable to develop games that fit the idea of the device, which made its failure very fast.
3- Gizmondo device
Another portable device found a way to the market of video games, but this device was rare in all markets where it was launched in small quantities and the price was very high and the reason that the cost of development and promotion was prohibitive, the second reason that failed the device is the lack of games where not The device gets only one game, yes only one game.
It was later found that the device manufacturer belonged to the Swedish mafia, which led to its collapse and the end of the device and forever.
2- Ouya device
A device based on the Android operating system has been launched a fundraising campaign through the site Kickstarter and after he succeeded in raising the necessary budget to manufacture it was launched, but unfortunately the console was the first defects of the device, but the fatal flaws that he was unable to run games quality Expected performance Many have found that the same games performed better on smartphones running the same system.
The device was launched with 600 games dedicated to be compatible with the device, but unfortunately a few of these games that appeared to perform well and most of them were poor and never playable.
1- Atari 5200
Atari marketed this device as the most powerful gaming device at the time, but after its launch there was not any of the strength that talked about Nintendo where all the games were simple besides that he only got 26 games throughout the launch and until the end.
Also one of the most deadly elements in the device was the ugly console where users did not accept it besides it was difficult to use and break down quickly.
These 5 most failed gaming devices in the market, some of which ended and ended up with his companies developed him and some of his companies usually a new attempt and has been successful recently, such as the company Nintendo and Atari Altan have survived in the world of gaming industry for a long time.