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Nintendo Fans Don’t Know What They Want

Nintendo Fans Don’t Know What They Want https://ift.tt/p2JzHkb Steve Jobs famously said, "People don't know what they want until you show it to them." But I sometimes wonder whether the late Apple CEO would have struggled with predicting what Nintendo fans want. I still remember the divisive online reaction to the initial reveal of Wind Waker at Space World 2001, when fans hoping to see a more realistic, grown-up Link on the GameCube were met with a cartoony, cel-shaded child Link (quickly dubbed "Celda") instead." Of course, that game is now cherished as a classic amongst fans, and it still holds up if you were to fire it up on the Switch 2 via the GameCube Classic library today. Still, skeptics couldn't get over having caught a glimpse of a tech demo of Link fighting Ganondorf only to be given a stylistically different game instead. While not at the same level of vitriol, I even recall similar grumbles when what eventually became Breath of t...

Mega Xbox 360 Collector Building Set Gets First Discount, And It's A Big One

Mega Xbox 360 Collector Building Set Gets First Discount, And It's A Big One https://ift.tt/FC3bwNP

A mint-in-box Xbox 360 console--with its massive 20GB hard drive attachment--will cost you quite a bit of cash, but fortunately, the Mega replica is a much more affordably priced alternative. Also, you won't have to worry about any potential Red Ring of Death issues! Normally $150, this delightful building kit is now on sale for $50 off at Target, a pretty substantial discount of 33%. It also happens to be the first discount yet for the kit, so we expect it to sell out before the deal officially ends on March 30.

Mega Xbox 360 building kit
Mega Xbox 360 building kit

Released last year exclusively at Target, this model is a 3:4-scale replica of the original Xbox 360 console and it comes with some fun extras to help it stand out on your shelf like some sort of low-polygon model of the gaming device. Consisting of 1,342 pieces, you'll be able to build the console, its controller, the removable hard drive, a Halo 3 game disc, and a game case.

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