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Wii U second only to iPhone 5 as Time's gadget of the year

Wii U got plenty of mixed reactions following its launch, and the new Nintendo console certainly didn't enjoy the widespread adoration the mainstream media heaped upon the original Wii, but that didn't stop Time Magazine from naming the Wii U as one of its standout pieces of technology for 2012. In fact, Time honored Wii U with a number two spot on its list, behind Apple's new iPhone 5.

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Kur04151d ago

How the hell did iPhone 5 make the top of the list? Still behind the best android phones. All they did was increase the screen size and fuck up their maps.

clrlite4151d ago

Good Question. I'm glad I don't take these publications seriously and usually do my own research when making a purchase. Maybe the answer to your question has something to do with $. Though, I hope nintendo gains back their integrity and makes some really cool games for this console.

ABizzel14151d ago (Edited 4151d ago )

Time needs their @$$ whooped. As far as the iPhone 5 goes. There are much better phones, and many tech gadgets more deserving of the "Standout pieces of technology for 2012".

Don't have a Wii-U, so I can't speak on it. But I know plenty of people with iPhone 5's, and after using my Galaxy 3 they're thinking of dropping the iPhone all together. Better yet the Note 2 should have won for best phone.

But again this is Time and not a dedicated Tech site so take it with a grain of salt.

Edit

Just looked at the whole list, and it's worse than I thought. Under the games section Little Big Planet is at number 8, and while I love LBP I'm 100% certain it was not a game from 2012. Worst of all there's no Journey, Walking Dead, or Borderlands on the top 10.

Best Movies has no mention of Avengers.

Worst movies has Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (complete BS, but not worst movie of the year AT ALL), John Carter (again nowhere near worst movie), and Cloud Atlas (nowhere near worst movie). Are these based on biggest commercial failures? Because if so the Samsung G3 should be number 1 as far as tech goes.

Songs of the year aren't any better.

clrlite4151d ago

Would love to know precisely what their criteria is when determining their coveted "gadget of the year" award winner.

WeAreLegion4151d ago

They also said Cloud Atlas was the worst movie of the year. TIME is full of it.

WeAreLegion4151d ago

Piranha 3DD came out this year.

I don't care how much you hate Cloud Atlas, there were TONS of much worse movies this year.

PirateThom4151d ago

iPhone 5... a full 6 months behind Samsung Galaxy SIII.

Gadget of the Year.

Wow.

dkgshiz4151d ago

Welp, its official. Time magazine is now completely irrelevant.

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AFK Journey Review: A Rewarding Gacha Experience - ESTNN

Paul G Writes: "AFK Journey is a free open-world, role-playing gacha centered on creating your own team of powerful heroes. Here, you play as the reincarnation of the great mage Merlin, solving a mystery surrounding a malignant corruption.

On its surface, AFK Journey's gorgeous visuals, strategic gameplay and dynamic characters promise a wholly fun experience for new and old players alike. Journey even has a very easy pity system that makes getting rare heroes a breeze.

That said, AFK Journey still presents the usual flaws in big gacha entries, including a lack of accessibility features, bad voice direction and predatory microtransactions."

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Pokemon GO Update Significantly Alters Player Avatar Appearance, Leads To Backlash

The new Pokemon GO update has significantly altered player avatar appearances, leading to backlash from the game's community.

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H91d ago

You are gonna abandon your feminine character and you are gonna like it - Niantic and Nintendo Probably

CobraKai5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Ugh!!! Wtf?!? Why are they cancelling feminine women

MeteorPanda4h ago

Have they never seen female hips? lol

Inverno4h ago

They removed curves and made em look sickly. But hey now you can make a morbidly obese character, or a very buff chick. Tell me how I'm the crazy one, and how there nothing wrong with this. Gaslight me by asking why I'm bothered by video game characters not looking sexy and by telling me that i don't know how real women look like. Smh

isarai3h ago

So we just canceling women now? 😒

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SPINE Movie Adaptation in the Works

Nekki has announced that the forthcoming gun fu game, SPINE, will receive a movie adaptation to expand the franchise.