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Remembering the Apple Pippin, Apple’s Failed Console Entry

Carl Williams writes, "Console gaming has always been alluring to computer companies. Gaming in general has been alluring. I read somewhere that it was not spreadsheets that pushed graphic card enhancements to the levels they are today. That is very true. Video games as a business has been worth hundreds of billions of dollars since the early days. Maybe that is what drove Apple to attempt to make their own console in the mid 1990’s. It was clear in Apple OS updates that gaming was a new focal point for the company on the computer side of things, why not go ahead and go full monty with gaming? The result was the Pippin console."

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FallenAngel19842479d ago

Further proof that it wasn’t enough just to release a console around the time Nintendo and Sega were beginning to mess up, you needed to make a worthwhile system yourself like Sony lest you fall flat on your face like Apple

Fist4achin2479d ago

Yeah, but if they released the Ipipp today, Im sure it woukd sell like hotcakes. When i say release, i am actually referring to a release of that original console from the 90s!

optimus2478d ago

it wouldn't survive if they did. if you're talking a release similar to the mini nes and super nes then it would be a niche product that people would get just because it has an apple logo. since it wasn't popular then, it wouldn't really sell now...unless they update it with a slew of streaming services and siri integration...basically what the Apple TV can already do today....not to mention that the games the pippin had would look so outdated compared to the games available right now on ios.

indysurfn2478d ago

Nintendo and Sony have millions of people that have found memories and want to replay certain games. Pippin seems to only have ONE and it was not a HALO level or Mario, or God of war level game. So they would fail big time especially since the install base was SMALL.

Einhander19712478d ago

Release pippin.. And play what exactly don't make me laugh. I would rather see a 3D0 mini lol.

KwietStorm_BLM2478d ago

I completely forgot this thing was a thing

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The Drifter: Murder, Mystery, and Second Chances • VGMM

The Drifter puts you in the boots of a man who dies before the opening credits roll, then gets a second chance to uncover why someone wanted him dead. With gritty pixel art and practical detective puzzles, it's less about inventory management and more about staying one step ahead of the people trying to kill you again

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jznrpg9d ago

Bleh Switch. I prefer my 3rd party games on PS. I’ll wait and see.

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