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Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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This is just fantastic. I wonder how small older consoles can be these days while still maintaining full hardware compatibility.

The PS2 Ultra Slim is a fun one: https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/ps2-ultra-slim...

And it still has the original controller/memory card ports!

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Making video games fun does not require anywhere near as much hardware as we typically use in modern systems. I look forward to an eventual return to fun video games.

Nintendo has been doing this ... forever? The switch is ancient tech, and was outdated the moment it was released.

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Making video games fun does not require anywhere near as much hardware as we typically use in modern systems. I look forward to an eventual return to fun video games.

Nintendo has been doing this ... forever? The switch is ancient tech, and was outdated the moment it was released.

Switch could definitely have used more oomph. Many frame rate drops in the Zelda games. Many emulators claim to have the superior experience with those games.

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Making video games fun does not require anywhere near as much hardware as we typically use in modern systems. I look forward to an eventual return to fun video games.

"Yokoi said 'The Nintendo way of adapting technology is not to look for the state of the art but to utilize mature technology that can be mass-produced cheaply.' He articulated his philosophy of 'Lateral Thinking of Withered Technology' (枯れた技術の水平思考, Kareta Gijutsu no Suihei Shikō) (also translated as 'Lateral Thinking with Seasoned Technology'), in the book Yokoi Gunpei Game House."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi#Design_philosophy

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