Software Cash Flows for PPC
Some information in this article or section has not been verified and may not be reliable. Please check for any inaccuracies, modify and cite sources as needed. The computer and video games industry has seen several commercial failures since its birth in the late 1970s, some of which have drastically changed the video game market. For example, the flops of E. T. and Pac-Man for the Atari 2600 were high profile games of low quality, contributing to the video game crash of 1983. Sitemap Many more. Some games, despite being commercial failures, are well received by certain group of gamers and are considered cult games. Many of these games live on through emulation.
Video game hardware failures
For the sake of scope, a commercial failure for a video game hardware platform is generally defined as a system that either fails to become adopted by a significant portion of the gaming market place, or fails to win significant mindshare of the target audience. This definition should be applied internationally, and not based strictly on the success or failure of a platform in any one given market.
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Co-designed by RJ Mical and the team behind the Amiga, and marketed by Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins, this "multimedia machine" was marketed as a family entertainment device and not just a video game console.