Well, it was a nice ride while it lasted. It wasn't but a week ago that DS Fanboy predicted that a redesigned DS wouldn't be announced and that we wouldn't be buying it until next year. And just last night we reported on an interview in which Nintendo's UK boss stated that a redesign was sometime off. We even had the gall to tell the world "we told you so!" Oh, the sheer audacity!
So what was our next post immediately following our chest-thumping "DS redesign pushed way back" article? Yep, you guessed it... The very next post was Nintendo's very real DS redesign announcement. Our prediction was crushed and I couldn't believe how wrong I was. But, it was one of those rare times when you're actually glad to be wrong. I've been looking forward to a redesign since the original was first shown off. Suffice it to say, I want that little dual-screen wonder. Very nice.
But what to make of Nintendo's role in all of this? The complete snowing that they gave the industry with their constant barrage of rumor and denial is quite eye-opening. Someone over in Nintendo's marketing department has awakened... and they are doing a pretty damn good job. It makes you wonder what kind of game is afoot regarding the Revolution? Or the next Gameboy?
You've won this battle, Reggie. But fool me once...
1. No one's perfect, but that's what makes news all the more special.
I think the Revolution will blow us all away with the last secret, just like the controller made us all crap ourselves and go WHAT THE FLYING FCKGW.
Predictions, based on market trends, which is what you guys did, is 100% cool. It's when you start throwing crap out of nowhere that the quality of the site goes down.
Glad to see you have a fine level of integrity.
Posted at 9:28PM on Jan 26th 2006 by Stefan Constantinescu 0 stars