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SLIDESHOW: A History Of Video Game Console And Handheld Flops
Sunday, August 4, 2013 - 10:00am | 257Consumers have not always been kind to console and handheld manufacturers. While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have earned a degree of loyalty for producing iPhones and iPads, gamers are less likely to stand by their favorite hardware maker. This became evident the moment that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT...
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How Long Have You Waited In Line for Something?
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 1:23pm | 735Nearly 13 years ago, thousands of consumers lined up to purchase Sony's (NYSE: SNE) second game console, PlayStation 2. On a per store basis, the lines were rather short. Most Target (NYSE: TGT) locations, for example, received no more than a couple dozen people who were willing to wait overnight...