Atari founder 'baffled' by Wii U

http://www.gamespot.com/news/atari-founder-baffled-by-wii-u-6400569

I think it's unfortunate that Atari's nothing more than a brand name now. (the Atari of today is actually a former French publisher once known as Infogrames)

It's also a bit sad the Jaguar flopped so badly and that Jag 2 wasn't released as I always found it kinda cool, despite poor support and a terrible gamepad.

Says the guy who crashed the industry.IAmNot_fun

But made it a business too...

Says the guy who crashed the industry.IAmNot_fun

[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Says the guy who crashed the industry.rilpas

Says the guy who crashed the industry.IAmNot_fun

[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Says the guy who crashed the industry.nameless12345

But made it a business too...

[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Says the guy who crashed the industry.Warhawk_

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Says the guy who crashed the industry.IAmNot_fun

But made it a business too...

He destroys what he creates, got it. :P

Says the guy who crashed the industry.IAmNot_fun

Nolan Bushnell had nothing to do with the crash of 1983. He left Atari in 1978, and was not involved in the video game industry for several years after that. He had nothing to do with Atari after 1978.

Time Warner and the executives that were put in charge of Atari were the ones that helped cause the crash, alongside various companies that were producing garbage games for all the systems of that era.

[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Says the guy who crashed the industry.Warhawk_

[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Says the guy who crashed the industry.caryslan2

Nolan Bushnell had nothing to do with the crash of 1983. He left Atari in 1978, and was not involved in the video game industry for several years after that. He had nothing to do with Atari after 1978.

Time Warner and the executives that were put in charge of Atari were the ones that helped cause the crash, alongside various companies that were producing garbage games for all the systems of that era.

Now he is at Anti-Aging Games LLC.

[QUOTE="Warhawk_"][QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Says the guy who crashed the industry.Nintendo_Ownes7

Plus, if I remember correctly he signed a contract that prevented him from working in the video game industry for several years. Which helps explain why all of his ventures during that time were not video game related. I don't think he really got involved in video games again until 1991 when he started promoting the Commodore CDTV. Although even then, that was not a pure video game system. It was a multimedia device that happened to play games.

He really has not been involved in video games since he left Atari. He occasionally does things that are video game related, but most of his ventures and companies have been involved in various industries.

[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"]Says the guy who crashed the industry.Warhawk_

Yeah Bushnell was forced out way before the crash. He was busy with Chuck E Cheese then.

Warner did what it does best..bumblefucs their way into everything and ruins it.

Nintendo is a baffling company in general. They are crazy but in a good way.

I think that the Wii U will do OK although I don't expect it to be another Wii or a DS.