stackyFACTSWhile Sony and Microsoft were aggressively marketing their new machines as sleek, cutting-edge entertainment hubs for cool adults, Nintendo bolted a massive plastic handle onto a purple lunchbox. They desperately wanted to remind people that games were for kids, completely missing the memo that their actual demographic was aging fast.
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