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Video game company Sega has had a few disappointing pieces of hardware that still had pretty names???like the Dreamcast. When the original PlayStation and Nintendo 64 were the dominant forces in the market, the Dreamcast hit U.S. shores in 1999 and experienced strong initial sales as it was released well ahead of similar consoles like the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Unfortunately, it didn't keep that upper edge.

Just as amateur music historians like to say that Nirvana killed hair metal (until Guitar Hero resuscitated it, that is), the release of Sony's PlayStation 2 in 2000 proved to be what put the Dreamcast to sleep. Sega hasn't made another console since.

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R U Kiddin' Mii?
Wii is an AWESOME name! Haven't you seen the great commercial with the large Japanese gentleman, dressed akin to a 'man-servant' standing in front of a tree and saying? "Wiiiiiiiiii" as he lifts his... (Read the rest)
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Thanks for the great laughs.  Bruizer | 07/17/07
Audrey? You're stretching...  ejhonda | 07/17/07
But I loved my Newton  A.Sinic | 07/17/07
UPC.. had forgotten about that one!  Non-Zealand | 07/17/07
Regarding Segway  Dukhalion | 07/18/07
Wii  dhays | 07/18/07
I wasn't dissappointed...  Narg | 07/18/07
DreamCast  tomam | 07/18/07
I agree  Greenknight_z | 07/19/07
SeedyNet blows it again  vankuvr@... | 07/18/07
UMPC's are not a disappointment  miombligo | 07/18/07
R U Kiddin' Mii?  shohom67 | 07/19/07

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