Author: atarigalen (140.144.173.160)
Date: 06-19-2001 07:33
Briant73 wrote:
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>I see after 11 years Nintendo finally closes the gap with the Atari Lynx. But yet they add color graphics and all, they forget to backlight it. I'm sorry but the Atari Lynx II had the slim size, backlight and decent battery life back in the early 90s.
True. Actually, the Game Boy Advance is an improvement over the Lynx in several ways, though I admit that the lack of a backlight is annoying. Still, the backlight would have cut battery life significantly.
>I am still amazed Atari went bankrupt and nintendo makes mega-cash. Think what could of been deen with aproper R&D budget and 11 years to develop it?
>I guess it all goes back to advertising and software company support which Nintendo outclassed Atari in a big way.
Frankly, the word here is management. Nintendo started as a playing card company. They actually offered their fledgling game system (the original Nintendo) to Atari under a licensing deal, but Atari didn't want it.
Galen
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