Comments on: Wassamata Console? http://xiigames.com/2006/08/05/wassamata-console/ Now in grayscale! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:52:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Vince Twelve http://xiigames.com/2006/08/05/wassamata-console/#comment-258 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:26:53 +0000 http://xiigames.com/2006/08/05/wassamata-console/#comment-258 I'm completely with Eric on this. A game console needs to fit in among all the other things underneath my TV. Other game consoles, a DVD/VHS player, my digital cable box... Everything is a different size, shape, and color. They really need to standardize that shit. Personally, I like the look of the Wii. A small white box about the size of two DVD cases next to each other. Horizontally oriented devices don't fit well underneath TVs because you usually can't fit two side-by-side, and you can only fit so many in a stack. Imagine if everything under your TV conformed to the DVD case footprint, but with variable widths. Everything would line up really well, TV shelves would be easier to design and buy, and it would just look cool. I don't think the look of a system is too important. I'm more concerned with where I'm going to fit the thing in my entertainment center. I’m completely with Eric on this. A game console needs to fit in among all the other things underneath my TV. Other game consoles, a DVD/VHS player, my digital cable box… Everything is a different size, shape, and color. They really need to standardize that shit.

Personally, I like the look of the Wii. A small white box about the size of two DVD cases next to each other. Horizontally oriented devices don’t fit well underneath TVs because you usually can’t fit two side-by-side, and you can only fit so many in a stack. Imagine if everything under your TV conformed to the DVD case footprint, but with variable widths. Everything would line up really well, TV shelves would be easier to design and buy, and it would just look cool.

I don’t think the look of a system is too important. I’m more concerned with where I’m going to fit the thing in my entertainment center.

]]> by: gnome http://xiigames.com/2006/08/05/wassamata-console/#comment-255 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:27:27 +0000 http://xiigames.com/2006/08/05/wassamata-console/#comment-255 Design will get eventually more important as more consoles enter average/mainstream/dull homes. Look at TVs & Hi-Fi's. Design actually sells stuff... Design will get eventually more important as more consoles enter average/mainstream/dull homes. Look at TVs & Hi-Fi’s. Design actually sells stuff…

]]> by: Eric http://xiigames.com/2006/08/05/wassamata-console/#comment-248 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 17:21:26 +0000 http://xiigames.com/2006/08/05/wassamata-console/#comment-248 It would be nice if Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all got together and at least made their consoles stackable so that they fit more nicely together in an entertainment center. Perhaps they could form some sort of Megazord when combined that exceeded their individual powers. It would be nice if Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all got together and at least made their consoles stackable so that they fit more nicely together in an entertainment center. Perhaps they could form some sort of Megazord when combined that exceeded their individual powers.

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