the glory of Manzana Beyond his home in California, he inspired collectors around the world to acquire something iconic in his honor. Even in Europe, a private collector opened his own museum in honor of the bitten apple. Also, in nearby latitudes there is a piece with a famous logo on display, but unlike most it is recognized as One of the biggest fiascos in the company’s history.

raid Apple in the industry game This is not a new goal. In 1995, he made one of the first attempts to When marketing a console from video game towards which he went so, so badly that Today it holds a privileged place in the Swedish Museum of Failure.

A failure that takes place in a museum

The console itself was not designed by Apple. The goal was licensing technology to third parties, in a model similar to Panasonic’s 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. Despite this, Its price and limited games compared to the competition did not penetrate the public in the United States and Japan.as the only fair where it was sold.

exactly 42,000 consoles were soldFor which and regardless of its performance, it is a sought-after work among collectors. A year after its release, Pippin was withdrawn from the market.And Apple fell through one of its worst periods before making a comeback Steve JobsBut that’s another story.

The truth is that Pippin’s lack of a console made it an invention worthy of being in the museum of failure. The Museum of Failure is in Sweden and highlights over 150 failed products. From the world of technology, design and even gastronomy.

currently, We offer a world travel exhibition, which will visit some countries like Canada this year. And of course, it has over 100 failed innovation showcases from major brands including Apple, Amazon, Nintendo and more. From Segway to Google Glass.

Select Which is the worst invention? This is not an easy task, but A recent Twitter post got some thinkingAs we share below:

Why did Apple Pippin fail?

In the first months of Pippin’s life, there were already much more successful and massive consoles that concentrated the video game industry: Game station, Nintendo 64, arrival in the following year; wave Sega Saturnmore orderly. All of them are much cheaper.

A discerning reader will notice the paradox: The Sega Saturn was its contemporary rival, Not even in the Dreamcast, much later. However, the Dreamcast is considered the first console that can connect to the Internet and play online against other people. Pippin, at least, offered a built-in modem.

Pippin’s catalog barely reached A thirty titles Most with the Bandai seal and yes, lots of accessories, in addition to other “titles” that ran into the hundreds, but were more educational products than games as such. No one could prevent his failure.

Although there have previously been products of some success with the seal of the Cupertino company in the video game industry, such as Apple II, It was Apple’s first big foray into the world of video games. And his first big failure

Almost three decades after its original launch, Apple is still doomed in the video game industry: though it makes a lot of money with them thanks to acquisitions. in the application match-3 game, Turn-based combat and the like are populated application store, It has practically zero relevance Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, electronic art and company.

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