Why did the e.t. game fail?

But how bad was E.T., really? According to The Video Game History Foundation, reviewers from the era found the game confusing, clunky, and hard to learn, with bad graphics even for the time. Apparently, children had an easier time playing than adults, but people did not like constantly falling into pits.

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2023-02-04 11:56:25

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Why can t waluigi have his own game?
Will Nintendo ever take Waluigi more seriously as a character? Probably not. Waluigi was born to give Wario a tennis partner. Miyamoto doesn't consider characters made by others for “side games” as “proper” Mario characters and won't appear either in the platformers or in their own games.
2024-02-14 22:53:46

How many indie games fail?
70% of all indie games are commercial failures. Of the 30% that are considered successful, only 7% of those games will generate enough revenue to fund a second project.
2024-01-13 11:53:50

Why won t steam recognize copied game files?
Steam may fail to recognize installed games if you have changed the default Steam folder. In other instances, abrupt Steam client shutdown and missing . acf files for the games are the common contributors to this problem.
2023-12-13 21:46:44

Why do mmo games fail?
A Breakdown of Two of The Biggest Failures in MMO History
From a lack of vision to poor gameplay mechanics, failures in the genre prove how difficult it is to make MMOs that truly capture our imaginations and make us want to hop into the expansive worlds.
2023-07-25 03:58:42

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