Sometimes decisions made by console manufacturers seems completely crazy, and will never take off. Other times they seem like a natural evolution, but go nowhere. Is it possible to predict which is which?

Ahead of the launch of the Nintendo Switch, Sean and Vinnk review innovations from the last 30 years, and how they ended up in the annals of game history.

"Famicom Thrash" and "RPG" theme songs by the Imari Tones: http://imaritones.net. Vinnk and SeanOrange pixel art by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk.

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