Gaming
10 Failed Consoles You’ve Probably Never Heard Of!
Bandai Playdia
Another company to appear on this list more than once is the hugely successful Japanese toy company Bandai, who ended up merging with Namco some years later.
In 1994 they announced they were entering the home console market with a new CD-ROM based console called the BA-X. This name was changed to the more friendly Playdia before launch and the machine boasted an infrared controller and a host of exciting games based on popular Japanese franchises such as Hello Kitty, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon and Ultraman. Like many other CD based machines of the time, such as the 3DO and Philips CD-i, it was marketed as a multimedia system rather than just a straight forward games console.
Unfortunately the Playdia was incredibly under powered, especially when compared to its rivals, and failed to impress even its home audience. Bandai plugged away for 2 years with the console, releasing over 30 games, before pulling the plug midway through 1996 leaving a host of previously announced titles unreleased and unmissed.
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