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The rainbow is pretty cool and fitting.
The image of Mario on the steps in the rain, is also very fitting and sad.....
RIP...........
I can say when I was growing up, it was all about Nintendo. Everyone I knew had the game console and we all loved playing the games.
To me they still hold a lot of charm. In a sense they're exactly what a games console should be. You don't have to pop in a DVD and wait for it to install, or update, or have Day 1 patches - it's simply pop in the game, get some friends over, and have a bit of a laugh.
The whole purpose of a games console in the first instance was to enable consumers to play games and have fun without the hassle that comes with a PC; of installing games, updating, patching, editing ... now it seems that these modern 'next gen' consoles are getting further away from that. It's just as much hassle installing onto a PC these days - even less so if you've got an SSD in your PC (and less said about the SATA 2 interface on the PS4/Xbone, the better. It should
never be quicker to run games from an external USB 3 HDD than from the internal hard-drive).
I've still got a Wii and Mario Kart Wii - and I still get friends over, have a good few bevs, a smoke to take the edge off, and play/rage away the night. I really, really love Nintendo for that. Sure the graphics won't win any awards, yet the gameplay is exceedingly charming, and names like 'Moo Moo Meadows' or 'Grumble Volcano' would soften even the hardest heart.
Thank you again, Satoru Iwata.
