Why Was the Nintendo Power Glove a Failure?
It seemed cool but really didn't make things better.
There have been a lot of video game accessories over the years but some were hits and some just get remembered as gimmicks
The Nintendo Power Glove was an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System that came out in 1989. There was a lot of hype for it from commercials and with the movie The Wizard, but with difficult to use controls it sold poorly and quickly disappeared.
I only got to use a power glove once. It was as frustrating as playing the Atari E.T video game. The concept seemed cool as hell, a glove that let you play video games, but if you ever used it you know how frustrating and pointless it seemed. The Power Glove by Nintendo was the epitome of a novelty, but one that actually had a lot of promise early on.
The Nintendo Power Glove has its routes in music, connections to NASA, had a very elaborate design process and was also unleashed on the world in the movie/commercial The Wizard.
Let’s look at this unforgotten video game accessory. You can keep reading if you’d like or listen to the podcast version. Or both. It’s your choice as you are a strong independent person who don’t need no help.
