Several weeks back, CNN Money published a video review for the Nintendo 3DS that contained several inaccuracies. The reviewer said that he is a hardcore gamer because he "grew up with Halo," ragged on the 3DS for using cartridges because they "haven't been used since the Gameboy," and dissed on the stylus because they haven't been used since "Palm Pilots in the early 2000s." The reviewer has responded after many publications called him out on his inaccuracies, and we have the full statement.

"Here's the thing that I suppose is getting overlooked: that video and text review was actually for Fortune Magazine, very much a non-gaming publication, one which appeals to a slightly older enterprise business audience, one much more familiar with Apple and Android devices, which was why the approach we used was very, very broad. I certainly played Halo end of high school/beginning of college, but I also played a bunch of the games growing up: Pole Position, Star Fox, Icarus, Metroid, Doom, nearly all the Final Fantasy games, etc., etc. I've owned nearly (but not all) every home and handheld gaming console the Super Nintendo, including the Nintendo DS, DSI, and DS XL. As for the Apple products comparison, one which some argue is unfair, Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimes mentioned to Forbes Magazine last year he felt the biggest threat to his company wasn't Sega or Sony but actually Apple, which was why I felt the comparison was appropriate."

Not only does this statement make his situation even worse, but he couldn't even get Nintendo's competitors right. SEGA is not a competitor with Nintendo -- Microsoft is.

via GoNintendo

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