Sega's iFish coming in 2006
By Ryan Block 
posted Dec 14th 2005 9:20AM
posted Dec 14th 2005 9:20AM
We were kind of hoping Sega's feel good robot of the fall, the
iDog, might be followed up by something even more
cuddly and innocuously pointless, such that we might continue adding more iAnimals to our desk, bobbing their heads and
wagging various tails and ears to the beat. But the iFish? We're not saying Hasbro's not gonna bring it over, but for
something that could easily pass as an iTrilobite will be a helluva lot harder sell in the US than, say, an iCat or an
iBunny.
[Via
Spong]
The first step towards a robot seaman?
and why everything has to start with an "i" ?
Why an iFish? Why not and iLobster to market to the fancy dining parties? Or the iVogon? iET? It shames me to think that Sega had to stoop down so low on the creativity factor this year.
Why an iFish? Why not and iLobster to market to the fancy dining parties? Or the iVogon? iET? It shames me to think that Sega had to stoop down so low on the creativity factor this year.
#2: iDunno.
well.... everything has an "i" in the name these days for the same reasons that everything had an "XP" in the name when they released Windows XP... go figure
After the iPod, I stopped paying attention to iThings. iJust can't take them seriously. And I've got to agree - it looks more like an iTrilobite then an iFish.
You're not really right when saying: "but for something that could easily pass as an iTrilobite will be a helluva lot harder sell in the US than, say, an iCat or an iBunny". Indeed in the US you'll sell less than a iBunny, but people buying such iFish will be ready to pay more! Indeed the fish market is small but quite wealthy (a friends just finished a market study of that)...
Hey, I wanna iTrilobite, where can I get one?
If it actualy swims and wont attack/electrocute my real fish....I think I might ibuy one....
(sorry....couldnt help it)
Yeah, it looks a little weird. But, if it's waterproof and can respond to music while swimming around in a fish tank then it'll be on next year's Christmas list.
I'm gonna agree with Philip Boardman. If this thing works, I'll consider buying it. However, I must admit that the i- prefix is getting really old really fast.
well for someone who just lost their fish (me) to Ich, this actually looks interesting.
Anybody see that movie by Pedro Almodovar with the diver toy in the bathtub? There could be a helluva market for this...
Fish are considered a sign of good fortune/prosperity in Asian cultures, so I imagine that sales of the iFish will go,well, swimmingly (EDIT. Sorry, no really I am...). Now this may come as a shock to some of you, but not everything on this planet is produced for North American consumption.
I'll just wait for the first release of iPussy, then I definetly get one, or two ...