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lolrawr

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  1. The difference between a feature and a gimmick is that a gimmick is a feature, just one that society deems doesn't work, or works badly, or doesn't provide any significant amount of value.

    It depends on the situation if we should label something a feature or gimmick first. Sometimes it's very obvious if something will or will not work. The touch pad on the back of the Vita was labeled a gimmick because we knew from the videos that there wouldn't be much use for it, and we were right(at least so far). The Wii motion controls were a feature since it sounded cool at first, but was then labeled a gimmick once we found out it wasn't 1:1.

    Now there's always a chance for redemption. Nintendo did so by releasing Wii Motion + that significantly enhanced the motion controls for the Wii Mote.

    Yes we should continue to use the term gimmick. It's a good way to call a company out when they try to make a quick profit by releasing something that's not good, but a gimmick.

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