Two Years Later...

Wow. Has it really been almost 2 years since the last post? Some might wonder if I'm rolling around in profit and still happily working on more weird and wonder MP3/controller mashups? Well, the truth is probably far less interesting.

In short, in the 2 years since the last post, I got a job which was literally a few days before the whole Global Financial Crisis of 2008 started to spiral out of control. Even after getting the job, I tried to make a few more on my days off and selling on eBay. Unfortunately, even with hours of spare time dedicated to making these, some people didn't like the whole, "handmade" aspect of it and started to demand their money back... but not until they spent a month with it, probably showing it off to their friends first and then getting bored with it.

In hindsight, I was probably kidding myself when I thought I could keep trying to sell them for a profit but in a world with touchscreen MP3 players/phones that plays MP3 and generally any devices which can play MP3, what I was selling was definately a niche thing but no-one will really use these for everyday use and will probably only use them as a show off. Remember the NES controller belts? Yeah. Does anyone actually still wear those?

So in conclusion, I have a table drawer full of NES controllers and obsolete 1GB MP3 players. I might make some for friends as a "HEY, FORGOT IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY. HERE YOU GO". I still hope someone tried to create their own NES MP3 Player because the joy of making something with your own hands is an awesome feeling.