disappointment

We're no economists here at Low Latency (and quite frankly we don't really understand the stock market), but if we could afford to invest in Facebook we'd certainly be upset about its 18-percent drop on day one. It's been falling steadily for a few days and the talk of Facebook's valuation being totally out of whack is now commonplace.

How ironic is it that a site that lets people mislead others about who they really are has its own identity crisis on Wall Street? … Read more

Oh, dear. As much as I love presenting my picks for the 10 best games of the year, there's also a certain morbid joy in divulging the year's worst games and trends.

Just like the film industry, a lot of titles get released in a single calendar year. There's a few winners, a whole lot of stuff that falls somewhere in the middle, and a select few that stand out as the worst of the worst.

So sit back, relax, and be proud you didn't buy any of these truly awful games. And if you did, well, I'm sorry. … Read more

Nintendo is not happy with sales thus far for the Nintendo 3DS despite claims that the 3D handheld broke records in the first week of its launch.

Since then, most headlines about the 3DS cite Nintendo being disappointed with sales post-launch. The original DS is certainly a tough act to follow, but there are other reasons why we think the 3DS is off to a bumpy start.

The price Overall we liked the 3DS, but we felt that it was a bit too pricey for a handheld console that doesn't necessarily provide all-in-one functionality like other devices out there. Now with the Wii dropping to just $150, the 3DS is now $100 more expensive than its home console cousin.

The games The launch game lineup for the 3DS wasn't exactly exciting, so we'd understand if a large population of potential customers are waiting for a killer app. To the surprise of many, Nintendo did not put forth a notable first-party effort, offering only three titles at launch. We liked Pilotwings Resort, but haven't dusted off Nintendogs + Cats or Steel Diver in weeks.… Read more

If there is one lesson to learn from the most disappointing titles of 2010, it's "don't make a movie game." It seems that this year followed a bizarre pattern: the better the film, the worse the game. Almost half our list consists of failed attempts at such adaptations, more than any year before it.

Unlike last year's dishonorable list, we've decided to tackle games that let us down rather than picking out a handful of bad games. We've personally tested out each of these titles that failed to impress and can vouch for … Read more

We've already shared our picks for the best games of 2009, so now it's time to check out the other end of the spectrum: the worst games of the year.

Before you jump over to the slideshow, we want to preface our list with a few important details. Our worst-of compilation doesn't include just games; it highlights some of the most disappointing hardware and trends that surfaced in 2009 as well.

So with that knowledge absorbed, we invite you to check out our picks for the worst that 2009 had to offer in the world of video … Read more

Technology never, ever, ever lives up to our expectations. No matter how much promise a gadget has, there's always a small level of disappointment. But some products have let us down a lot more than others. Sometimes it's the fault of the manufacturer's overhyping their wares, and sometimes we just dream too big.

Watch our video of the top 5 biggest tech disappointments, then come back to this page and answer the trivia question for a chance to win the army of small Jar-Jars.