Graveyard By decade Updated NOV 2026
Failed Products of the 1990s: Why They Failed
3 products, launched from 1992 to 1999. The causes their entries cite most often are rushed launch (3 of 3), missing apps, content or partners (2 of 3) and quality and reliability (2 of 3).
My post on failed products examples covers twelve famous cases from tech and why each one failed.
Jan 2022
BlackBerry
Research In Motion (BlackBerry) Phones
Legacy BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 services ended on January 4, 2022
Aug 1996
Virtual Boy
Nintendo Games and consoles
Nintendo dropped it in Japan in December 1995 and for good in August 1996
1994
Crystal Pepsi
PepsiCo Food and drink
Pulled from the market in 1994; back for a sweepstakes in 2015, a limited run in 2016 and a contest in 2022