SG: ''I’m worried about Nintendo. Yes, I know that I’ve told you here on SlashGear that I’m not the biggest fan of the Wii (or Wii U, for that matter) and I’m suspect of the value of Nintendo’s games library, but the company is still important to me.''
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
No. I hope Nintendo becomes just a software developer because the games are amazing but not really worth buying another console for because you'll need a another for 3rd party game. Same goes for MS. Their hardwares ok but they only have halo, gears and forza(kind of) right now. If it weren't for timed exculsives and all that underhanded stuff they started they'd be out of business IMO. Sony also needs to realize that they need to advertise their games more and space them out too. Overall I would want I e company ruling the market so power to the gamer.
They wont fail. I mean look at Vita. Its still alive and kicking.
if one company goes down they arent going to take the whole console industry with them. that is just silly
if the wii u goes kerplunk, how exactly would that hurt the other consoles? if anything it would mean more sales for them.
and you cant really use competitiveness as an excuse. the wii u isn't pushing the PS4 or 720 in a competitive sense. those consoles are blazing ahead of it on every conceivable level. as far as sony and microsoft are concerned, the wii u doesnt even exist. it's irrelevant to them.
Congratulations!
This is the 1,000,000th Nintendo is doomed article posted since 1996!
Nintendo has been anything but traditional with their bizarre controller designs. In my opinion the Wii and Wii U controller go against everything that traditional gaming stands for. But that isnt really a problem because the 2 console provides their own unique experiences and if anyone wants to play traditional games they have the Playstation and the XBOX brand to satisfy their needs.