Default Prime's Alex Carlson contemplates what the lack of a major press conference by Nintendo at E3 2013 could mean for the company, the community and the industry, while also detailing a huge shift in the atmosphere of the biggest gaming showcase of the year.
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.
"na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye"
Ninty is just too damn bold. though i cant fully understand why they would make this move, the fact that they've made it says a lot about how bold of a company ninty really is. i just came from a diferent page that showcased a lot (not all) but a lot of ninty's biggest hitters. mario kart wii-34 million, (really?? mkwii-34 mil)and it probably cost them...(what!! like a 3rd of what it cost sony to make GRAND TURISMO) exactly!! if there's one thing ninty makes, its money. so i say lets wait and see cuz if ninty's move backfires then everyone can say they told them so, but WHAT IF IT DOESNT BACKFIRE??
E3s for the last couple of years have always been underwhelming for me, with the big three often doing damage control afterwords,so I do see the logic in switching to several smaller Nintendo Direct like conferences. Those personal, smaller conferences like the Nintendo Directs and Sony's PS4 announcement have all been satisfying and portrayed their messages well. However, the biggest thing about e3 is the media attention and fanfare. People get really excited about the events year after year. Even if they often don't live up to expectations, it draws people's attention. If Nintendo uses this opportunity to draw the attention of normal consumers, it could work out though. We are just gonna have to wait and see.