This week has brought us an interesting story about Wii U eShop restrictions that are limited to European consoles, but perhaps provide greater insight into the relationship between gamers and their new Nintendo systems. It came to light that what was initially thought to be a botched parental control issue on the platform was actually a deliberate policy, limiting downloads of 18-rated games to four hours a day — they can be accessed between the hours of 11pm and 3am. This disregards the submitted age on your Nintendo Network ID and the Parental Control settings — even if you have them all disabled — on the system.
Nintendo Life looks at this policy, how it affects gamers and its wider implications.
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.
the wii u or nintendo doesnt have to do a thing. you as an adult or person of free will have the option to buy a wii u or not to buy it.
i would never buy a nintendo console to be my main gaming machine nor would i buy it to game on occassionally. when will people see and learn about nintendos silly over-protective tactics and realize its meant for children and casual gamers.im a core gamer that likes to play familiar franchises and new ips that ahe standards tech advanced. i dont make excuses about what i like or want and nintendos path doesnt lead to my likes. there might be a few core games but they are tech inferior to the standards im use to so nintendo isnt an option.i know fanatics love to talk about owning all systems so they can play all games but im an adult who dont have time for a console posing as a core machine nor do i have time to game all day like some. nintendos machine as a core gaming device is a waste.
there are a lot of restrictions when it comes to nintendo consoles and games. some fans deal with it for the sake of playing exclusives and nostalgia. nes fa natics spin every negative about nintendo and lie to people and themselves for silly reasons. ask a nes fanatic what are the 5 most beautiful games graphically on a console this gen and you will start hearing a bunch of lies like "mario galaxy, conduit,and all sorts of rubbish just because they dont want to indicate that the playstation 3 is more powerful.
Every time i buy a nintendo console, im left with nothing but regret.. They have some cool games here n there but in between those games, MONTHs go by with nothing to play.. 1-2 decent 3rd party titles for my 3ds & theres still no zelda or metroid in sight.. Im really losing my patience with them & will sell all things nintendo that i own if i dont see any changes within the nx yr or so.. Ill give em til E3 to show me whats coming.. If i see all casual & kiddy games as their exclusives, im done with em...
Please define the word adult in gaming.