Gimme Gimme Games argues that most consumers will not be happy with the price of a stand alone Wii U Game Pad, which sells for nearly $170 in Japan. They make the case that Nintendo should bundle software made just for dual Game Pad usage with each controller to lessen the sticker shock people will have if the controller sells for $100 or more on its own.
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.
So let me get this straight. You want Nintendo to give a good free game to dampen the cost of another game pad because its too expensive. Surely that would then make the thing more expensive to compensate such a transaction. The Wii U gamepad is going to be expensive. It is essentially a tablet with very limited tablet functionality. But it will still cost a fair amount to build. What you should be hoping is Nintendo just lower the price and take less profit from another tablet than getting a free game. Which is the most plausible option?
Personally (with the two tablet game idea) I can see Nintendo really splitting the user base. If it is expensive it is essentially going to be like the motion control option from Sony and Microsoft (i.e. another expensive peripheral which the majority will not buy and so not as many games end up being made specifically for it). Nintendo could make first party games which support it as an option (like Sony did with the Move) but I can't see third parties really jumping on to it
You guys would be right if you were not so wrong. Packaging a controller with a game proved to be a great value last generation (49.99 for wii play) that was a great game PLUS a 39.99 controller. I would have gotten the game on its own easily (good reviews and i love wii multiplayer) at the time for full value but with the package it was like getting a 90 dollar value (39.99 controller 49.99 game) for 50 dollars. Nintendo has a history of having great value with pack in games. (the first game i ever owned was Super Mario World + Super Mario All stars SNES pack-in, my younger brother and i are still trying to find out how that is even possible to fit that on one game!!!)
Fast forward to the future now!
It looks like the nintendo wiiU gamepad is going to cost somewhere around 150-180 (i doubt they would go to 200) and if they added a great game for only a 10$ increase would you get it? Keep in mind this game could be a party game that includes TANKS! 2 (the most anticipated game ever and its only like 1/10th of the game)
(if you still say no then just go jump off a bridge at this point honestly)
I can understand that some hardcore gamers (that normally play alone) do not understand how a 3rd screen in the living room can revolutionize the way people play together. They think that wiiU will be a gimmick like everyone thought the wii will be a gimmick. So i would like to end this post will some worldwide sales data that i think people forget when they try to think.
WorldWide Console Sales
Wii - 53 Million
x360 - 32 Million
ps3 - 25 Million
I just think its funny when people think nintendo needs to compete with ps3 and 360. Microsoft changed its sales model to be more like nintendo and it payed off in the long run and they expanded their market. PS3 is easily the most powerful of these systems and sold the least. Again i understand that hardcore gamers are turned off by the idea of 'just a screen'. However i think they might not even need the 2nd screen to compete with Microsony. It is just icing on the cake. Really really awesome delicious icing ;)
(i write in ()'s because i think its fun)