Wednesday's Nintendo Direct event brought with it a barrage of new 3DS titles in franchises that originated many generations ago. While some criticize the company for relying on recycled series to sell systems, Gamers Association editor Luke Frazier explains why Nintendo's reliance on nostalgia is absolutely okay.
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.
Yeah, but is there anything wrong with producing new IP's too (on consoles, 3ds does a good job of that, but Nintendo needs new IP's too for the Wii u, AND 3rd party support, or else the only one's who will care are the Ninty fans). I buy consoles because the games appeal to me, not merely because of the name of the console manufacturer.
The first wii had some new IP's but they were mostly app-like games for casual/exercise people. And the Wii U doesn't even appeal to casuals now that Kinect came out. Using the same IP over and over is fine for the few fans who already purchased a Wii U anyway. But for the rest of us, we need new hardcore ip's to pull in those of us who are tired of the same repackaged franchise. Oh, and 3rd party NEXT gen games, not just current gen ports.
I agree to a point.
I think most of the "nostalgia" (there's that word again) comes from the fact that
1) Nintendo (video games) has been around the US since the 80's.
2)Mario has existed since the 80's.
3) People got older.
4) Mario still makes money.
Simple.
If, people stopped buying games with Mario on the cover- Nintendo would stop selling them. Until then it would be more than stupid for them to shoot:
---themselves in the foot
---or shoot their new & older customers in the foot.
Personally, I haven't played a Mario game since N64.
I want to try Galaxy 1 and 2 but haven't yet.
But I will play ever Zelda and Metroid game automatically.
Plus, Fire Emblem.
I found each game new enough to enjoy.
(Except that 1 time when I played MP3 and TP at the same time and I started getting bummed-out that Zelda was playing a lot like a Metroid game. "Find a weapon the weapon is also a key")
SS changed all of that and the next Zelda probably even more.
People need to deal with the fact Nintenso makes great games and can't say people are saying they are good because of nostalgia. The game sell great and are fun, those are signs to make a sequel. Should we stop getting Metal Gear games? They are nostalgic but they sell well and people like them.
It is how people react differently to nostalgia.
Nintendo - People relive everything they like in various worlds, but do not experience entirely new worlds (IPs).
Everyone else - People relive their nostalgia through replaying older games/remakes/reboots. Their love for specific characters/worlds have a end. This type allows for the ability to experience new worlds (IPs).
Nintendo's type of nostalgia is the safer way to experiencing what you love. There isn't a fear of never drifting away from what you like as it will always remain there forever (or until they end the series, highly unlikely).
Wii was my first Nintendo console and Skyward Sword/Metroid prime corruption were my first games for both those franchises, i would put both these games along with Galaxy in the Top 6 games of this gen, and it's definitely not because of nostalgia.