It’s obvious the average consumer doesn’t understand that the Wii U is more than just a fancy controller for the Wii. Yet this year, Nintendo has opted out of putting on a big E3 press conference. WHY?
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.
I think it has to do with the big elephant in the room that would have to be addressed, the poor Wii U sales. In a televised event, I doubt Nintendo wanted to apologize and point out that the Wii U is doing a lot worse than they expected
I think it could have been their chance to bounce back and say screw you. It's a shame they opted out.
They prolly have a handfull of games only grom western developers and they think its a waste of time. Nintendo is really dropping the ball if they think people other than their fans take time off their day to watch nintendo direct
If I were take a swing, I would assume the Nintendo Direct that happened recently would have been their E3 showing (though obviously more information would have been given if they did it there). Nintendo probably assumed they wouldn't get as much attention with the PS4 being announced and Xbox suspected (at the time) to be announced there. I mean a new Link to the past / Earthbound on the Wii U is awesome news, but it wouldn't compare to the interest of the new console announcements.