"Nintendo has always been strong in the handheld market. It still seems to be able to cater for the portable audience even during a time of smartphones and other mobile devices that are stating to pick up gaming momentum." | Explosion
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.
That's like asking if the PS3/PS4 are holding back the Vita. And the answer is no. They are separate devices with their own quarks.
Really? honestlly though... really?
The ps3 and 360 are holding back the Wii.U. Also it's ridiculous price for a current gen console sold as next..
3DS does have the spotlight on all the Directs. I have fingers crossed for Wii U for nothing everytime.
I don't think so, but there are some great games and experiences that you can only have on the 3DS, sometimes rivaling the console big brother. What Nintendo needs to do is demonstrate to non-Nintendo fans the differences and illustrate it, through great software. Whether that be through first or second party.
Third party support is necessary to also demonstrate that the console is a viable alternative among all the competition.
As an example some of my friends have begun to buy the WiiU for several reasons. They have grown tired of their shooter games and wish to experience something different. They want to know what some of the hallmark games right now, so that they can buy/rent/play them and see what the system has the potential to deliver.
So far they love Need for Speed on it, some like Monster Hunter, some like Lego City (well almost all of them) and its a toss between Zombie U, Batman and Sonic Racing.
The 3DS has had more time to iron out some kinks and they continue to do so. Soon Nintendo will have a unified, coherent system and this can only make things better.
I must also say that the MiiVerse is a great place to discuss gaming and game related issues. Its a safe place free of trolling, and absurdities and you cant just randomly join and start flamebait war or something like that.
The community feels at ease and it focuses on what the deal is which is gaming.
I think I'll end this by stating something one of my die hard Call of Duty friends said, as he was playing the new Rayman App Challenge on the WiiU..
"You know I would never even consider playing this on any other system, even if it was made available. But some how on WiiU I love this game and I can see myself playing Nintendo games. Just feels right"
I think that's the strength of the console. You can be a kid again, with Nintendo on whatever you play.