"We also ask for your thoughts on the possibility of Nintendo implementing Cross Buy across its 3DS and Wii U. Would this feature sell games, and more importantly, would it sell hardware?" -- Nintendo Enthusiast.
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.
A lot of gamers would be enticed for sure, but I don't think Nintendo would market and communicate it properly so it wouldn't make a huge splash.
Cross buy isnt helping Sony games sell any better (down 50% in 2013) or vita so why would it help Nintendo and the Wii U? Nintendo is already number 1 in software sold for the last 10 years running including 2013 and that is not helping Wii U sales.
Cross buy is a nice feature
Maybe. That's all I can say on this topic.
yes, it would for me.....and making us pay for games we already bought sucks.
Cross buy is a Perk NOT a selling point.
It didn't help the vita that much but then again the vita doesn't have more than a handful a quality games.
It makes sense that if 2 games are coming out on sibling systems and they are meant to interact that you should be getting it's sibling version too. Playstation AllStars Battle Royale was great for the cross buy so you can pick it up and then go. Smash Bros WiiU/3DS is the same . I am going to buy SB on the WiiU because that's how it's always been meant to play, I don't see the 3DS version selling all that well because people don't want to pay twice for the same game.
Sonic Lost Worlds is a good example too. All the time the game tells me to get the 3DS version so the two can play together, except I already bought the game once I don't want to pay more money to access things I should be able to access from the get-go. Lots Worlds would be a perfect cross buy title.
Unfortunately for the VIta, I think it was too little too late. The Targets and Best Buys in my area have every Vita game in the clearance bin and are using it's previous section for the Ps4 section.