This week it was confirmed that a sale on Ubisoft's retail Wii U downloads, which arrived in North America in mid-February, will hit Europe this week. It's the latest small landmark in what's become a regular series of subtle evolutions in Nintendo's download platform strategies, and one that strongly demonstrates the company willingly loosening its grip of control over the platforms.
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 got Little Inferno for 50% off just last week and I still plan to download Tekken Tag 2. The library needs some expansion and a little more organization, but otherwise it's a nicely made shop. Much better than the Wii Shop Channel.
Only one problem. No gifting. That's one feature I wish they would have kept from the previous shop. I guess I should have expected it when the 3DS did not have that either.
Lovin' it.
cant wait for the summer update. Mario 64 and Majora's mask in HD will make me curl into fetus position.
I agree that the eshop on Wii U and 3DS have made vast improvements. Seems like Nintendo is getting rid of their draconian policies and it's paying dividends. Right now the 3DS eshop is my second favorite online game delivery service behind only Steam.
My only issue with the e shop is that there simply arent enough games for purchase! We need VC titles ASAP. Cant wait to play some classics on the gamepad! Also, I am convinced Nintendo has learned their lessons on the digital front just by hearing all the support indie devs are throwing toward the U.
Plus, I think I have seen more sales in the first few months of the e shop than ever witnessed on wii shop. Was there ever a sale on the wii shop channel at all? i cant recall one. Regardless, it is obvious Nintendo is opening their eyes. Now if we can just get them to release a digital version of Earthbound, all will be right in the world.