Wired writes: "Nintendo will create interactive figurines like the ones used in popular videogames like Skylanders and Disney Infinity of its popular characters like Super Mario, which will work with a variety of different new games for Wii U and 3DS, the company’s CEO Satoru Iwata has said at a briefing for investors."
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 just wanted to note to anyone who doesn't read the article...lol..that the Wii U already has built in communication with these figurines. The 3DS will need a separate accessory.
Sounds like Mario RPG in the works... Maybe Nintendo RPG something Kingdom Hearts? Maybe...
I always thought that Nintendo could make their own Skylanders or Infinity type sandbox game with figurines. They have enough characters to draw from. Could make them a boatload of money.
Nintendo take my money!!!
Will be buying EVERY figure that comes out. I hope Nintendo goes big with this. Have some sort of sweet rare or one of a kind pre order bonus figures. So much potential with this.
I can understand some fans being upset about this, but I, personally, am excited. I've already got a room full of Nintendo memorabilia, why not some collectables with some function, too? I'd love to have a set of Bowser and the Koopa Kids, or the Triforce trio. And can you imagine being able to store a Pokemon's data in one of these NFPs?