The once branded 'savior of video games' came to the realization that they needed to modernize their business for long-term success. How did they propose to do this? Well, to start, they expressed interest in a new operating system that would work on each of their platforms, similar to what Apple has done with iOS. Couple this with President Iwata's promise to expand Virtual Console support - partially by bringing Nintendo DS games to the eShop - and fans should have plenty to look forward to. Other highlights include leveraging smart devices to gain new customers, improving upon lackluster marketing, and game character rights being licensed to new partners. A promising start, for sure, but the very moment Nintendo seemed to convey they understood their missteps, Iwata said this:
"We haven't been targeting children enough."
Wuh-oh. There's that ire again.
Mike Zupan of Dodd Scientifics provides an analysis of Nintendo's year to date, and what it means for the company and consumers in general.
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."
A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.
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.
Yet another article hypocritically condemning Nintendo for the same things that people have been praising the other companies for, despite the fact that they've been doing far more things right than wrong lately.
They do need to kill Region Locking, though.
Context. Iwata's quote at the start was in reference to why amiibo figures. Though, I as adult will also buy the shit out of them.
Meanwhile, I like seeing what nintendo is doing with DLC. The packages are great on their own but with additional benefits to simply elongate the game. they aren't needed and they always give you your money worth.
Look at fire emblem dlc. The DLC wasn't necessary, but it was a great additional way to get gold, relationship link, and experience for your characters, Some added additional story too. It was a nice addition for 5 bucks. However you could easily have as much fun without it but it was something nice to add on.
Look at mario kart 8. That game is incredible even without DLC. But they threw in a new update and for only 15 more dollars you get more mario kart than ever. Immediate reward of the improvement from the update and the fun of a few more karts. Buying the DLC also added a bunch more colors for yoshi and shyguy. On top of that, for that mere 15 bucks you get 16 more tracks coming down the pipe. That's more than half the already purchased premium game. Plus 6 new characters from varying franchises (awesome and FINALLY. Mario kart doesn't HAVE to be just mario) and 8 more karts. Incredible value.
Nintendo's on the right track as usual.
This guy is going on about Mario Kart 8 having half of the tracks being remakes. Last time I checked though, half of the tracks in nearly all Mario Kart games are retro tracks.
About the roster.... He complains about it being lacking, and yet, isn't this by far the largest roster yet?
Also, Nintendo is actually doing DLC right. The main game is a full game. The DLC adds a considerable amount of content to that full game, as does so at a great value.