It's hard to think of Nintendo without a console, but it could happen. We look at one end of the spectrum.
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.
Nothing, they move on and make another console lol.
They'll probably reassess and go heavy on Mobile
Nintendo really struggles to support their consoles with software. They were quite open about how the transition to HD with the Wii U was really hard for them and it shows with how infrequently they put out software, so I've no idea how they're going to manage to support the NX at this rate. It's painfully obvious that they should exit the hardware market and focus solely on software, but whether they're willing to swallow their pride and focus on their strengths is another matter entirely.
I think everybody agrees that Nintendo makes excellent games. I also think that if many people were being honest about it, they'd agree that they make terrible hardware. It's clear what they should focus on going forward, and I know I'm not the only person who would happily buy Nintendo games but refuses to touch their consoles because of how poor their support is.
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All Nintendo has to do is build a system that third party companies want to develop on and pay for a couple of high end exclusives. They can not just rely on their in house games.