WOW247: "It’s easy to forget that the people behind games (and movies, TV, books and all media in fact) are just that – real people.
"When we complain about not getting the Metroid game we wanted, or not getting Zelda U by the end of the year, these problems are petty compared to the personal struggles the people in the industry may be having."
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.
Is this guy really using Iwatas death to defend Nintendo and their decisions of late while trying to play down competitors.
"problems that are a lot more serious that Samus not being in the new Metroid"
"I could draw two conclusions from Mr. Iwata’s passing, the first is that Nintendo really are among ‘the good guys"
"hearts are certainly in the right place (i.e. not in their wallets"
"When we complain about not getting the Metroid game we wanted, or not getting Zelda U by the end of the year, these problems are petty compared to the personal struggles the people in the industry may be having, and his battle with cancer proves just how petty"
Jesus man. ¬¬
You can't use Iwata's death to defend his poor decisions.
Let's keep things separate here.
I really liked this article. It was humble, and a kind gesture toward an icon. For those who disagree, you are entitled to your opinion. Sometimes articles like these are subjective and are bound to be interpreted differently.
I think the writer's heart was in the write place, and I didn't find any of the content inappropriate.
I think shodan74 said it best, "He's using it to point out that though we may well have valid criticisms of developers, publishers and major companies, gamers' passion and enthusiasm can sometimes lead to a situation where we continually berate the people behind our favourite games in a way slightly out of scale with the issues at hand."
Dafuq is this article?
It's quite disgusting to use this man's death to make Nintendo's recent decisions right. His death and Nintendo's decisions aren't mutually exclusive.