Nintendo’s No-Transfer Policy Could Burn Wii’s Biggest Fans

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Snesboy said:

makingmusic476 said:

Monteblanco said:
I don't think this was an oversight. I think Nintendo didn't want to introduce an account system fearing it would be too intimidating to non-core players. I believe they were fully aware this was problematic but they choose to to keep the interface as simple as they could.

If so, I think Nintendo needs to stop treating its consumer base like total idiots.  >_>

But I doubt they go with things like friend codes because they're simple.

I remember when I called them up saying my Wii won't read my GameCube/Wii discs and they asked me if I was putting the discs in logo side up. And I asked them, you got to be kidding me. Then asked them, do you know what "Revolution" is?

When they didn't have an answer, I was like, there ya go.

 

EDIT: I love the pic of the 8 year old driving a car while playing DS.

What makes you think people haven't tried putting it in the wrong way?

And whoever posted the picture instructions, that isn't for idiots. That's called being clear and simple. That's like calling street signs for idiots. Those things are for people who don't care to read complex instructions and just want to play the games. It's also the same reason GUI took off for operating systems, not command lines.

Finally, the article claims it is impossible, which is flat-out false. Nintendo from the beginning stated you can re-download your stuff for the new system. Even if you don't like that method, it's still a method, which is more than the article claimed.

BTW, why the hell would you sell a perfectly working system just because of this? It's not as though it's neon orange.