No free third party apps for eShop

[Joelcool7]

TomaTito said:

Joelcool7 said:

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On 3DS and WiiU Nintendo wants to ensure that all software is profitable for them. They don't want to have to compete for your dollar on their own system. It wouldn't be a smart buisness decision to allow free software to be made availible from third parties.

That includes free DLC or content transfers!

I'm not talking about games, those should always cost at least the minimum price, but applications and extra contents should have the option of being free.*

You're giving Nintendo double standards, they themselves have released the FREE Pokédex to both introduce eShop software and some Pokémon advertising. Wouldn't you have liked to have seen last week a SEGA app that introduced 3DS consumers to Sonic's gaming history on his anniversary? The app in question could have showed all the Wii's VC and WiiWare, to the future GG VC and Sonic Generations.

Just as Nintendo can use the platform to promote their software, third parties should also have the oportunity to create awareness of their own games through the device itself.

*: Notice how Excitebike is being offered for free as a limited offer, they are devaluating the game value right there. A better procedure would have been giving users 10$ when they first logged on the eShop (just like they previously with the DSi). That gives the user the option/experience of buying Excitebike (not getting it for free), and also buying a VC game. A much bigger incentive to get people's 3DS online. Plus it could have been used as free advertisement of the online service by adding it on the 3DS's packaging, increasing the value of the system.

Nintendo does have double standards to this, they are thinking about Nintendo's well being and not the third parties.

If Nintendo can encourage you to go onto the Eshop and download something they have a new customer. So they release a free game to entice people into the E-Store. I think the reason they didn't give 10$ away this time is simple, they want you to spend your money on the games you want. So they grabbed Excite Bike probably because they didn't think many consumers would buy it anyways and gave it free to entice gamers online.

Also about the ten bucks, Nintendo doesn't want you spending that ten bucks on a third party title. If they are going to offer free content they want to control what content is offered as well as not draw money away from its franchises. They picked the least popular title they could and the title that showed 3D. They released this title free to draw consumers into the E-Shop so they would spend money on titles that would actually turn Nintendo a profit!

Nintendo is a shrewed and smart buisness company. They don't want to compete with third parties for your money. Their free content that they offer is their content. Allowing third parties to offer free content would take buisness away from their content. Free games, DLC would all harm Nintendo's sales and as such Nintendo isn't likely to allow such content.

As for trailers, I dunno Nintendo has already allowed third party trailers. So a Sonic trailer showing all that stuff I'm sure would be allowed. Its the gaming content that Nintendo doesn't want free. For good reasons like I explained earlier and above!