Vita has outlasted the 3ds

[jonnybmk]

KylieDog said:

smbu2000 said:

BasilZero said:

They are having losses with the Vita, didnt deny that which is probably why  - no scratch that, it IS the reason why they are ripping people off with the Vita memory card prices.

P.S. I dont know, I still find the "Ambassador" program to be a bit of a joke, a few GBA games was it? Not even NDS games >_>?

Actually, the ambassador program is quite nice. Nintendo didn't have to do anything for the early buyers, but it was a nice gesture. I picked up my 3ds at launch (25,000 yen) and I was happy with it, do the free games were a nice bonus I wasn't expecting. 10 NES games and 10 GBA games are nice especially if you are into retro games (like I am.)

This thread just sounds like damage control. 

1.) The ambassador games were an insult,

2.) the NES games wither either utter crap, outdated horribly or been milked to death by Nintendo for the last 25 years.  

3.)The GBA games for the most part were never good,

4.) a few were SNES ports to GBA ports,

5.) one was Mario Kart when MK7 was a fresh release. 

6.) Metroid and Zelda were the only worthwhile games of the 20,

7.) and they certainly do not make up for the £80 price difference.

8.) To top it off, since Nintendo announced the price cut and program too early stores were forced to lower price early, so plenty of people not only got the 3DS for £80 cheaper but they got all the ambassador games too.

I happen to be an Ambassador and agree and disagree (or land in the middle) with some of your points. Since pretty much all of your points are subjective.

I numbered your points above and my responses below with the same number.

1.) Disagree: as a total Nintendo homo, I would have paid anything for the 3DS so the Ambassador games were icing on the cake of being one of the first with the best selling handheld in the world.

2.) "Milked to death" appears to be the least negative spin you apply to any of the games; and consider Point #1, I'm sure you're able to see that a lot of us Ambassadors were very happy with the NES offerings.

3.) I'm not sure about that because I never played them at the time (never owned GBA) and I haven't gone back to look up past reviews.

4.) No comment as I was not aware of that.

5.) I think that's okay though, isn't it? Can never get enough Mario Kart! And having never played that particular version, I am happy to own it in this context.

6.) Disagree: They're my least favorite.

7.) Again, Point #1 comes into play here. But you are correct in that those two games alone do not make up for the $80 price difference (I can't make that cool little "L" symbol with the curly-cue on top and the line through it).

8.) That's okay. I haven't heard any other Ambassadors complaining about that.

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Thanks for the honesty in your post and I hope to engage in further dialog with you either on this subject or any other subject in the future. :^)