Can The Freemium Model Save Wonderful 101?

[Gamegears]

sethnintendo said:

Gamegears said:
Actually there is a game that sort of works this way already on the Eshop.. (Tank Tank Tank) but I will say this.. going by what I have seen on Amazon.. I think the game is going to do well in the US.. and make up for the lack luster performance in other countries... but actually Nintendo hurt sales of the game themselves by shipping too few intentionally..

They pulled a Fire Emblem.  It was very tough trying to get Fire Emblem on the 3DS back when it came out in most of USA.  I eventually tracked it down by having a guy from Gamestop call other locations.  The location had one copy.  This made a lot of people give up and buy the digital version.  So Nintendo can semi take the risk of not shipping too many physical copies in a game they are unsure of being a success or try and lure people to the eshop.  Ask Smeags... He bought Fire Emblem digitial because he probably couldn't track down a physical copy.  Hell, I think new copies on Amazon a little after launch went above retail price due to higher demand than actual copies available.

I know... I remember trying to get a copy of Fire Emblem from Amazon... when it first came out.. I had to wait what was it?? Like 2 month's .. I do agree it is good to get the digital sales.. but the thing is.. it also hurts sales of the physical copy.. and basically if Nintendo keeps doing this.. people may just say forget it...(Not everyone likes Digital... I don't.. especially the way Nintendo is currently doing it... I usually never buy digital unless that is the only way I can get the game.. D&D, Pokemon Rumble U, and Crimson Shroud for instance) If Nintendo is trying to get more people to use the Eshop there are better ways of doing it.. (For instance making everything account based not tied to your system.. putting the Eshops together at least on the VC etc. etc)