| flagstaad said: When they did tried nobody supported them, they made some mistakes is true and the Wii U version was not perfect but they tried and tested the market,it happens all the time, they were having trouble at the beggining with the PS3, but the consumers were there and that editions sold good enough, they saw the importance of improving their version for that console, because they could sell better. Now they just gave up and I don´t blame them, we were too high end and nitpicky with their editions, so what if the DLC is missing it is still a great game by itself (and lets be honest almost no Nintendo fan buys DLC anyway, I know I don't), so what if the framerate drops from time to time you can still enjoy the game, so what if some textures has a little lower quality at most you will be seeing them for a few second and move on. I understand is something really big is missing that you may want to wait till there is price drop, the problem is that after the price drop nobody bought it anyway. Now we are harvesting what we cultivated, we were not supporting their efforts now we don't get their games, and if you are someone that enjoys gaming in general you will have to buy a second console (or a powerful PC) to get the variety that the Wii U cannot provide, and is harder to convince people who will only buy a single console that the Wii U is the right choice, as much as people may want to play MK8 they will not buy it if they cannot get their annual soccer, CoD or AC fix. We cannot demand anything from them, we could beg at most and I don't want to beg. If you really want to send a message to them, the Nintendo fans have to buy a ton of Watch_dogs when that game is released and that will make them wonder if releasing it at the same time would have mean more sales, boycoting that kind of efforts only proves them once again that it would have been better not releasing it at all, which is what is going to happen because people are already saying that they will not buy a delayed port, because reasons.... Lets face it, they don't want our bussines anymore, we are those anoying customer that complain about everything and don't buy anything at all, so why bother when there is another group that happily get their products. You can get mad at some companies that never made the effort, but Square-Enix is not one of them, when an improved port of an excellent game that is considered the 7th best game for the console (based on metacritic score) make them lose money, they have no reason to believe that a port of another game will make any better. |
Look, I've explained my point a bunch of times. When you say stuff like "Now we are harvesting what we cultivated" I have to call BS. The publishers are the one "harvesting what [they've] cultivated" by constantly reducing consumer faith in their products. Yes, a good game does come around once in a blue moon, but we were trained to be skeptical. It is not our job to take leaps of faith with out money, we have to be given a reason to trust these publishers and we have not.
"We cannot demand anything from them": But that is our job as consumers! Our job is to say that we deserve better. Our job is to let these companies know that we will not settle. Our job is not to kiss their feet when they throw us table scraps. Yes, it will not be easy to change the minds of consumers and instill faith, but in taking this risk, in building this healthier eco-system, they can create a better environment for themselves and us long-term.
It is absolutely ridiculous to say that we should have to buy Watch_dogs in order to get something better than the way we were treated. I've said this multiple times already, but it is not the consumer's job to accept the shit that we are being fed. Not buying the game says just as much as buying the game...it says that we aren't happy with the way we are being treated, however, that will likely lead to Ubi abandoning the platform and I am saying that while I understand the short term ideals behind that move, it will not provide the most beneficial long term result and that result is the fault of the Publisher, not the consumer.
Finally, the fact that the Directors cut was $20 extra on Wii U is absolute bullshit, and is just another thing that should not be supported by consumers. Just look at all of the shit publishers have pulled over the last few years, like DRM and online passes. If the entire industry was as complacent as you seem to want Nintendo fans to be, we would be in a significantly worse situation.
My point (once again) is that an environment that can sustain 3rd party games can be created on Nintendo consoles (and yes, I know that it is not there now), however, the Publishers are taking the short term solution (and easy way out) by simply abandoning the platform at the first sign of trouble. A better course of action is available and the fact that it has not been followed is the fault of the Publishers, not the consumers.
