Soundwave said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:
Ya Nintendo does this too, instead of getting costumes or weapons for free like other games give for pre-ordering the game now you have to spend $13 on an amiibo, and that's only for 1 costume/weapon, each one is an extra $13. Also releasing multiple versions of the 3DS to get people to double dip, if they weren't trying to sqeeze evey penny out of you then the 3DS and 3DSXL would have launched together.
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Generally speaking though I would Nintendo is more careful about these things. Amiibo was a concept that pretty much had to happen after Skylanders, everyone in the industry was asking when Nintendo would do their own version. That said I think Nintendo tends to look at the game industry in the longer term, they don't nickle and dime their consumer base as much because they know in the long term if the gamer is dissapointed with something it's not good business for them either.
Nintendo is quite conservative with the paid DLC they've done -- only a small handful of games and they always make sure the main game is complete, never relying on DLC to make the consumer feel like "oh I have to pay another $10-$20 to get the full game here".
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When people were asking when Nintendo would make their own version of skylanders I don't think people imagined the amiibo's being used to unlock items that are normally given for free as pre-order bonuses. They do release full games, its sad that has to be stated as a big positive, but I guess in this day and age it is.
