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bunchanumbers on 11 January 2015
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Signalstar said:
bunchanumbers said:
Signalstar said:
bunchanumbers said:


Nintendo is very anti-consumer when it comes to their region-locking policy. Also having the New Nintendo 3DS be able to play games that the older models cannot is a huge middle finger to 40 million + 3DS owners. But you're right Nintendo always does right by consumers. /sarcasm.

Region lock is a hassle for some people but the majority of people don't really import games so it isn't as big of a problem as people like to make it out to be. The New 3DS thing has been something that has happened since the Gameboy Color and the DSi. I don't recall seeing people rioting in the streets over it back then or now.

And I still stand by what I said. I said fair shake and not right by customers. MK8 DLC price? Fair shake. DKCTF and WWHD selling for $50? Fair shake. Captain Toad selling for $40? Fair shake. Including Bayonetta 1 with Bayonetta 2? Fair shake. Full backwards compatibility and free online? Fair shake. 10% cash back on eshop purchases from launch to the end of 2014? Fair shake. Club Nintendo? Fair shake. Nintendo has been doing plenty of things that would be considered a fair shake to their customers that Sony or MS have not.


Region lock is a big deal for many people including me. Don't try to minimize the issue just because you are not affected. I do in fact remember complaining about the DSi having exclusive software but as there were never any high profile DSi exclsuive retail releases it did not turn into a big deal. I was not part of online gaming communities back in the GBC days so I could not tell you how people reacted back then. Still that is a poor argument, just becuase they were anti-consumer before does not mean it is okay to continue doing it.

I agree that online play should be free but providing the service has costs. In regards to backwards compatibility I agree that is best for gamers. I am disappointed that neither Xbox One or PS4 are backwards compatible but the lack of that feature is reflected in the price of the consoles that would be higher if it were included. Consumers have responded to the lower price points. The PS3 sold much better after Sony cut cost due to removing BC (Though my 60GB PS3 is full BC). Nintendo eventually dropped Gamecube backwards compatibility for the Wii and GBA BC for the DSi. I doubt it will happen with the Wii U though becuase the two systems are so similar.

Nintendo is not the only one to relase games at prices lower than $60. Sony lowered the price of The Last of Us Remastered before launch. Games like Puppeteer and Sly 4 were budget releases. Sony also made all the Starhawk map DLC free so the community would not be fractured. Sony also the only one that has Cross buy/ Cross Save/ Cross Play for some Vita/PS3/PS4 titles so you don't have to buy the same game more than once. Sony also spearheaded the movement to give PS3 gamers the chance to upgrade to PS4 digital versions for only $10. I call all of those fair shakes.

I am not saying Nintendo is worse than any other company or that Sony is better but I disagree that Nintendo is the only one who puts consumers first and that without them greed would run rampant.


Are you sure? Look what Sony's solution to the lack of backwards compatibility. PS Now with their rental fees. PS+ is required for online gaming and the free games that used to be so beloved by Sony fans has been reduced to indie games. But it goes down all the time and has tons of issues. Its not showing much improvement from what it was when it was free. Of course its not just Sony with issues. DLC, Season Passes, Microtransactions, Day 1 Patches, Releasing half games in order to make launch day etc. Almost none of these supposed improvements to gaming is considered a fair shake to gamers. This is what everyone but Nintendo have contributed to the evolution of gaming. Left to their own devices its only gotten worse and is likely to get even worse.