| RolStoppable said: If I remember correctly, Reggie cited the example of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS where consumers prefer the physical format because they want to have their precious save game on there and not inside the system. That pretty much rules out your NFC game card thing and means that a SD Card-like storage medium is going to stay for the next handheld, because that's the most practical solution for a physical format. Regardless of the above, your NFC game cards would make an internet connection mandatory which makes console gaming more of a hassle than it needs to be. |
He said nothing about storing games on the cards instead of the system, so it doesn't rule out anything. He said "While it would never happen, the consumer is afraid they’re going to lose the data and so it’s in a physical form because they feel more secure having the card" Note he started the sentence by pointing out how the fear is unfounded. Also, again, he never said anything about the saves being on the carts, because the saves are not on the carts to begin with. They're on the system, reguardless.
I never said there won't be SD cards for the NXDS. It practical for digital, too.
For buying games, yes. For playing them, no. It doesn't make console gaming a hassle at all. Most devices are connected as it is. Consoles are always connected anyway. Unless you seriously think that I meant that you'd have to tap the NFC game card to your system and connect to the internet everytime you wanted to play your game. Because that's stupid. You'd only need to touch it to your device once when you first download it. After that, it works just like a digital purchase, and the NFC game card becomes a worthless collectable.
You know. Like CDs and carts are now.
