spemanig said:
Don't worry your pretty little head. So far, it's just me who sees the writing on the walls for digital only on the NX. You can keep pretending kids don't buy games digitally even though they do on smartphones already and Minecraft, the most successful kids game of the last 10 years by a mile, was predominently digital only. But definitely keep thinking I'm out of my mind and Nintendo would NEVER do that to their loyal, physical media fans. At least until the thing is revealed. |
1) Most Smartphone games are Free-2-Play. That's the reason why they are so attractive to kids. Those kids don't use In-App-Purchases.
2) Minecraft may be one the mist successful kids game, but it is also one of the most pirated kids game. And come on, Minecraft is a single game. Even if many kids (or let's say the kids' parents) bought the game, that doesn't automatically mean that it would on work for a complete console.
Have you ever thought about kids getting games for Christmas or their birthdays? Have you ever thought about kids going with their mother through shops and the kid says "Mom! Look! I want that game!"? Have you ever thought about presence in stores for console manufacturer? What do think people rather buy? A console in an empty shelf with no games in sight anywhere or a console on a full shelf with games? Have you ever thought about Special Editions and bundles with amiibo? How should these work with physical games? And have you ever thought about Nintendo's basic "Let's go to a friend's house and play my game with him!"? Should they wait until the game is downloaded on the friend's console? Nintendo is about buying a game, plugging it in the console and start playing. Since the 80s.
