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Phenomajp13 said:
JRPGfan said:

These little tech demos that showcase what the hardware can do, are also often what people show others, that visit.
Like "look at this cool thing, this system has" *puts on the tech demo* and asks friend to do x,y,z.. 

If every now and again, that tech demo sold someone else on getting a new system, that's money well spent making it.
They should view it as marketing spend, and have it be free for everyone instead. That is what everyone else does.

I'm sure Nintendo views all types of software including the tech demos as a way to sale hardware. Doesn't seem like they are interested in bundling software for free though for whatever reason. What I find interesting is how we try to tell other businesses to do something based off what we see from others while ignoring these businesses all do things differently. There are things I wish both Sony and Nintendo would do because I see the other doing it. 

Even Arlo is saying this, that standard practices in the industry aren't something Nintendo should just ignore because... they are Nintendo.

"It is industry standard, that when you release a new and definitive edition of a game, you include any and all dlc."  - Arlo

".... and infact, Nintendo has (past tense) been doing this as well. Any wii U port, or delux version on switch(1),  have all gotten the dlc (included). Thats just... kinda what you do, in this industry."  - Arlo

from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNGiMS9k75c

Like the Chat function locked behind a pay wall....
I mean just because Playstation and Xbox don't do that, doesn't mean Nintendo can't right?
These are features Nintendo should have had like 2 generations ago, that the other two don't charge for.

At some point consumers are likely to go "why are you doing this?"

This isn't just the tech demo, being something they charge for (while others don't).
It's Nintendo seems like they want to break the mold, by really charging people as much as they can possible squeeze out of their customer base.