gigantor21 on 03 April 2013
| pokoko said: I hear it's because Nintendo stood up to Amazon and won't let them take over the online store for the Wii U. Nintendo is blameless, of course. It's all Amazon's fault and has nothing to do with Nintendo's policies or practices. Amazon probably entered into a secret pact with third-party publishers and developers involving blood magic and rice crispy treats. Besides the rumor that Amazon was unhappy with the way Nintendo handled returned product, which was cutting into Amazon's margins, I've also heard that Amazon was very unhappy that Nintendo wasn't giving them the same price they gave Wal-mart. The latter wouldn't surprise me, as Wal-mart is notorious for demanding, and getting, better wholesale prices than anyone else. Honestly, though, this probably hurts Nintendo more than Amazon. The margins on hardware are very slight. |
If I ran a third-party publisher, a Rice Crispies Treat deal would be all they needed. They can leave the goats and virgins alive.
At any rate, I noticed this a while back too, and also thought it was strange how specifically and blatant the slant was. While I love my Vita, I don't know if that's a very useful bargaining chip outside Japan right now. :p
