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superchunk on 10 March 2014
BeElite said:

Their greatness is opinion nothing more, i for one see then as a good dev not great.  They dont make the type of games i want and other then one or two gems a gen if im lucky thus to me and much of gamers they are nothign special.  Im playing fundementally the same Mario on U i played decades ago.  I fail to see any greatness in rehashing same things over and over.

Um wiis hardware was barely an upgraded selling at a permium was not as you said  "fucking the consumer and robbing us blind"  Everythign about the wii was short term gains, it didnt even last a full gen like its competitior did.   Its  game play mechanincs did not transfer to its succesor console.  It was  half gen money grab.

If 50 is to much for you for a year and dozens of free games then nothing will change your mind, unless Ninty does it tommorow then youll champion it.

Given how wiiu is one of the worse consoles in gaming, id say your lubed up good championing nintendo. 

Cant put same quality on hardware a gen older then its comp, its just not feasable.  It be liek me crying toyota didnt put a race spec V8 liek they did their Lmans car.  You chose old outdated hardware, you live with its shortcoming without crying wolf. 

Wii offered completely new gameplay over the gamecube (or anyone else) and provided me with a full gen's (5years) worth of entertainment.

Wii U offers completely new gameplay over the Wii (and others such as ZombiU/NintendoLand) and is providing me with great entertainment. It even allows me to continue my excitement from Wii 100% backwards compatibility.

All the while both don't require recurring fees outside of buying a new game. No monthly fees just to play with friends, compare stats, watch netflix, etc.

Nintendo is the only one focusing on what is best for consumer. You're just focused on hardware tech race.



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LiquorandGunFun on 10 March 2014

Limit yourself however you want.



 

Azhraell on 10 March 2014
superchunk said:

That's the reason why Nintendo do what they want, because their fans accept everything no matter what. No new ips, outdated hardware for price of gold, region lock. Anyway, enjoy your console and the same franchises over and over...



superchunk on 10 March 2014
Fusioncode said:

So how do you justify Nintendo forcing people to pay a subscription fee to access Pokemon Bank?

Its an online save service at a few bucks a year. This is something that is in no way required or needed for any game or gameplay. In fact you can even keep your pokemon and transfer between games without ever using this service. But Nintendo has made an extra service to make the collection of all of your pokemon as simple as it could possibly be and that is an entirely new feature well outside of anything else.

Essentially just like the 1995 DLC image example.



Wright on 10 March 2014
RolStoppable said:

QFE.

Explains why third party games don't do as well on Nintendo home consoles as on other systems. Nintendo gamers aren't as easily manipulated.


I'm guessing Mario/Zelda CD-i are the exception that confirms the rule?



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pokoko on 10 March 2014

I absolutely agree. When Nintendo launched the 3DS at $250, I thought, "this company doesn't care about money, they only care about the consumer."

I think I shall join with you in this pact! The games themselves aren't really that important.



fps_d0minat0r on 10 March 2014
superchunk said:
fps_d0minat0r said:

evidently so.

Sony have been launching more new AAA IP's than nintendo do, every single year for well over a decade now.

 

edit: and when im buying uncharted, atleast I dont have to decide about picking between a red and blue version or X and Y, or whatever other bullshit they can think of.

How is the pokemon variations a bad thing?

It is the same game with slight variation of the story and final character. It allows families and friends to have a slight differentiation between themselves and its pretty much wholly a unique user sale.

I have two kids and regardless if pokemon didnt' have X vs Y, I'd still buy two copies. This way I get to slightly distinct copies. Kind of like differ color options on buying a 3DS in the first place.

Naughty Dog is one example of a very rare breed.


DLC offers more than the 'slight variations' and it costs less than having to buy the whole game again.

I do still agree with you though, a lot of DLC packs are ripping off customers, but when they are on sale a lot of them are worth it.

I partially agree with you about the online service as well. I fully understand how it can be a bad thing for someone who doesnt game too much, but personally, PS+ has saved me hundreds of pounds on games (even if we assume pre-owned game prices, not new or digital).

I really hope games with gold catches up, and that one day nintendo can offer a similar service (preferably optional)



LurkerJ on 10 March 2014
RolStoppable said:
LurkerJ said:
sales2099 said:

Hint: Wait a year or 2 later when they release the "Ultimate Edition" with all DLC included.
Fun Fact: Video games are among the most depreciating products in the known world. Whats $60 with $30 DLC day 1 becomes $30 with all DLC in a couple years. Learn to wait.

QFT.

QFE.

Explains why third party games don't do as well on Nintendo home consoles as on other systems. Nintendo gamers aren't as easily manipulated.


We all know what kind of games superchunk likes besides Nintendo games though



DerNebel on 10 March 2014
sales2099 said:
Who are you trying to impress with this? Wanna look opinionated at parties as your friends all nod appreciatively at you? Because if you are doing this for yourself, then chances are you are going to miss out on a lot of games you want to play, just because you don't like where the industry is heading. Boo hoo.

Hint: Wait a year or 2 later when they release the "Ultimate Edition" with all DLC included.
Fun Fact: Video games are among the most depreciating products in the known world. Whats $60 with $30 DLC day 1 becomes $30 with all DLC in a couple years. Learn to wait.

Ironically that is true for all games but the "Oh so consumer friendly"-Nintendo games, seriously releasing a HD remake of a 10 year old game that took you 6 months to make for $50 can be classified as nothing but greedy.

OT: Cry me a river. Then don't buy them, why should we care? I'll probably never buy a MS console and I'm not going around making threads, letting people know about this immensely important decision of mine.



NintendoPie on 10 March 2014
RolStoppable said:

QFE.

Explains why third party games don't do as well on Nintendo home consoles as on other systems. Nintendo gamers aren't as easily manipulated.

No, no. Nintendo manipulates us every day. We aren't able to make our own decisions, Nintendo makes them.

You should know better.