We, as consumers, shouldn't really have a say in a free demo. For one thing, it's free, second-of-ly, demos are made to get us interested in the game.
But when we play the demo over and over again, sometimes people lose interest in the game altogether and reconsider buying the full game.
The demo play limit is kind of like the "first taste is free" tactic (although 5 is too little). When the limit runs out, that gives people incentive to buy the whole game.
Nintendo just needs to give us ONE good game a week. No shovelware, no halfassed indie games, just one good (possibly retro) game everyone likes, and we'll all be happy.
The store I work at has an incentive program that awards 1$ everytime I respond to a customer setting of the security gates. Over the past year, I accumulated exactly $466.
As long as Super Smash Bros has the in-game trophies, I'm good.
Also, Nintendo has Club Nintendo! That's something Microsoft and Sony doesn't have!
"Oh, you got an achievement for 10 points for pressing a button? WELL, CHECK OUT MY MARIO HAT!"
Nintendo used to manufacture their hardware and software in Japan back in the days of the cartridge era. I wouldn't mind paying more if they were made somewhere else.
Kids say the darndest things! With their hippin' and their hoppin' and their bippin' and their boppin' so they don't know what the jazz is all about, yazee?
A website called Shacknews.com says there are other games you can download to get the Original Donkey Kong. Two of the games listed were Layton and the Miracle Mask and Paper Mario Sticker Star.
I have no confirmation on whether this is true or not.
I think they need a game that introduces "Mrs. Bowser". She and Bowser could have a relationship like Lrrr and Ndnd (from Futurama) where he seems like the king, but she really wears the pants in the family.
I'm so sick of hearing about how "freemium games will overcome console games". Grade-A Bulls***! You're not a true gamer if all you play are smartphone games.
Why is it everytime I hear about GAME it's always bad news? Someone leaked a release date? GAME. Guess who's not selling that upcoming game you want? GAME.
Now, we don't have any GAME stores here in America, but is GAME really as bad as it sounds?
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Re: Feature: The Confusing World of Mega Man Spin-Offs - Part 1
The Mega Man X series is the best there is!
Re: Mega Man 1 to 6 Blasting Onto 3DS Virtual Console
I'm sick of the old Mega Man. When's the obvious superior Mega Man X going to get the spotlight?
Re: Miyamoto Wants To Return To Unrealised GameCube-GBA Link Ideas With Wii U
Wii U needs a new Zelda Four Swords game.
Re: Monolith Soft: We Want To Be Like Bethesda
Imagine a Legend of Zelda game, but with an open world and tons of sidequests like Skyrim...
Re: Nintendo Releases a Video Guide for Wii to Wii U Transfer
You don't really need an extra tv, you can just switch the cables back and forth.
Re: Wii Fit U
Does anyone know if it still uses the original Wii Balance Board?
Re: Nintendo Says The Play Limit On Demos Is Set By The Publishers
It's like eating the free samples at a store and complaining that they won't give you anymore. That means it's time to actually buy the product.
Re: Nintendo Says The Play Limit On Demos Is Set By The Publishers
We, as consumers, shouldn't really have a say in a free demo. For one thing, it's free, second-of-ly, demos are made to get us interested in the game.
But when we play the demo over and over again, sometimes people lose interest in the game altogether and reconsider buying the full game.
The demo play limit is kind of like the "first taste is free" tactic (although 5 is too little). When the limit runs out, that gives people incentive to buy the whole game.
Re: Square Enix Working On 3DS Game Featuring Transforming Cars
Rip-offs in disguise.
Re: Talking Point: The Wii U eShop Needs Patience
Nintendo just needs to give us ONE good game a week. No shovelware, no halfassed indie games, just one good (possibly retro) game everyone likes, and we'll all be happy.
Re: Nintendo Land Was Originally Going To Feature Star Fox And Excitebike
They could've had a Star Fox Assault minigame, a co-op, freeroaming shooter. Like a combination of the Metroid ground battles and Zelda Battle Quest.
Re: New Super Mario Bros. U Wins VGA For Best Wii / Wii U Game
They all look at Nintendo as "kiddy; not for adults". So they're always trying to take the Big N down a peg.
Re: 18-Rated Content on Wii U eShop Only Accessible for Four Hours a Day
The Playboy channel is less restrictive.
Re: Sony's President of Worldwide Studios Has A Wii U
So he buys a rival console, RIGHT after that lawsuit against Bridgestone and that Kevin guy for endorsing Nintendo?!
Re: You Need This Legend Of Zelda Figure In Your Life
Why can't this be a Club Nintendo prize?
Re: You Can Use PlayStation 2 Pads On Your Wii U, Should You Want To
But the turbo button is for n00bz!
Re: Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition Dogged By Performance Issues
I hardly ever notice it.
Re: Microwave 'Artist' Returns to Melt a Wii U
"Art is something you create, not something you destroy."
-AltDotNerd
Re: Feature: Wii U Launch Day, Live!
The store I work at has an incentive program that awards 1$ everytime I respond to a customer setting of the security gates. Over the past year, I accumulated exactly $466.
FREE WII-U!
Re: Feature: Wii U Launch Day, Live!
@Void Hey, so am I! GO DUCKS!
Re: Donkey Kong Country Trilogy To Be Pulled From Wii Virtual Console
This reminds me of a puzzle.
The answer: Microsoft sucks!
Re: Capcom Reasserts Its Commitment To Mega Man
Put up or shut up, Capcom.
Re: Talking Point: Life Without Wii U Achievements
As long as Super Smash Bros has the in-game trophies, I'm good.
Also, Nintendo has Club Nintendo! That's something Microsoft and Sony doesn't have!
"Oh, you got an achievement for 10 points for pressing a button? WELL, CHECK OUT MY MARIO HAT!"
Re: Interview: The Trouble With The TurboGrafx-16
One of the biggest problems was most of their games were ripoffs of better ones.
Re: First Impressions: Ed Boon's Injustice: Gods Among Us Lays The Smackdown
@RR529 I think they're trying to set a certain mood. Think of how Arkham Asylum/City would've been if, say, it was animated like The Animated Series.
And look at Marvel vs. Capcom, everything's bright and flashy because the game is supposed to be campy and satirical.
Re: Burger King Reveals Wii U Promotional Toys
Taco Bell had the most awesome N64 toys. Anyone remember those?
Re: Feature: Looking Back at Six Years of Wii
I think this song says it best:
http://youtu.be/xghYihKX9Es
Re: Feature: Pokémon's Controversial History
Did everyone forget about the supposed "underage gambling"? Your character is allegedly 10 years old, and has access to a casino.
And I heard a rumor about a kid who killed his infant sister with a move he claims to have learned from Pokemon: The First Movie.
Re: MCV: Wii U Is A Stopgap System, Real Successor Is Still To Come
The Wii U is to the Wii in the same way the SNES is to the NES.
Re: Under-Age Workers Allegedly Worked on Wii U Manufacturing
Nintendo used to manufacture their hardware and software in Japan back in the days of the cartridge era. I wouldn't mind paying more if they were made somewhere else.
Re: Review: Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (3DS)
This reminds me of a puzzle!
Re: Young Boy Thinks Gameboy Micro Is The Latest Nintendo Handheld
Kids say the darndest things! With their hippin' and their hoppin' and their bippin' and their boppin' so they don't know what the jazz is all about, yazee?
Re: Kevin Butler Actor Seen Near Wii Console... Sony Takes Him to Court
"Kevin Butler" hasn't been in a Sony commercial in 2 years! Maybe if Sony gave him more work, he wouldn't have to do other commercials!
Re: Game Boy Advance Games Pop Up On Nintendo Europe Press Site
(USA) Shut up and take my money!
(UK) Piss off and take me pounds!
Re: Review: Hotel Transylvania (3DS)
Spider-Man 2: Best damn movie tie-in!
Re: Two More Retail Releases Arrive in 3DS eShop in North America
A website called Shacknews.com says there are other games you can download to get the Original Donkey Kong. Two of the games listed were Layton and the Miracle Mask and Paper Mario Sticker Star.
I have no confirmation on whether this is true or not.
Re: Pressure Group Makes Fresh Calls For Nintendo To Embrace Mobile Phones
MOBILE GAMES SUCK!
They will never out-do handheld games!
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime: "The Nintendo Power Brand is Very Strong"
Maybe Nintendo Power could continue to exist in digital form on Wii U and/or 3DS?
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto: Mario and Luigi Don't Have Last Names
I think they need a game that introduces "Mrs. Bowser". She and Bowser could have a relationship like Lrrr and Ndnd (from Futurama) where he seems like the king, but she really wears the pants in the family.
Re: Forza Motorsport Was Originally Inspired By Pokémon
I just hit myself in my confusion!
Re: Talking Point: Are Wii U Games Going To Be Too Expensive?
I'm so sick of hearing about how "freemium games will overcome console games". Grade-A Bulls***! You're not
a true gamer if all you play are smartphone games.
Re: Pachter: Expect a Wii U Price Cut Next Year
@TwilightPoint I hope he says "Nintendo will never make a new F-Zero game."
Re: Nintendo Download: 13th September 2012 (Europe)
That scared me when I saw the CD-I Zelda screenshot.
Re: Talking Point: The Importance of the Wii U Press Event
Screw Apple! My money belongs to Nintendo!
Re: New Professor Layton Title Confirmed for iOS and Android
But isn't Layton owned by Nintendo?
Re: Ace Attorney 5 Confirmed To Be Hitting The Courtroom on 3DS
Some faith in Capcom has been restored!
Re: Kevin Butler Seen Near a Wii Console... Apocalypse Confirmed
Nintendo needs to bring back Captain N.
Re: Kevin Butler Seen Near a Wii Console... Apocalypse Confirmed
He's no match for NONSPECIFIC ACTION FIGURE MAN! (dum da-da DUUUUUUUUUM!)
Re: StreetPass Allows You to Look at a Big Mac... in 3D
Big Mac!? Oh...I thought you were talking about the pony...
Re: GAME: Zelda Majora’s Mask Listing Was Fabricated
Why is it everytime I hear about GAME it's always bad news? Someone leaked a release date? GAME. Guess who's not selling that upcoming game you want? GAME.
Now, we don't have any GAME stores here in America, but is GAME really as bad as it sounds?