And what happens when Nintendo sells their games at the same prices as the retailers. Profits will go to Nintendo and game retailers get absolutely nothing.
Then, any bridges that Nintendo has built with the retailers are burnt, and Nintendo are screwed as their only path to sell is through their own shops. In the long run, having Nintendo only sell their products would be the worst possible result for everybody involved.
@LollipopChainsaw I agree with you, yet also disagree.
The iPad isn't being sold as a portable gaming device. Yes it plays games, (and there are a bunch of amazing ones) but it is also an ebook, a web browser, productivity machine etc. The 3DS on the other hand can only play games.
@Thomas I think where the problem is in achieving the desired number of sales arises from the fact that this adds nothing to the 3DS other than a bigger screen and an hour of extra battery life. The 3DSXL only appeals to those who don't have a 3DS and (I'm guessing) the small fraction of current 3DS users who are willing to pay extra for the larger screen/battery. It's been out for a year and a half now, and aside from in Japan, I don't see sales increasing drastically until the next big games come out. Even then, I question how many people who would buy the system for Mario (which is pretty much all the 3DS has going for it first party wise) don't already have one.
What I can recall, a lot of the settings (if not all) in KH are cartoony, very un-realistic. (Correct me if I'm wrong) So with one section of a game having two out of place characters in the realistic Grid may seem odd.
MGS and KH don't see you creating a character and creating relationships and actions that are reflected through it's sequels. Starting at either ME2 or ME3, you lose a lot of hours of character development. It can be made up in a comic, but you're going to feel a hell of a lot more for a character you play with for 20+ hours rather than reading through a comic.
If this is going to be a launch game, it would be a good chance to take a look at how the multiplayer works.still need to pick up ME3, when school is over
But tweets have 140 characters. Pick up your game Smash!
Also, this is why there are multiple releases of fighting games. They need to be balanced, and when you have a large roster of characters it isn't gonna be balanced.
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Re: Competition Winners: Toki Tori - Game Boy Color Giveaway
Congrats to the winners.
obviously nobody at two tribes likes gaga
Re: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Spooked Into 2013 For North America
@Pikachupwnage It's not ready?
Re: New Super Mario Bros. 2 Will Cost £39.99 to Download
Do you really think Nintendo cares?
Either way, you're playing their game.
Either way you're giving them money.
The only ones losing either way is the retailer.
Re: New Super Mario Bros. 2 Will Cost £39.99 to Download
atm JB has it listed as $59
Re: New Super Mario Bros. 2 Will Cost £39.99 to Download
@Linkstrikesback Okay then. Where do you think Values sales primarily come from.
Majority would have bought their games, in the pre-Steam days, via Steam.
Nintendo does not have that install base.
Re: New Super Mario Bros. 2 Will Cost £39.99 to Download
And what happens when Nintendo sells their games at the same prices as the retailers. Profits will go to Nintendo and game retailers get absolutely nothing.
Then, any bridges that Nintendo has built with the retailers are burnt, and Nintendo are screwed as their only path to sell is through their own shops. In the long run, having Nintendo only sell their products would be the worst possible result for everybody involved.
Re: Ridley Scott Wants 3DS Owners To Follow In His Footsteps
ily Ridley.
Re: Fresh Animal Crossing 3DS Details Emerge
Better yet, buy a 3DS and a copy of the game for your friends and family. A much more cost-effective way for sure.
I'm so glad this game is coming out next year though. If this was out now or earlier, I would have failed school already.
Re: Wii U Box Art Breaks Cover
I don't like the yellow, nor do I like the comparisons to the blu-ray cover thing.
Re: Toki Tori - Game Boy Color Giveaway
Read baba.
First place gets a sealed copy, t-shirt and DL code.
10 runners up get a shirt and a DL code.
Re: Mobile Publisher Believes Nintendo Ecosystem May 'Fall Apart'
Except the Vita has games that aren't console points.
I wonder when people will actually realise that, or if they will keep on using incorrect assumptions to prove a point.
Re: Toki Tori - Game Boy Color Giveaway
So America and Europe. Australia too?
Re: JAY Z Named As Executive Producer of NBA 2K13
@Turtle Beyonce and Gaga.
You can make it happen Jay Z!!
@One above me https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/05/nba_2k13_confirmed_for_wii_u_launch_period
Re: JAY Z Named As Executive Producer of NBA 2K13
Beyonce and Lady Gaga playable characters.
Their team can rock up in a wagon like this. (WARNING: image may be NSFW)
MAKE IT HAPPEN JAY Z!! YOU HAVE THE POWER!!
Re: Female Ace Attorney Production Hits the Stage in Japan
@Fonist Yep. Because 6 months out of opening night, they're gonna have costumes already made.
Re: Take a Look at These Nintendo DS Testing Machines
@StarDust Close. Was the gulf war.
it even says so in the image you posted
Re: First Impressions: New Super Mario Bros. 2
It just doesn't seem like there is anything new to justify a purchase.
Coins.
Yay?
Re: Monster Hunter News Teased by Capcom Community Representative
4 on Vita!!
Re: Michael Pachter Doubts 3DS XL's Powers of Revival
@LollipopChainsaw I agree with you, yet also disagree.
The iPad isn't being sold as a portable gaming device. Yes it plays games, (and there are a bunch of amazing ones) but it is also an ebook, a web browser, productivity machine etc. The 3DS on the other hand can only play games.
@Thomas I think where the problem is in achieving the desired number of sales arises from the fact that this adds nothing to the 3DS other than a bigger screen and an hour of extra battery life. The 3DSXL only appeals to those who don't have a 3DS and (I'm guessing) the small fraction of current 3DS users who are willing to pay extra for the larger screen/battery. It's been out for a year and a half now, and aside from in Japan, I don't see sales increasing drastically until the next big games come out. Even then, I question how many people who would buy the system for Mario (which is pretty much all the 3DS has going for it first party wise) don't already have one.
Re: Michael Pachter Doubts 3DS XL's Powers of Revival
The criticism is valid. The 3DS is meant to be a portable system, and increasing the size of the system only detracts from the portability of it.
Re: pitchWinPLAY Competition Cancelled
We could use the idea for NL Game number 2.
Re: Review: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS)
I get what Katy is saying about the Tron stuff.
What I can recall, a lot of the settings (if not all) in KH are cartoony, very un-realistic. (Correct me if I'm wrong) So with one section of a game having two out of place characters in the realistic Grid may seem odd.
Great review Katy.
Re: Mass Effect 3 Extended Ending on Disc for Wii U
MGS and KH don't see you creating a character and creating relationships and actions that are reflected through it's sequels. Starting at either ME2 or ME3, you lose a lot of hours of character development. It can be made up in a comic, but you're going to feel a hell of a lot more for a character you play with for 20+ hours rather than reading through a comic.
If this is going to be a launch game, it would be a good chance to take a look at how the multiplayer works.still need to pick up ME3, when school is over
Re: Nintendo Unleashed Hits Manchester on 21st July
Unleashed seems to be added on to all Nintendo experiences in the UK.
Re: Grandpa Danger Jya Coming to 3DS
@Otaku 5 seconds of gameplay footage (that doesn't tell me anything) and it's more creative than a game that someone called GotY.
How?
Re: Wreck-It Ralph is in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
I'm more interested that the Wii U copy is also due for release in November.
Still, looking forward to picking this up on PS3.
Re: Get Down With The Hip Hop Dance Experience
I am still waiting for the gaga experience.
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Three
MGS2 and 3 for me.
Re: 3D Won't Be a "Key Feature" of Future Nintendo Consoles
I rarely play with the 3D on.
Re: Picross E Rated for Australian eShop
Huzzah for Australia.
Re: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 3DS Out 16th November
Yay! This is coming out after all my exams finishes.
Can't wait to play it.
Re: Angry Birds Trilogy to Cost $29.99
Why do you care who buys it?
Re: Europe's Club Nintendo Gets Real-Life Mario Kart Trophies
They're cool. Want one
Re: Angry Birds Trilogy to Cost $29.99
Considering the HD versions are $6AU, I think the price is reasonable.
3D and new content. Considering picking this one up.
Re: Angry Birds Trilogy Takes Aim at 3DS
@BenAV if it isn't worth paying money for why have millions of iOS, Android, Mac, PC, PS3 etc. users bought it?
Re: Angry Birds Trilogy Takes Aim at 3DS
You don't even know how much it costs and you're calling it a rip off?
Really?
Re: Angry Birds Trilogy Takes Aim at 3DS
Seasons is the Free App of the Week on the iOS store.
Also, this is good to see. Wonder if it will be digital too.
Re: Site News: James Finds a Warp Zone
RAWR!!
Congrats James. Hope you (and Ms. N) have a marvelous time on your journey.
Good luck with the future.
Re: Nintendo Drops Price of 3DS AC Adapter in Japan
so instead of shipping one product, they have to ship two?
Re: Nintendo Determined to Beat Hackers with Wii U and 3DS
Yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me!
drink up me hearties yo ho
Re: Nintendo Download: 5th July 2012 (Europe)
OMG I WOULD BUY THEATRHTYHM JUST FOR FIGHTING FATE.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Needs A 'Change of Direction'
But tweets have 140 characters. Pick up your game Smash!
Also, this is why there are multiple releases of fighting games.
They need to be balanced, and when you have a large roster of characters it isn't gonna be balanced.
Re: Miyamoto: Nintendo Focused on Fun, Not Competition
Shooters aren't fun?
Re: Satoru Iwata Acknowledges Possibility of Free-To-Play Games
@mamp The games in the Humble Bundles are not free to play.
Re: Satoru Iwata Acknowledges Possibility of Free-To-Play Games
Anyone talking about free-to-play being cheap shovelware.
Download Steam and all of it's free-to-play offerings, then come back to me.
Re: Mario and Kim Cattrall Star in New 3DS Advert
Is that... Samantha...?
Re: Project Happiness to Put a Smile on 3DS Owners' Faces
Looks pretty.
EDIT: Really pretty.
Re: Preview: Wii U Hands-On
@Deviant_Mugen That looks even worse. Like it swallowed a 360 controller, an inverted PS3 controller and a classic controller.
"The buttons are a bit mushy, but that shouldn't bother most players too much."
Somehow I feel this was directed directly to Pix.
Re: Wii U Power Lacks a 'Generational Leap'
Okay. Scratch Dark Souls, Final Fantasy and Birds of Steel from that list.
You now get 7 PS3 games and 8 Sony series.
Re: Wii U Power Lacks a 'Generational Leap'
Shall I continue?