One thing the author touches on that boggles my mind is, why are Nintendo allowing products such as Mario Ultra Smash and Chibi Robo Zip Lash past Quality control in the first place? Only to then go on and devote minimal spending to marketing these products? The idea that they see these things and say "Yup, looking good, big seal of approval stamp" when they are so lacking in comparison to other first party products amazes me.
I just really hope that they get their online infrastructure sorted this time. Kids now expect seamless integration of friends and chat with their games. I tried to link up with a friend on splatoon today. We TEXTED each other first, then found there was no way for us to play together due to the splatfest being on unless we just played 1 on 1 games alone (with no voice chat) . After deciding this was a little dull we TEXTED again to switch to Smash bros and ended up having to call each other up to try and sync up as we couldnt get a team game going online against randoms. Turns out its not allowed. The mic chat between friends sounded like a tin cup so was useless. So our 45 mins online was mainly spent trying to do things Nintendo wont allow online and communicating using methods other than the console. I find from anecdotal evidence from nephews etc. that youngsters really won't stand for an online system this threadbare and random. Please Ninty, just get your netcode up to 2008 standards.
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Re: Talking Point: The Popularity of Nintendo Selects, Updates and DLC Expansions Can Change How We Buy Games
One thing the author touches on that boggles my mind is, why are Nintendo allowing products such as Mario Ultra Smash and Chibi Robo Zip Lash past Quality control in the first place? Only to then go on and devote minimal spending to marketing these products?
The idea that they see these things and say "Yup, looking good, big seal of approval stamp" when they are so lacking in comparison to other first party products amazes me.
Re: Talking Point: Learning Lessons From the Past Can Define Nintendo's NX Launch
I just really hope that they get their online infrastructure sorted this time. Kids now expect seamless integration of friends and chat with their games. I tried to link up with a friend on splatoon today. We TEXTED each other first, then found there was no way for us to play together due to the splatfest being on unless we just played 1 on 1 games alone (with no voice chat) . After deciding this was a little dull we TEXTED again to switch to Smash bros and ended up having to call each other up to try and sync up as we couldnt get a team game going online against randoms. Turns out its not allowed. The mic chat between friends sounded like a tin cup so was useless. So our 45 mins online was mainly spent trying to do things Nintendo wont allow online and communicating using methods other than the console. I find from anecdotal evidence from nephews etc. that youngsters really won't stand for an online system this threadbare and random. Please Ninty, just get your netcode up to 2008 standards.