bob5150
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3DS Buyer's Remorse or "How I Learned to Stop Living with Nintendo"
Hey All,
Just spent an hour or so looking at the PS Vita's "launch window" titles and I must say that I am having some incredible buyers remorse after buying a 3ds(at launch btw...sucker printed on my forehead). At present, I have 2 games my 3ds library, Street Fighter and Ocarina......re-releases (I have traded away Steel Diver and Pilotwings as they seemed to be tech demos and not actual games). Not a single game out right now appeals to me and the games slated for the holiday season are.....meh at best. Mario, Mario Kart, Starfox 64(another re-release). Come on.....Really. Ok, Kid Icarus, a game that should have gotten a proper sequel 20 years ago (and the controls/on rails are not exactly doing it for me).
And, don't forget.....early adopters just got screwed after a 70 dollar price drop. But what about the AMBASSADOR program? Well LA DE Frikken DA!!!! First off, the games that we're getting for free are virtual console titles, many of which Nintendo fans have already, possibly in several re-released formats(which are better played on their original hardware). As far as I can tell, none of them are going to have 3D visuals. What the hell is that about? Why play them on the 3DS then? BTW, thousands of people were able to take advantage of retail price drops before the Ambassador program window closed. Now, I know, this is the price we pay for early adoption...they didn't have to give us anything...bla, bla, bla.
The truth is, all of us have probably seen price drops on systems that we bought at launch. That's the game we all play (pun intended). Its just that whether its PS3, 360, Dreamcast, PS2, Gameboy, etc, etc, etc, by the time the price drops, you, as the console gamer, have already had fun and compelling experiences that were worth the time and the extra cash. I say again.. I have 2 games for this system that are re-releases, and thus no such sense of satisfaction that comes with early adoption (and why I feel that we early adopters got screwed).
Since the 1980's I have loved Nintendo, from their arcade machines (some of which I own or have owned in my home) to the NES, SNES, Gameboy , and right on down the line. I look across the Atlantic at the release of Xenoblade for the Wii while Nintendo's answer is that they'll be releasing a great Kirby "experience" in N.A. instead. I look cynically at the 3DS as an updated DS meant to stop piracy and pad their fiscal year's profits. I see no innovation in actual games or gameplay although Nintendo has brilliantly marketed itself as "the last bastion of gaming innovation" with touchscreen, 3D, motion, etc. As I write this incredible long winded rant (which I apologize for its length btw) I am coming to the realization that I am just not onboard with it anymore. I kinda feel bad, as if I'm turning my back on an old friend but i think I'm done. Its time for Nintendo to actually earn my loyalty....and importantly, my money. They're just not doing that now. Sorry Nintendo...its not me...its you.
Thanks for letting me use the soap box.
Cheers,
Bob
Hey All,
Just spent an hour or so looking at the PS Vita's "launch window" titles and I must say that I am having some incredible buyers remorse after buying a 3ds(at launch btw...sucker printed on my forehead). At present, I have 2 games my 3ds library, Street Fighter and Ocarina......re-releases (I have traded away Steel Diver and Pilotwings as they seemed to be tech demos and not actual games). Not a single game out right now appeals to me and the games slated for the holiday season are.....meh at best. Mario, Mario Kart, Starfox 64(another re-release). Come on.....Really. Ok, Kid Icarus, a game that should have gotten a proper sequel 20 years ago (and the controls/on rails are not exactly doing it for me).
And, don't forget.....early adopters just got screwed after a 70 dollar price drop. But what about the AMBASSADOR program? Well LA DE Frikken DA!!!! First off, the games that we're getting for free are virtual console titles, many of which Nintendo fans have already, possibly in several re-released formats(which are better played on their original hardware). As far as I can tell, none of them are going to have 3D visuals. What the hell is that about? Why play them on the 3DS then? BTW, thousands of people were able to take advantage of retail price drops before the Ambassador program window closed. Now, I know, this is the price we pay for early adoption...they didn't have to give us anything...bla, bla, bla.
The truth is, all of us have probably seen price drops on systems that we bought at launch. That's the game we all play (pun intended). Its just that whether its PS3, 360, Dreamcast, PS2, Gameboy, etc, etc, etc, by the time the price drops, you, as the console gamer, have already had fun and compelling experiences that were worth the time and the extra cash. I say again.. I have 2 games for this system that are re-releases, and thus no such sense of satisfaction that comes with early adoption (and why I feel that we early adopters got screwed).
Since the 1980's I have loved Nintendo, from their arcade machines (some of which I own or have owned in my home) to the NES, SNES, Gameboy , and right on down the line. I look across the Atlantic at the release of Xenoblade for the Wii while Nintendo's answer is that they'll be releasing a great Kirby "experience" in N.A. instead. I look cynically at the 3DS as an updated DS meant to stop piracy and pad their fiscal year's profits. I see no innovation in actual games or gameplay although Nintendo has brilliantly marketed itself as "the last bastion of gaming innovation" with touchscreen, 3D, motion, etc. As I write this incredible long winded rant (which I apologize for its length btw) I am coming to the realization that I am just not onboard with it anymore. I kinda feel bad, as if I'm turning my back on an old friend but i think I'm done. Its time for Nintendo to actually earn my loyalty....and importantly, my money. They're just not doing that now. Sorry Nintendo...its not me...its you.
Thanks for letting me use the soap box.
Cheers,
Bob


