The Nintendo News You Missed Last Night

Really, only the larger electronics places still do -- like Fry's and Best Buy. I'll order a PC game on Amazon and have it shipped with, Prime usually.

My closet is full of game junk and it really is all junk and has no intrinsic value beyond "the game" it is attached too. I understand how people like "the feelies" but keep in mind that a lot of people don't want more stuff in their house like this because it turns out it is difficult to get rid of where even throwing it in the dumpster may get you into trouble.

Whelp, I'm going to buy the shit out of the Ruby and Sapphire remakes.

If only they were going to do an Emerald one. Oh well, Pokemon Bank will help with that. Hopefully.

I agree with you. I like to have the physical copy of games, specially those that I know I will return from time to time... But I don't know if its still possible to have them on PC. I don't know many stores that have shelve space dedicated to boxed PC games. The only exception being the Blizzard games, that I still see occasionally.

I feel bad for all the people expecting them to do something different from the other NFC games. Hell, I would be surprised if the implementation wasn't more generic than we're already used to, what with the multiple title functionality thing.

The implication with the NFC chip is that they implimented it into the Gamepad long before anything Skylanders related was announced (i.e. they would have been developed simultaneously). The news is that they are finally going to use it - which is different to the original pitch in that it was added as a feature for other developers (most notably, Ubisoft) to use. This is important since doing it with their own titles proves they are actively trying to prove why the gamepad is so good themselves (and not just waiting for third parties to prove it since they were the ones who advised Nintendo to add it). It's going to take a lot of effort on their part, but at least they are trying. Clearly the Gamepad has not been used effectively and is basically pointless right now apart form some very fleeting and specific uses. This is a tip-off that they are trying to amend that (regardless of if it will work).

I kinda wish the NFP existed when The Wonderful 101 came out. That would have been SO COOL!

So, Nintendo will be Zoe Quinn compatible now...good news.

Copying a three year old idea from Activision and vaguely dabbling in mobile games... well, can't say something nice don't say anything at all I guess.

But hey, new Pokemon! Well... a new Pokemon remake anyways. Keep on keeping on Nintendo.

I still prefer to buy physical copies of games; console and PC. I enjoy having a shelf of titles I can browse through. I get why digital is the way things are going - convenience and cost - but I think I'll always love the feeling of opening a brand new box.

Damn between all these Disney Infinity figures and now Nintendo ones, I'll need a second job!!

Wait... people buy those things? I wouldn't even know where to find them, since most retailers don't hold them in stock...

OT: I guess its cool, but I wish they would work around the capacity problem of NFC to prevent saturation. I can see how it would grow into a problem if each figurine could only handle a handful of games.

Sadly the majority have not converted to digital media, at least on consoles. It amazes me how many people still buy boxed PC titles as well.

Have to admit, I really hoped "Nintendo's getting into the NFC craze" was more about Zoë Quinn and less about Skylanders. Ah well.

Eh. All right. Whatever keeps them afloat enough to continue making video games. I don't personally care for anything in that article one bit, though.

Is 'emerging markets' still code for China and India, or does it mean something else now? Not sure how Ninty sees itself raking in cash in two of the top countries for software piracy …

Maybe they're worried about just making too much money on Mario and Link figures.

Reuters does game news? (Of course they do. I'm just accustomed to see their names in more business-e types of business)

Anyways. Nintendo figurines, not a bad move, I would presume

I'd imagine Activison also wanted the portal to keep manufacturing costs of the figures down. Everyone else plays with RFID, and the entire point of Skylanders is that they work on multiple platforms.

Look into Golem Arcana (by Harebrained Schemes) or Prodigy (by Hanakai Studio). They're sort of playing around with the idea. I think there are more, but those are the two that comes to mind.

At least early access gives you something to play for <$60. This IMO, not just to Elsie(aka Nintedno), the media continually approves of this business practice with opens arms and it's disgusting. They will slam early access and DLC but embrace this practice with open arms. This is a joke.

That's nothing to do with nintendo's design, he was answering why skylanders figures can't be put on the wii u controller instead of the skylanders platform thing if the controller supports NFC. I imagine these nintendo produced things won't work like that.

LOL, good design nintendo

speaking as someone who loves CRAP on their desk, sure why not more figurines expressing how much of a nerd I am. Hope it works with Snake eater and Resident Evil Revelations

Skylander clones and phone games. Just what I always wanted from Nintendo.

I wonder how populair those Nintendo figures will be.

I mean, you're up against Skylanders, that is an established franchise and Disney/Marvel/Soon Star Wars. Seems like it's an uphill battle for good ol' Nintendo.

Ugh Skylanders, Disney, now Nintendo. All things I have no interest in getting NFC chipped toys of. Now if they made an NFC warhammer game or something or D&D, that would be cool.

Note to gamers: Grow the fuck up fast before you are knee deep in Nintendo NFP debt.

I'm sure whatever they have planned for these emerging markets it will be cute, and adorable. That's pretty much all they seem to know how to do. "Got children? Are you a child yourself? Are you a adult that never grew up? Well we've got something for allll those markets!"

If they don't give them the Smash Bros-like bronze base on the bottom and call them "Trophies" they fucked up.

THEY.
FUCKED.

UP.

(Also the funeral for my wallet is on Sunday)

Just make games, god damn.

Andorid phones are ready to party with Nintendo.

Well whatever it takes to keep them in business. The world needs Nintendo.

Fuck all this. If you're gonna remake stuff nintendo, give me a wi-fi/4g GBA.

This could be cool and I'm intrigued about what the games surrounding these figurines will be like which by rights Nintendo should do even better than its competitors.

*knocks everything off a shelf in preparation for buying a million smash bros toys*

@steamrickroller: Because for those you need the figures on top of that chip constantly, meaning you can't use it as a controller. Also you can only fit one figure at a time.

I just got to ask: if there was a NFC chip in the GamePad, then why the FUCK didn't Activision and Disney bother using it for Skylanders and Disney Infinity?

But that doesn't matter because RUBY/SAPPHIRE REMAKES AAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWW YEEEEEAAAAAAAAH

@sargon: Worse, we are working towards putting the old cartridges in our bodies with expensive surgery and guess what happens when your cartridge is no longer supported.

Honestly, I don't care what Sony or Microsoft do at E3 (and generally speaking, ever). Nintendo has already won in my heart.

All Hail the Virtual Boy!

Iwata proving even more that he has no idea what he is doing, and sinking Nintendo in the process.

Anyone else assume that this was going to be about that other Nintendo thing that just happened?

@winternet: Probably that single-screen 3DS I've been hearing so much about.

Poemon Rumble U uses NFC. The toys are only $4, though there are only 23 of them.

...and a single digital tear runs down R.O.B.'s plastic cheek.

Get ready for the iQue 2!

"New hardware"? Huh.

I'm interested in how Nintendo will approach with their NFP figurines.

While it is easy to think the worse, keep in mind Nintendo's approach with DLC and microtransactions. At their worse with Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS), they are offering a $15 season pass for a $30 game that clearly details the additional courses and characters the DLC will give you in exchange for money. Rusty's Real Deal Baseball crafts a narrative around the free-to-play and microtransaction experience that engages the player and offers (pre-programmed) discounts. The Streetpass Plaza DLC has a slimy, humorous sales bunny that contextualizes the transaction. And for New Super Mario Bros 2, Nintendo has made it painfully clear that the DLC they made for that game was made after the main game was finished.

Given the above history, we have good reason to hope that Nintendo will make their NFP figurines a compelling and reasonable addition to their games.

Or they might just fuck it all up.