DrRandle

@Korne said:

Steam is totally in the right with this one... if you use the service to sell your game, you should also use the service to sell content for it, rather than skipping the distributor all together (even though they are using the steam servers).

^^^ This.

I hated buying ME2 on Steam when I couldn't turn around and get the DLC through the same service. The fact that I had to go through EA's terrible web-based store to purchase the DLC, then download and install each one of them separately (totalling in roughly 20 downloads, all said and down), it was a major pain in the ass. I say if EA doesn't want to play nice with Valve, and then turn around and blame Valve for trying to have a quality distribution service, then EA is in the wrong.

I agree with the stance that Mobile Gaming is not being destroyed by the iphone and android markets. I've never been a fan of that argument. As somebody who has had a Nexus S for a while, It's not terribly often that I find a game that can hold my attention like a full-fledged product like Ocarina of Time or Strange Journey (regular DS game, but the point remains). I'm not saying there aren't good games on mobile. Fruit Ninja and Game Dev Story are amazing, but those aren't something I want to play for any sort of a stretch. I can definitely see some overlap, but I don't think that's what the 3DS's problem was. The problem was cost and software lineup. Right now it's kind of a weak lineup that, while it has games I'm interested in, doesn't have that Brain Age or Nintendogs type game that just blew everybody away. If they can get something out there soon enough, the 3DS will do just fine.

Stuff!

@Blubba said:

The real reason no one is buying a 3DS is because the best game is a remake of a game I already own.

And I don't want 20 old ass games. Especially since I own most of those too. How about you give me a choice of 3 original DS games that I missed out on? I'll take Elite Beat Agents, Rhythm Heaven, and Mario & Luigi. That's probably 80 dollar value at this point and none of them are recent.

You do realize the hypocrisy of your statement, aye? "I don't want 20 old ass games, I want 3 slightly less old games" "I don't want games I already own, I want games I missed" This is all about you, you self-centered, self-entitled wimp. They're giving us something that they don't have available on the current mobile platform. NES games and GBA games. Anybody that has any of the 3 games you listed can still be played on a 3DS, so that's good for even less people than the original offer.

What this company is doing is something it shouldn't have to do at all. In a technological industry where every other price drop and upgrade is met with a "tough shit, give us more money," it's AMAZING that Nintendo is offering 20 free and exclusive games, AND that the management is taking a pay-cut rather than laying off half of it's development staff, like any normal company would do. You sir, are an embarrassment.

I like this. This is some classy actions, I don't care what anybody says. How many other executives would cut HALF of their salary upon a failed launch? If Apple put out something that had lower than projected sales, do you think Steve Jobs would take a dollar cut? much less half? No, totally not.

This is some class on Nintendo's part.

So here's the thing I can't stand about these kinds of articles railing Nintendo left and right.

"Last month's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D was the first substantial release from Nintendo since the hardware's late March launch."

When was the last time Sony or Microsoft released as many first-party games in a year that Nintendo does? In a 3 month span? There's this media-fed perception that only Nintendo is responsible for making a bazillion games for it's system, and we wonder why only Nintendo games sell on Nintendo systems.

"I'd love to download a bunch of experimental 3D projects for a buck on my 3DS, wouldn't you?"

There has been, for three years, a system dedicated to downloading games on the DSi, but all anybody has ever done is slam it for having terrible content. Have you tried looking for a decent game on Android? It's nigh impossible if you don't dive in knowing what you're looking for. And I don't know what I'm looking for without word of mouth. And word of mouth isn't spreading through media outlets because they've all written off the DSiWare as junk, even though it is literally no worst than Android's selection of broken ROM's and bejeweled clones. And yeah the market for DSiWare sucked, but they fixed that now on 3DS, so why are people not telling me how awesome Cave Story, Mighty Flip Champs, and Shantae are? Because they're still ignoring it in favor of their precious iPad's, which has some how elevated itself into godhood, and is unstoppable as a force in the world.

I'm not saying there aren't problems, I'm just tired of every media site focusing on things that aren't the actual problems. They're looking at symptoms, not the real trends, and it's only hurting the game industry more.

If sites really want to continue worshiping the iPad and Facebook as the new gaming gods, and not trying to stir things properly, then we're going to be saying goodbye to the Mass Effects and the Persona's of the world, because there won't be any money left in those markets. It should be the responsibility of these sites, if they really give a damn to see video games continue in a way that doesn't include virtual farms, to help highlight the truly positive qualities of systems out there, instead of constantly shitting all over them.

Hmm, the Fruit Ninja thing is weird, only because of it's existence Arcade. This now makes me think that I should wait to get it, since I'm getting Gunstringer.

Very awesome article, Patrick. I was really, really looking forward to Mega Man Legends 3. MML is one of my most beloved franchises. But regardless of the cancellation, the way Capcom has been handling it has been..interesting, to say the least. I would love it if you could follow up on the bit about people being turned away from Capcom's booth. That part has me really intrigued.

Time to buy this used, because I'm sick of giving Capcom money directly!

And I'm done with Capcom. Between this and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries.. Just done.