Perhaps not. But Nintendo has refused to do several things that it's stockholders were insisting it should do. Such as fire a lot of it's employees.Zachary Amaranth said:
They seem to have other priorities than just pleasing stockholders...
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They seem to have other priorities than just pleasing stockholders...
Which I would think augments my point. This isn't inherently harmful. Shareholders want some sort of radical reaction, which may or may or may not be the solution, but Nintendo's sales, not their business dealings, are what have harmed stock prices.CrystalShadow said:
People need Nintendo to be special to justify their loyalty to the brand.AzrealMaximillion said:
Consoles have been region free before, despite these trade unions. Nintendo can do it, but don't want to. Xbone and PS4 are both region-free (for games, anyway). At some point, you have to look at the practices of the "good guys" and ask why the "bad guys" can do it but they can't. The most reasonable explanation is actually that they can, but won't.gizmo2300 said:
Also, it's kinda strange that you blame trade unions for high prices when defending a company that itself has been guilty of price fixing.
Hater or not, he has a point.VinLAURiA said:
No kidding; 3rd parties make the Wii U version of games noticeably crappier and then pitch fits when it turns out customers aren't that dumb. People are not just going to buy your product simply because you're a 3rd party game on the Wii U. They expect quality, not halfassed work. 3rd parties need to be held to a higher standard and the first thing people can do is start telling them that their failure on Nintendo systems is THEIR fault, not consumers' and ESPECIALLY not Nintendo's. Wake me up when 3rd parties get over themselves start acting like grown-upsBiH-Kira said:
Mmm, yes. WB is the bad guys for failing to invest in a failing console.
How dare they not throw money into the wind like how Platinum Games is doing with Bayonetta 2.
They should invest in all of their planned platforms no matter what, for like, y'know, artistic integrity or some shit.
How dare they not throw money into the wind like how Platinum Games is doing with Bayonetta 2.
They should invest in all of their planned platforms no matter what, for like, y'know, artistic integrity or some shit.
Who could possibly give a shit except for butthurt owners of the Wii U?
They promised DLC, and sold Season Passes for that DLC, and are now going back against their promise.Scrythe said:
That's shitty business practice, no matter how the console is doing. That kind of behavior deserves to ridiculed and needs to be stamped out of the game industry.
That much is beyond doubt. Still, what they need to do to get out of it isn't so clear.Zachary Amaranth said:
Prior to the Wii their home consoles showed a clear and consistent downward trend. The Wii U is perhaps just a continuation of their previous problems... But now they have a few extra ones on top. (Although the Wii seems to have made them so much money it's unclear how long it'd take before their problems are anything beyond superficial to them.)
It's like the greatest wish fulfillment in the world.
Third party devs complain that Nintendo fans don't buy their games on their consoles, and yet they pull crap like this.
It's actually stupid how Nintendo has to foot the bill for that by giving away eshop credit. Fuck that. Warner Bros. Should be the ones paying their consumers back plus interest.
You put the preorder on the Wii U, you fucking deliver on it.
This is why nobody buys third party stuff on the Wii U. It's either gimped, buggy, or we all get the short end of the stick. What the hell is that?
Your basically PUNISHING your consumers for daring to buy your game on the console not in your favor.
Third party devs complain that Nintendo fans don't buy their games on their consoles, and yet they pull crap like this.
It's actually stupid how Nintendo has to foot the bill for that by giving away eshop credit. Fuck that. Warner Bros. Should be the ones paying their consumers back plus interest.
You put the preorder on the Wii U, you fucking deliver on it.
This is why nobody buys third party stuff on the Wii U. It's either gimped, buggy, or we all get the short end of the stick. What the hell is that?
Your basically PUNISHING your consumers for daring to buy your game on the console not in your favor.
If I was Nintendo, I would personally force WB to pay back their consumers. While it's nice of them to do that, Nintendo was under no obligation to pay back consumers because a third party developer took a shit on their end of the bargain.Kwil said: