Twice in the recent past, I've noticed a somewhat odd trend in handheld games. (Once with Poke'mon X, and once with Kid Icarus: Uprising.) Neaither of these times was the first I've seen of this, but they bring to mind this somewhat disturbing trend, so I figured it was worth discussing.
Both of these games make it abysmally difficult to delete your save file. Not through any complicaited procedures, but through the simple fact one can't simply select a 'delete' button, to delete the file. You have to press a certain button combination in a specific section, the instructions for which isn't mentioned anywhere in the game, or in the manual, and I had to look it up online both times.
So, here's my question. I can't think of, for the life of me, what the benefit of this is. Can any of you?
Both of these games make it abysmally difficult to delete your save file. Not through any complicaited procedures, but through the simple fact one can't simply select a 'delete' button, to delete the file. You have to press a certain button combination in a specific section, the instructions for which isn't mentioned anywhere in the game, or in the manual, and I had to look it up online both times.
So, here's my question. I can't think of, for the life of me, what the benefit of this is. Can any of you?