Don't you have that a bit backwards? As a shareholder, they should be very comfortable with Nintendo's performance this year.
This is also a message board where we discuss video games are often (rightly) highly critical of video game companies and their policies.
The situation between the Crash and Spyro collection is different, on one hand we have collection made to celebrate the anniversary of one of gaming biggest franchises who not only keeps releasing games, merchandise and spin-offs that either are critically acclaimed or well-received while in the other we have two collections made to franchises that has been irrelevant since 2008 since their last 3 games were mediocre
Honestly, Amazon lists always skew towards Nintendo for that reason. Switch has a higher physical to digital ratio compared to the other systems so the Switch games always rank much higher on Amazon than say where they rank on NPD.
Plus the Trilogies take 3 games from the same generation and can reuse a ton of assets between them(main character model and animations for example), while these three games are from different gens with different artstyles
They rank lower on NPD because they have NO digital counted. The only other big publisher in the same boat is Bethesda iirc.
They do rank higher on Amazon but digital isn't included in NPD for Nintendo.
If you really want to criticize that, go right ahead. Still not remotely the same thing as what Nintendo is doing.
Yes, I'm fully aware. you both understand the comment was more about why the non-Nintendo games don't rank higher on Amazon?
Why do you bring up this ridiculous argument to excuse Nintendo for doing the bare minimum effort with this release? They will be fine, the sales were never in question because it's Nintendo 1st party and FOMO, that's one hell of a combination. I don't know why have to excuse Nintendo for their lack of ambition for this re-release.
This almost feels like we should be thanking Nintendo for giving us the chance to buy these games for a limited time. Wow... I think I'm just gonna go to bed, there's work tomorrow.
Because the SKUs are separated and they're packaged releases (no digital). The NPD comparison made no real sense in context though. Also Nintendo's digital rate isn't far off from the others, especially since Covid.
About what?
Ehh, nowhere i'm defending the whole limited thing (i think it's stupid) but the thing is that people comparing the Mario collection with other two misses the state of both brands and their reason the price and collections was done
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No? If anything pretty much everyone knew this would sell amazingly well. "Era bubble" has nothing to do here.
In the context of why Switch games chart high on Amazon but the digital currency cards for PS and Xbox chart higher than most everything else. That's what I was responding to.
Ok, we all know why Nintendo can get away with this. Can we criticize the poor product they're putting out now? Why they are doing it is not what people are discussing, and I couldn't care less about the why, I'd rather discuss what they could be offering instead. Because as a consumer, the product I'll be receiving is what interests me, and that should interest you too. Receiving a better port benefits us all and the legacy of the games themselves.
To be fair, if Nintendo made turds, they would be the most creative, highest quality, artisanally crafted turds ever.
Nintendo's $10 eShop card is right up there with them? This distinction you're trying to make here is just getting more strained.
Yes. I am sad to say this is what prompted my pre-order. I almost NEVER buy a game on release date anymore. Last one was Metal Gear Solid. Yes, the first one.
It's also vastly inferior to almost any remaster or HD collection you could compare it to.
