How is it NOT screwing people over?
"Buy our shit now or OOPS you don't get it ever."
Please tell me who wins here besides Nintendo?
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We need to address Nintendo's genius in terms of business with Super Mario 3D All Stars for Switch.
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"Buy our shit now or OOPS you don't get it ever."
Please tell me who wins here besides Nintendo?
I expect to see this exact thing on Reddit/Instagram later, and I will laugh just as hard as I am now.
I'd have to imagine the games are going to be sold separately on the eShop after that March date, since they already put all the work into porting them so it's not like they'd just say "lol, no thank you!!!" to people who want to spend their money on them. It'd be nice if they made that clear from the start, but I can imagine them thinking that might put people off buying the collection who otherwise might just wait for a version that doesn't include Sunshine.
So I think people's reaction to this is probably going to end up seeming a little hyperbolic in retrospect, but to be fair they're absolutely trying to be sly by not indicating what their plans are in March for the ports.
So I think people's reaction to this is probably going to end up seeming a little hyperbolic in retrospect, but to be fair they're absolutely trying to be sly by not indicating what their plans are in March for the ports.
I've made my feelings known in this thread, but this is where I'm at right now, and i'm OK with that.
Me. I get to play old Mario games and now I get a collectors piece.
Whether the OP is joking or not, there are probably a decent number of people here who agree with it, and that by itself is problematic.
These kind of threads are the equivalent of wearing a Red MAGA hat that says something like "Impeach Trump", it's dumb as shit.
These kind of threads are the equivalent of wearing a Red MAGA hat that says something like "Impeach Trump", it's dumb as shit.
that's a pretty disingenious way of looking at it.
- they're all old games, you've had years and years to play them
- we have no idea what happens in the future, after the collection is no longer available, it's pretty unlikely these games are never available ever again
- you have SIX months to buy the collection.
It's not like they did all that much work. But it doesn't make sense not to keep selling them, so either way it's a weird decision.
Absolutely nailed it! Just talking from a business side, it's genius!
Yesterday, September 3, 2020, we had confirmation of the rumors that had been circulating about a collection of 3D Mario games. Nintendo announced Super Mario 3D All Stars for Switch, featuring Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64), Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube) and Super Mario Galaxy (Wii).
Unlike other recent re-releases such as Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Tony Hawk's ™ Pro Skater ™ 1 + 2, the games received little improvement compared to their original platforms. Away even from the traditional collections of remasters, popular in the seventh generation.
However, this translates into a genius in terms of business. And there are a few points I want to make, showing how Nintendo is one of the most efficient companies in the gaming industry:
1) Low investment: with basically "emulated versions" of the original games, the company saved all the cost of reconstruction or in-depth treatment that competitors, such as Activision, gave their games. The investment to build this collection with that spent on Vicarious Visions remastering Crash is unmatched. Here we have a point of high efficiency of capital employed.
2) High selling price: the ideal selling price is composed of a series of factors, such as product and brand perception. Nintendo has a lifestyle factor linked to its products, similar to what Apple has in its devices. This, together with the quality of the games, allows the publication of low investment collections like this for a premium price. A privilege that Actvision does not have, even with a product of higher production quality.
3) Removal of alternatives: with the release of this collection, these games are being removed from the eShop on Wii U as a way of not having a lower price benchmark. If it were possible to buy these games individually for 50, 60 would not make sense. So the only other alternative is the used-car market, where prices go flying through the ceiling.
4) FOMO (fear of missing out): I understand how the great genius of this launch. Knowing the importance of these titles for its fans, Nintendo uses the FOMO technique to speed up sales and wall consumers. There is no way to expect a lower price in a year. There is no way to be part of this lifestyle after March. Either buy it now at the asking price, or you're out. It is a great way to bring value and sales to a low investment product.
With these four great actions taken together, I understand that Nintendo is teaching business classes to the industry as a whole. It becomes a benchmark on how to get to know your client, on how to be highly efficient on investment, on how to return value to company owners. It's scary how the company knows how far it can go and not get scratched in the process.
-doesn't matter I'm talking about THIS collection, I don't won't to have to drag out my Wii U(Or find a Wii if I wanted to play Sunshine) the point of these collections is to have the convenient access to them on a modern console. I'd love to see if people would be this nice to Square if they just arbitrarily removed the Kingdom Hearts collections.
-Four Swords DS says high.
-I don't wont a fucking time limit. What if I'm having money issues? What if I'm someone who doesn't have a Switch yet? What if there are other games I want to prioritize?
Why are you going out of your way to defend this? Who loses in the scenario where this stays on the digital store? This shouldn't be an issue but Nintendo decided to make it one.
I WAS going to buy this, not anymore.
Bonus round. That cool Mario game in the style of the popular and successful Tetris 99? Yeah that's going away too because fuck you I guess.
"Screw you got mine."
Gotcha.
A friend of mine once talked about bars and clubs being such a unique business model - where they have absolute contempt for their customers and yet people keep coming back to give them money. They can make you wait in a lineup in the freezing cold for no good reason, angry bouncers will do violence at the drop of a hat - and yet, people keep coming back!
It seems Nintendo is the same way.
It seems Nintendo is the same way.
Yes, Nintendo is as bad as HITLER for not letting you buy a video game after a certain point. Grow up.
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