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http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/rumor-metroid-wii-u-to-run-on-unreal-engine-3-12579
Does this make anyone happy?
Does this make anyone happy?
@solidturtleman
I was a tad more surprised to hear that Metroid Prime 1-3 all were made on a modified version of UE2. The idea of a new Metroid Prime on UE3 is not as farfetched as some would have you believe.
I was a tad more surprised to hear that Metroid Prime 1-3 all were made on a modified version of UE2. The idea of a new Metroid Prime on UE3 is not as farfetched as some would have you believe.
If this is anything like the Wii Shop Channel, where everything's tied to the CONSOLE, then God Almighty, no.
Yeah, I could see Animal Crossing really working as a DLC game due to its 24/7 nature. Stuff like Monster Hunter as well, obviously.
No thanks.
Who doesn't want a physical Nintendo game? Morons, that's who! They're fun to collect and keep their value.
Who doesn't want a physical Nintendo game? Morons, that's who! They're fun to collect and keep their value.
Not to mention that as far as we knew last year... the Wii U doesn't have a hard drive and only comes with like 8Gigs of flash memory. I did read something about allowing external hard drives via USB... but since when has Nintendo been so reliant on outside sources or 3rd parties for anything? Never as far back as I can remember. Don't buckle IntendoNo... get a 2 TB hard drive in that fucker pronto... even if it adds weight size and cost do it!
I've seen this story in multiple places today, but no one has stated whether or not NSMB II will be a physical cartridge, as well..
I want a physical copy... I want to be able to borrow or re sell my games..
Not only that, but most 3DS owners only have 2GB of storage (I Have a 16gb card in mine) but the average person only has the packaged-in 2gb card... NSMB will probably be a small game, but I'd still like to have the option of getting a cartridge, case and booklet, if possible.
I want a physical copy... I want to be able to borrow or re sell my games..
Not only that, but most 3DS owners only have 2GB of storage (I Have a 16gb card in mine) but the average person only has the packaged-in 2gb card... NSMB will probably be a small game, but I'd still like to have the option of getting a cartridge, case and booklet, if possible.
@Nicolas - I think including HDDS is an antiquated concept. Allowing the consumer to choose how much storage they need and find the prices they want for that storage tends to be better than letting MS, Apple and Sony charge a premium for the storage they add.
I realize PS3 lets you switch out HDDs, but they still charge a premium for the one included. Don't even get me started on Apple and MS.
I realize PS3 lets you switch out HDDs, but they still charge a premium for the one included. Don't even get me started on Apple and MS.
Giving digital copys the same MSRP as physical copys in order to keep retailers happy is fucking bullshit. Adapt or die. Stop trying to strangle hold the market ya greedy cunts.
Sounds like Nintendo is reluctantly following Sony's lead. I think this is good. I hate having to carry around cartridges in addition to my handhelds, so the ability to download them all on the SD card is huge to me. Especially since getting a 32gb card for the 3DS is dirt cheap compared to some other handheld consoles.
I really am curious as to how well nintendo will pull this off. History would point towards not well. Hopefully they have done real consulting and hired some pros with experience
@BrowneyeWinkin I agree to an extent, but unfortunately game developers still need retailers . . . for now. The balance is tipping. Still, I feel vaildated to be mainly a PC gamer when I see how quickly digitally distributed PC games go down in price compared to their console counterparts. Retail is ceasing to be a significant factor in PC gaming sales much quicker than is the case for consoles.
I'm impressed, Nintendo! Not only are they going to offer 3DS retail releases digitally on day 1, they'll also do it for the Wii U and it will be "standard"? Damn, I guess they really are serious about this whole "online" thing this time.
@Silent
I know the Wii U will have an account-based system, but I'm still skeptical of Nintendo knowing what's going on with online stuff. For all we know, the account could only be for playing online. You'd think it would be obvious to link games to the account, too, but then again, that should have happened with the original Wii, as well.
I know the Wii U will have an account-based system, but I'm still skeptical of Nintendo knowing what's going on with online stuff. For all we know, the account could only be for playing online. You'd think it would be obvious to link games to the account, too, but then again, that should have happened with the original Wii, as well.
This is actually pretty sweet news, but I betting that you're right to question whether we can expect 3rd party releases to be download-able. I really doubt that Nintendo will go that far, and if they do its going to be spotty. Even so, this is still a big leap for Ninny.
I expect to pay at least 15-20% less for a digital title, considering things like retail markup, inventory risk, hard drive space & bandwidth, loss of physical disc backup and purdy displayable box, and most of all the loss of my ability to trade in the game if I want.
That's definitely progress and in the right direction, but I am very worried about the pricing. Nintendo products never drop and if the digital costs no less than retail, what's the point?
This made me buy a Vita. This will make me buy a 3DS as well.
Disclaimer: I'm brazilian, and trying to buy boxed games here is either a ripoff or an ungodly waiting for ebay goods to be poster halfway around the world.
Disclaimer: I'm brazilian, and trying to buy boxed games here is either a ripoff or an ungodly waiting for ebay goods to be poster halfway around the world.
People saying this is good:- have u seriously no problem with digital data being the same price? No resell value plus it's sat on your hard drive indefinitely using up space. Call it 10-15 quid a game and I'm interested.
CBun: Word.
Scaryjim: To each his own. Having the option is always great. Nintendo is surprising me to the point that I barely recognize it. I always loved the company, but the Wii(despite its online and horsepower limitations it was a VERY disruptive piece of technology) now this, they really seem to be willing to become a very flexible, avant garde company. Kudos to them.
Scaryjim: To each his own. Having the option is always great. Nintendo is surprising me to the point that I barely recognize it. I always loved the company, but the Wii(despite its online and horsepower limitations it was a VERY disruptive piece of technology) now this, they really seem to be willing to become a very flexible, avant garde company. Kudos to them.
"Now, the retail option sounds convoluted, and Nintendo even cops to that a bit in the statement but points out that the familiarity of the retail process is more comfortable for many of their consumers and that customers under a certain age who are unable to make payments by credit cards benefit from the option."
Except Gamestop seems to be doing fine-ish selling DLC/Digital content, to the point where their upping their push to do so.. One big reason being that you can use store credit for the stuff.. yeah, doesn't make a bunch of sense when you figure you can just buy the game from the store, but if you have store credit and buy the game this way over their website you don't have to wait for shipping. Or if you just don't want to keep physical copies of games you don't need to any more and still use your store credit in the store..
@JQM78
Well I the game itself was announced a week or two ago any way, thats probably when they mentioned the retail packaged game -not a lot of reason to rehash that.
Conrad did say "Starting with New Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo will begin offering **its retail packaged 3DS games** digitally through the Nintendo eShop as well" however, implying NSMB2 will be.
@Sćglópur
They're not keeping their value all that well anymore, at least not with what I've seen with the 3DS. The times are finally catching up to Nintendo.
Except Gamestop seems to be doing fine-ish selling DLC/Digital content, to the point where their upping their push to do so.. One big reason being that you can use store credit for the stuff.. yeah, doesn't make a bunch of sense when you figure you can just buy the game from the store, but if you have store credit and buy the game this way over their website you don't have to wait for shipping. Or if you just don't want to keep physical copies of games you don't need to any more and still use your store credit in the store..
@JQM78
Well I the game itself was announced a week or two ago any way, thats probably when they mentioned the retail packaged game -not a lot of reason to rehash that.
Conrad did say "Starting with New Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo will begin offering **its retail packaged 3DS games** digitally through the Nintendo eShop as well" however, implying NSMB2 will be.
@Sćglópur
They're not keeping their value all that well anymore, at least not with what I've seen with the 3DS. The times are finally catching up to Nintendo.
Nintendo-branded software could (mostly) count on some small pleasures; namely a complete game on release (no ridiculous dlc or day 1 patching).
As a Nintendo fanboy, I can't condone this stupidity. I'll wait out for the system to sell for half its price (like the 3DS did) and then I'll consider buying it.
As a Nintendo fanboy, I can't condone this stupidity. I'll wait out for the system to sell for half its price (like the 3DS did) and then I'll consider buying it.
And so it begins. Like Microsoft and Sony, digital releases of retail games will cost a ton more than the actually thing at retail stores. Every single last downloadable retail game on Xbox Live and PSN, which isn't a brand new release, cost $10 to $40 MORE than the same game at a retail store. I guess Nintendo is going to join in.
This is why I always laugh when people say they can't wait for everything to go digital...Why? Why would you want everything to go digital? So you can pay more for the same games? A LOT more? Here's a great example. Microsoft's Games on Demand service wanted $30 for Alan Wake. I went to my local game store, and bought a brand new special edition copy for $15. Half the price.
I have done that with literally every game I've wanted to buy on the service. Even though these companies are saving a TON of money by releasing these games digitally, they aren't offering ANY of those savings on to us. Nope, instead, they are asking us to pay MORE for the same exact thing. And this is why they can't wait for the digital revolution.
They will control the prices, and they won't be offering us deals like you see on Steam. We will be paying a ton more for the same games, which means we will have to buy less games. I've done the research, and there isn't a single retail game on Xbox Live or PSN that costs less than what the game costs at retail. Not a single one.
As a matter of fact, 9 out of 10 costs more, and not just a little bit more, $10 to $40 more. If you need more proof, just look at what happened with the Vita. Sony approached all the publishers and asked them to reduce the price of their digital retail games that are going to be sold on the Vita by $5. A measly $5. Almost all of them, including EA, refused.
Even though they are saving a ton more than $5 by releasing the game digitally, they won't even offer us a measly $5 savings. So, again, why are you looking forward to the digital revolution?
This is why I always laugh when people say they can't wait for everything to go digital...Why? Why would you want everything to go digital? So you can pay more for the same games? A LOT more? Here's a great example. Microsoft's Games on Demand service wanted $30 for Alan Wake. I went to my local game store, and bought a brand new special edition copy for $15. Half the price.
I have done that with literally every game I've wanted to buy on the service. Even though these companies are saving a TON of money by releasing these games digitally, they aren't offering ANY of those savings on to us. Nope, instead, they are asking us to pay MORE for the same exact thing. And this is why they can't wait for the digital revolution.
They will control the prices, and they won't be offering us deals like you see on Steam. We will be paying a ton more for the same games, which means we will have to buy less games. I've done the research, and there isn't a single retail game on Xbox Live or PSN that costs less than what the game costs at retail. Not a single one.
As a matter of fact, 9 out of 10 costs more, and not just a little bit more, $10 to $40 more. If you need more proof, just look at what happened with the Vita. Sony approached all the publishers and asked them to reduce the price of their digital retail games that are going to be sold on the Vita by $5. A measly $5. Almost all of them, including EA, refused.
Even though they are saving a ton more than $5 by releasing the game digitally, they won't even offer us a measly $5 savings. So, again, why are you looking forward to the digital revolution?
EXACTLY EKG. PSN store in the UK - new releases such as Uncharted 3 at 49.99- who in fuck ever pays that at a shop? The most I've ever seen them going for in store is 44.99. It's a scam as big as the Kindle scam. Really, it's a nice idea but not putting a discount on for at least the materials cost is ridiculous- let alone the cost of not having to ship. I'm all for digital at a discount, but this is a racket and I don't understand why everyone is so keen on it- Agrophobic or something?
Can you imagine a future where you could only buy a PS3 game from SONY PSN/live/Eshop ?
Can you imagine a future where you could only buy a PS3 game from SONY PSN/live/Eshop ?
@EKGProd
I 100% agree!
They save on, printing, creating the disc, storage, packaging, shipping, exporting, importing, insurance and all the people they have to pay for doing these jobs! A $5 discount is even a joke when you think of how much they are saving by putting it up online.
I 100% agree!
They save on, printing, creating the disc, storage, packaging, shipping, exporting, importing, insurance and all the people they have to pay for doing these jobs! A $5 discount is even a joke when you think of how much they are saving by putting it up online.
@Diyomaro Which is why I avoid them even when they're dirt cheap. I'd rather pay $20 for a used copy of Dragon Age then download it for $15 from Amazon. Why? Because *I* get to decide what happens to that DVD after I'm done with it, NOT the publisher.
this comes at perfect timing, I brought my 3ds here in north america, but gonna move back to europe later this year, so no need to import them since i can download :)
no region lock would make it even easier, but better than nothing :)
no region lock would make it even easier, but better than nothing :)
If I am paying full price for a game I want a damn disk to show for it. I want to be able to display it proudly on my shelf. Digital distribution should NEVER be the only option. And no the ability to buy a code in store is no different, its the same damn thing. I want a physical manifestation of my launch day products. I dont mind buying games on steam for the cheap a year after they come out. But if I am paying $60 for a game I want a physical copy.
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