Reggie: Used games are bad for customers

Recommended Videos

Reggie Fils-Aime, the savory Nintendo of America President, has been making wild claims about used games, joining the ranks of those in the industry who only like the parts of Capitalism that benefit them, and wish certain parts would go away so they can have their meatloaf and eat it too.

“You don’t see businesses selling used music CDs or used DVDs,” claims Reggie, ignoring the fact that you see businesses selling used music CDs or used DVDs. “More and more retailers are experimenting with the used game mode.

“We don’t believe used games are in the best interest of the consumer. We have products that consumers want to hold onto. They want to play all of the levels of a Zelda game and unlock all of the levels.”

Quite how the concept of secondhand games means that customers can’t hold onto their games, I don’t know. However, publishers rarely seem to inhabit the realm of Earthly logic when talking about used videogames, instead existing in some alternate fantasy kingdom where they are all given loads of money for doing nothing. Still, he continues with his inane chatter:

“A game like Personal Trainer Cooking has a long life, We believe used games aren’t in the consumer’s best interest. Describe another form of entertainment that has a vibrant used goods market. Used books have never taken off. The consumer likes having a brand-new experience and reliving it over and over again. If you create the right type of experience, that also happens in video games.”

To Reggie, the used car market isn’t real. He also seems to get the words “consumer” and “Nintendo” confused an awful lot.


Destructoid is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more
related content
Read Article Helldivers 2 players receive Quasar Cannon and Heavy Machine Gun Stratagems to support Automaton obliteration
helldivers 2 heavy machine gun HMG quasar cannon stratagems unlocked
Read Article The Witcher 4 development is forging ahead at CD Projekt Red
The Witcher 4 update
Read Article Bungie reveals Into the Light weapons are time-gated and Destiny 2 players aren’t happy
Related Content
Read Article Helldivers 2 players receive Quasar Cannon and Heavy Machine Gun Stratagems to support Automaton obliteration
helldivers 2 heavy machine gun HMG quasar cannon stratagems unlocked
Read Article The Witcher 4 development is forging ahead at CD Projekt Red
The Witcher 4 update
Read Article Bungie reveals Into the Light weapons are time-gated and Destiny 2 players aren’t happy