Nintendo, You Have a Very Serious Problem.

Kippykip · Mar 1, 2015

Am I the only one here that thinks amiibos are just a huge gimmick?

jagerstaffel · Mar 1, 2015

I haven't been able to read the entire thread, but has anyone mentioned the west coast port strikes? Those have affected a lot of companies, not just Nintendo, which did lead to shortages for just about everything that was shipped via sea.

Ryukouki · Mar 1, 2015

jagerstaffel said:
I haven't been able to read the entire thread, but has anyone mentioned the west coast port strikes? Those have affected a lot of companies, not just Nintendo, which did lead to shortages for just about everything that was shipped via sea.

Haha that was mentioned quite a few times both by me in the first post and in the thread.

jagerstaffel · Mar 1, 2015

Ryukouki said:
Haha that was mentioned quite a few times both by me in the first post and in the thread.

Aha, I see. It's really an unfortunate turn of events. I heard Honda was losing millions because their cars were sitting in the ports going nowhere :wacko:

RichardLaughter_ · Mar 1, 2015

I was lucky enough to get my hands on a new 3ds and honestly, I don't think its worth anyones money yet anyway. There isn't even a game out in the us that is new 3ds exclusive. All your getting is a c stick and improved 3d which no one uses anyway. You dont even get a charger may I remind you. Honestly, I agree recently nintendo's business decisions have been mediocre a best, but also being honest, you can't do much of anything different with the new 3ds handheld currently, that you can't do with the old 3ds/3dsxl. My verdict is to at least wait for xenoblade chronicles until you buy one, so you don have to worry about shortages or having a use for it in general.

Doran754 · Mar 1, 2015

I understand all of your issues/points. The only one that actually really irks me is their stupid online system and system transfer mess. As you pointed out, you can just log in on PSVita and bam! You've got access to your library. There is absolutely no excuse for Nintendo not to implement the same thing except damn laziness.

Kioku · Mar 1, 2015

Kippykip said:
Am I the only one here that thinks amiibos are just a huge gimmick?

No, I do too. I also own a Japanese N3DS. All of the points that were made in the OP really aren't anything. Limited Edition 3ds consoles having a shortage? Wat

The only thing that I have a problem with that isn't mentioned is region locking.

Subtle Demise · Mar 1, 2015

Despite all these things, Nintendo still treats their western consumers far better than Sega. Where in the fuck is pso2!?

netovsk · Mar 1, 2015

Which sony or microsoft product are people comparing amiibos to?

dariakyl · Mar 1, 2015

I'm going to wait for the New Nintendo 3DS XL U Template Edition

emigre · Mar 1, 2015

RichardLaughter_ said:
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a new 3ds and honestly, I don't think its worth anyones money yet anyway. There isn't even a game out in the us that is new 3ds exclusive. All your getting is a c stick and improved 3d which no one uses anyway. You dont even get a charger may I remind you. Honestly, I agree recently nintendo's business decisions have been mediocre a best, but also being honest, you can't do much of anything different with the new 3ds handheld currently, that you can't do with the old 3ds/3dsxl. My verdict is to at least wait for xenoblade chronicles until you buy one, so you don have to worry about shortages or having a use for it in general.

The OS is snappy. That is a huge positive for me especially considering how bad Nintendo UI and OS has been previously.

purupuru · Mar 1, 2015

jagerstaffel said:
I haven't been able to read the entire thread, but has anyone mentioned the west coast port strikes? Those have affected a lot of companies, not just Nintendo, which did lead to shortages for just about everything that was shipped via sea.

I wonder the US port strike can be used to explain the shortage and subsequent skyrocketing of prices on certain items in Japan?

jagerstaffel · Mar 1, 2015

purupuru said:
I wonder the US port strike can be used to explain the shortage and subsequent skyrocketing of prices on certain items in Japan?

The port strikes affected both imports and exports, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. The west coast side of the shipping industry is a trillion dollar annual business, I hadn't realized how important sea based shipping was until now

WiiCube_2013 · Mar 1, 2015

I don't know why Nintendo makes it so fucking hard for customers who want to buy their NEWEST amiibos to be such a hard task?! Infinity and Skylanders don't suffer from this bullshit yet the amiibos which are glorified Happy Meal toys end up being rare and scalpers take advantage of the situation.

They seriously need to get all of the new waves back in stock there's just no reason to have it OoP.

Kippykip said:
Am I the only one here that thinks amiibos are just a huge gimmick?

I just buy some of them to have as collectible figures not to actually use them on games. So it depends whether it's gimmick or not.

Pawed · Mar 1, 2015

Something that I still don't understand is why Nintendo didn't bundle a charger with the N3DSXL. If it's only $10, why not just bundle it and increase the price of the console itself? I'd assume Nintendo's reasoning is that the majority of the people that would buy a N3DSXL would already own a charger, but in my honest opinion, it is still better to bundle a charger since the owner can charge their new 3DS as well as their old 3DS simultaneously using two different chargers.

As for amiibos... I never really cared for them; I always thought they were just a gimmick to bring in more profit.

vayanui8 · Mar 1, 2015

RichardLaughter_ said:
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a new 3ds and honestly, I don't think its worth anyones money yet anyway. There isn't even a game out in the us that is new 3ds exclusive. All your getting is a c stick and improved 3d which no one uses anyway. You dont even get a charger may I remind you. Honestly, I agree recently nintendo's business decisions have been mediocre a best, but also being honest, you can't do much of anything different with the new 3ds handheld currently, that you can't do with the old 3ds/3dsxl. My verdict is to at least wait for xenoblade chronicles until you buy one, so you don have to worry about shortages or having a use for it in general.

I'd say it really depends on someone's situation. I've been looking to upgrade to an XL for a while now because they fit in my hands better, but there was no way I was going to put down $200 on something that I already had just bigger. As for the 3ds, while it was useless on the old models because of the specific angle you needed and the fact it hurt your eyes, it can actually be a useable feature on the new model. I'd definitely agree that people shouldn't just upgrade with no reason to, but its good for people who were waiting for an improved model to come out.

sarkwalvein · Mar 1, 2015

Pawed said:
Something that I still don't understand is why Nintendo didn't bundle a charger with the N3DSXL. If it's only $10, why not just bundle it and increase the price of the console itself? I'd assume Nintendo's reasoning is that the majority of the people that would buy a N3DSXL would already own a charger, but in my honest opinion, it is still better to bundle a charger since the owner can charge their new 3DS as well as their old 3DS simultaneously using two different chargers.

As for amiibos... I never really cared for them; I always thought they were just a gimmick to bring in more profit.

Why spending additional plastics, metals and other scarce materials when you may already have an adapter... They are Eco-friendly... yeah, right.

Also, I give a shit about the original AC adapters for 3DS, they should have gone the USB way long ago, I ditched my old adapter and turned it into fire for good after buying a 3DS->USB cable that I can use with any standard USB phone charger (or even plugged to a computer).

ViDeOmAnCiNi · Mar 1, 2015

This is a very good article about "Nintendo's madness". It has lots of candid info from Iwata in it. A good read. They may not have as much of a 'problem' as we think. They are not as narrow minded towards only gamers as Sony and MS . They are more broad minded in general. Just my $.02.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/27/deconstructing-nintendo/

-vm

VMM · Mar 2, 2015

Arecaidian Fox said:
You can have it in any color you want...As long as it's black. (And that red no one wants )

I want that red N3DS XL really bad, I'd even preffer it compared to MM or MH ones,
not that those are bad, but since I had a flame red 3DS I''ve grown fond of this kind of color.
I never seen a Metallic Red N3DS XL but it remembers me of the Flame Red 3DS.
I'll wait to see one live before buying one, and I'll probably pick one by June/July,
but if nothing really interesting comes this year I think my choice is already made.

VMM · Mar 2, 2015

emigre said:
The OS is snappy. That is a huge positive for me especially considering how bad Nintendo UI and OS has been previously.

You probably don't have a lot of digital games or use a New 3DS.
With my 3DS it takes some seconds just to load the icons for the games I have,
it's preety pathetic considering how simple this interface is.

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