YUP, Worst Fears Realized

after seeing a few things during the aug 22 gamescom i realized that my worst fears about nintendo have come true. see the other day i wrote about how nintendo was gonna screw it up, and i wanted to write about it months ago but didn't until after that an exploit was announced and people started saying how i only wanted "whatever they thought i wanted (im not a mind reader)" ill try my best to explain it but im terrible with putting words on paper/forum.

You know for months now all switch owners have been wondering "what will they bring out next after 2017" and i too have been wondering the same, However i always had a hunch that they were gonna lock stuff behind a paywall.

You see, when Nintendo says they are working on content, they aren't talking about new games, theyre talking out trickling out updates to older games that are intentionally built incomplete. they wont charge a DLC fee, mostly.... they'll just charge a yearly fee. Are the days that Nintendo dares to make complete games gone? We see games like Xenoblade and Mario Odyssey and Rabbids Kingdom but we don't see anything else. The future for Nintendo games is clear, bring out Two complete games out a year, but have Two that are incomplete and need constant updates... See ive always hated incomplete games, its just me, i don't like going and buying a cartridge and its only a portion of the game.

But i saw the future when they were really pushing Triforce Heroes and Metroid Federation and really trying to learn how to make games that were online friendly but they never solved how to keep it fresh... well they did now. The formula is simple, have a base game and sell it, and then build to it as it goes to keep people playing it. Is it the same as playing an incredible game? I dont know, When was the last time you picked up Zelda? It was a 10/10 game no? Even that game is incomplete too.

There has been certain critcism about nintendo games that always point to them being fun, good replayability but lacking in content. the way nintendo plans on fixing it is by releasing very little content then adding more as time goes by to fool people into thinking that theres much more content ahead, instead of just putting it in the game.

why give us the whole thing if they can just milk us for more money?

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they wont charge a DLC fee, mostly.... they'll just charge a yearly fee.
Wait, now I'm confused. Are you saying that game updates will be part of the payed online service? So, without paying their fee, I won't receive any game updates anymore? Because, I find that somewhat hard to believe...
 
Really another thread, same shit without a solid base to argument about?
I really have a problem with this "buhuu dlc's are bad". Its not like games got 200% bigger and you get really much out of a Game. Sure there are exceptions but would be new to me to see Nintendo EVER made a game what wasnt "complete".

And by game i mean a AAA title.
 
Wait, now I'm confused. Are you saying that game updates will be part of the payed online service? So, without paying their fee, I won't receive any game updates anymore? Because, I find that somewhat hard to believe...

its the route of ALL games now, they'll all mostly be online only, final fantasy 15 is incomplete, ff7 is episodic, bioware announced one. Trickle in it baybay. mario odyssey and metroid will probably the last complete games
 
Really another thread, same shit without a solid base to argument about?
I really have a problem with this "buhuu dlc's are bad". Its not like games got 200% bigger and you get really much out of a Game. Sure there are exceptions but would be new to me to see Nintendo EVER made a game what wasnt "complete".

And by game i mean a AAA title.

See the new route isn't unlocking fighters from playing like old Smash Bros, it's bringing them in monthly through subscription, think Playstation All Stars Fighters. See it now?

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Ah, so by "lock stuff behind a paywall" you mean "don't lock stuff behind a paywall". Got it.

Samus Returns has content locked behind amiibo, other games too
(someone put kimishimas face on the cover of 'troll and i' with his money glasses)
 
See the new route isn't unlocking fighters from playing like old Smash Bros, it's bringing them in monthly through subscription, think Playstation All Stars Fighters. See it now?
You still have to unlock characters after making X smahs? Sure there are a few DLC Characters, but event without them.. not a "incomplete" game.
 
it's bringing them in monthly through subscription, think Playstation All Stars Fighters. See it now?
Except Nintendo isn't doing this right now. Let's take Splatoon 2, for example. The additional content (like maps, weapons etc) is rolled out using updates, which you DON'T need the subscription for. You can use all of them offline (in the Splatoon Arcade), if you choose to do so.

Ergo, you get all the additional content for free without a subscription. Which is the opposite of what you claim. I don't know if this will change in the future, but for now, your argument is invalid.
 
Except Nintendo isn't doing this right now. Let's take Splatoon 2, for example. The additional content (like maps, weapons etc) is rolled out using updates, which you DON'T need the subscription for. You can use all of them offline (in the Splatoon Arcade), if you choose to do so.

Ergo, you get all the additional content for free without a subscription. Which is the opposite of what you claim. I don't know if this will change in the future, but for now, your argument is invalid.

Splatoon is an Online game bro, the story mode is only there to help hone some skills for online play. which will be locked behind paywall
 
Splatoon is an Online game bro, the story mode is only there to help hone some skills for online play. which will be locked behind paywall
No, Splatoon 2 is primarily an online game, but not exclusively. I'm not talking about the Single Player campaing, I'm talking about the arcade, which is local multiplayer, which has all the features of online play except you don't need internet to use it. And yes, that also includes all the free updates you will receive without needing an subscription.

So, if you want to rant about paid DLC, either find an example of actual paid DLC that annoys you or stop antagonizing people just for the sake of it.
 
Yes i have splatoon 2. Where is it uncomplete? They patch newer content in. Not because its uncomplete, but its get a fair lean-curve.

its incomplete because most of the 'content' is inaccessible until they say so
 
I mean who in their right mind would actually charge people for using servers that they maintain themselves? Isn't that just crazy, paying someone to give you a service? Gee, the world really is going to shit, isn't it.
 
You know about planet Earth? It is incomplete!
Remember the dinosaurs they talked about so much, well they are just buried under a soil of DLC.

And Wikipedia? Also incomplete!
They release new articles monthly, it should have been all in there since day 1!

Oh, life you say? Life is also incomplete!
And every new update is blocked behind a monthly subscription of food and supplies you must pay for in order not to be out of the system!

(it is starting to sound like this and I found it kind of funny)
 
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Dude, I still haven't gotten the B.A. degree DLC for life. Not only is it behind a paywall, but you actually have to unlock it after that too. Fucking ridiculous.
 
Also, this thread is incomplete. Why couldn't all the posts be there instantly? I bet this is part of some huge conspiracy by my ISP to force me to pay them for my internet access!
AND I won't even START talking about how incomplete the content of my fridge is! Even worse, the store hides all the stuff I need for my fridge not only behind a paywall, but also behind an ACTUAL WALL!
 

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