Hardware 20 free games enough to compensate?

[koimayeul]

If you bought a Model T Ford in 1912 it would have cost you $850. In 1913, the price dropped to $550. In 1915, it dropped to $440. By 1925, the same car sold for only $240.

And that's how it works. Getting 20 free games is just icing on the cake. Early adopters aren't paying more for the same item ... they're paying more for the cool factor of having something before others jump on the bandwagon. If this is your first experience getting 'burned' as an early adopter, then learn and choose wisely in the future. I bought the 3DS in early June and though the price was high I accepted it. I knew the price would drop, probably before the holiday season, and I still bought it because I wanted it.

I think its awesome, and somewhat unprecedented, that Nintendo's doing anything at all for those of us who already bought in.

quoted for having more brains than 90% of those thread posters

yea, im trolling for the sake of you whiners to start being realistic

 

[Schlupi]

Yeah, piracy somehow leads to children games. That logic is solid gold.

Well children would likely not pirate, so more devs well design for them instead. A less pirate crowded market.

 

[yuyuyup]

Forget about me whining about 20 roms. You guys are missing the important issue. By making this desperate move, they are admitting defeat. Games are getting cancelled in mass. Various articles from gaming press speculating if Nintendo can stay in the hardware game.

 

[deathking]

Nintendo priced their goods too high without good software support
and now is shooting themselves in the foot big time - like the atari st did

I see 2 options with this price fall and free games and both are not good for nintendo and will most likely not negate the new purchases of the 3ds

no one was buying so they give out nes and gba games which in turn will decrease sales as jimmys mom shelled out a ton of cash for the 3ds and saw its price drop by 80 bucks in the store so she gets pissed off and will not buy him games untill they fall in price.

or she will see that jimmy has 20 free games on his 3ds and not buy him games for a year.

Welcome to the 3ds future

 

[KingVamp]

Welcome to the 3ds future

Can't wait.

I find it kinda funny how people try to see the worst towards the 3DS.

 

[Midna]

>People complain about getting NES games
>Implying the NES didn't have amazing must play games

>Pirates complain that they can play NES on emulators
>Implying you actually use your NES emulator

 

[The Milkman]

Whats wrong with you spoiled idiots? You just look at the bad side of things. They give you that special graphical flare you wanted, You call it a gimmick. They show you their trying to make better online, You whine about how theres still FCs. They give you a eShop with massive amounts of games and apps, You whine about there being no 3DSware. They give you a handy browser you can acess in-game, You whine about how theres no youtube or flash. They promise you a massive line up of AAA's, you complain about how theres no good games now. They give you two great video services, you whine about how theres no video player. They give you 20 free games JUST BECAUSE they lowered the price. You whine about how you want vouchers and free points instead. They give you sliver you demand gold and cry like a child when you dont get it. You act like a bunch of spoiled brats and hate nintendo when you dont get what you want. Then they do what you ask and you want more for cheap or free. It sickens me. And ramble like you know everything about them. Saying marios gonna be on a ps3 and nintendos going down. Then you wonder why everyone says DS and Wii are for babies. Who wouldnt when you act like babies. Not all of you. But many of you just bitch and moan about what it should have had. You want all that stuff? Go make your own fucking system so you can see just how simple it is to add all your uneeded litttle fetishes. Nintendo has done an amazing thing. They kept up with the industry without adding every stupid little standard feature to their systems. That part isnt acknowledged. They keep the creative flare that made gaming what it is today in this world of "realistic" games. Now you want them to stoop down to dishing out a shitload of pointless features like sony did? Thats piddiful.
(Let the flame BEGIN!)

 

[spinal_cord]

Whats wrong with you spoiled idiots? You just look at the bad side of things. They give you that special graphical flare you wanted, You call it a gimmick. They show you their trying to make better online, You whine about how theres still FCs. They give you a eShop with massive amounts of games and apps, You whine about there being no 3DSware. They give you a handy browser you can acess in-game, You whine about how theres no youtube or flash. They promise you a massive line up of AAA's, you complain about how theres no good games now. They give you two great video services, you whine about how theres no video player. They give you 20 free games JUST BECAUSE they lowered the price. You whine about how you want vouchers and free points instead. They give you sliver you demand gold and cry like a child when you dont get it. You act like a bunch of spoiled brats and hate nintendo when you dont get what you want. Then they do what you ask and you want more for cheap or free. It sickens me. And ramble like you know everything about them. Saying marios gonna be on a ps3 and nintendos going down. Then you wonder why everyone says DS and Wii are for babies. Who wouldnt when most of you act like them. Not all of you. But many of you just bitch and moan about what it should have had. You want all that stuff? Go make your own fucking system so you can see just how simple it is to add all your uneeded litttle fetishes. Nintendo has done an amazing thing. They kept up with the industry without adding every stupid little standard feature to their systems.

+?

QUOTE(tom10122 @ Aug 1 2011, 02:49 AM) Do you think the 20 free games are enough?honestly i dont mind the gba games but nes games? they arent really worth a dollar is you ask me .atleast sony gave 2 Full games.

Two fre games?!!! Nintendo are giving you twenty full games. Please go away, I am tired of all of these troll threads.

 

[Midna]

I'm tired of seeing yuyuyup in here complaining about how much he hates NES games, ignoring the retail value of the free downloads, misinterpreting people's posts and bullshitting all over the place. If you don't like your 3DS, sell it and buy a Vita this Christmas. Nobody cares about your bitching.

@KingVamp
Oh there's a lot more than that coming, buddy.

+42 @Zantigo

 

[lithium210]

Whats wrong with you spoiled idiots? You just look at the bad side of things. They give you that special graphical flare you wanted, You call it a gimmick. They show you their trying to make better online, You whine about how theres still FCs. They give you a eShop with massive amounts of games and apps, You whine about there being no 3DSware. They give you a handy browser you can acess in-game, You whine about how theres no youtube or flash. They promise you a massive line up of AAA's, you complain about how theres no good games now. They give you two great video services, you whine about how theres no video player. They give you 20 free games JUST BECAUSE they lowered the price. You whine about how you want vouchers and free points instead. They give you sliver you demand gold and cry like a child when you dont get it. You act like a bunch of spoiled brats and hate nintendo when you dont get what you want. Then they do what you ask and you want more for cheap or free. It sickens me. And ramble like you know everything about them. Saying marios gonna be on a ps3 and nintendos going down. Then you wonder why everyone says DS and Wii are for babies. Who wouldnt when most of you act like them. Not all of you. But many of you just bitch and moan about what it should have had. You want all that stuff? Go make your own fucking system so you can see just how simple it is to add all your uneeded litttle fetishes. Nintendo has done an amazing thing. They kept up with the industry without adding every stupid little standard feature to their systems.

best damn post ever!

 

[yuyuyup]

I'm tired of seeing yuyuyup in here complaining about how much he hates NES games, ignoring the retail value of the free downloads, misinterpreting people's posts and bullshitting all over the place. If you don't like your 3DS, sell it and buy a Vita this Christmas. Nobody cares about your bitching.

@KingVamp
Oh there's a lot more than that coming, buddy.

+42 @Zantigo

Sorry my typings offend you. I guess I should just fall in line and everyone here will agree with me and we'll all just bask in each others agreeness. Why does the internet even exist to you ? What's the point of communication ? Why don't we all just hold up signs that say "I agree with you!" and we can show them to each other and smile in agreement. I find it funny that you say I misinterpret peoples' posts. When did I do this ? When did I say I hate NES games ? Just because a rom is old and without monetary value doesn't mean I hate it. Why are you misinterpreting my posts ?

 

[koimayeul]

"Assuming Makes An Ass Out of You and Me" syndrom

 

[loco365]

Whats wrong with you spoiled idiots? You just look at the bad side of things. They give you that special graphical flare you wanted, You call it a gimmick. They show you their trying to make better online, You whine about how theres still FCs. They give you a eShop with massive amounts of games and apps, You whine about there being no 3DSware. They give you a handy browser you can acess in-game, You whine about how theres no youtube or flash. They promise you a massive line up of AAA's, you complain about how theres no good games now. They give you two great video services, you whine about how theres no video player. They give you 20 free games JUST BECAUSE they lowered the price. You whine about how you want vouchers and free points instead. They give you sliver you demand gold and cry like a child when you dont get it. You act like a bunch of spoiled brats and hate nintendo when you dont get what you want. Then they do what you ask and you want more for cheap or free. It sickens me. And ramble like you know everything about them. Saying marios gonna be on a ps3 and nintendos going down. Then you wonder why everyone says DS and Wii are for babies. Who wouldnt when you act like babies. Not all of you. But many of you just bitch and moan about what it should have had. You want all that stuff? Go make your own fucking system so you can see just how simple it is to add all your uneeded litttle fetishes. Nintendo has done an amazing thing. They kept up with the industry without adding every stupid little standard feature to their systems. That part isnt acknowledged. They keep the creative flare that made gaming what it is today in this world of "realistic" games. Now you want them to stoop down to dishing out a shitload of pointless features like sony did? Thats piddiful.
(Let the flame BEGIN!)

I agree completely with this post, but since you live in the US, you have NO idea what I've gone through trying to use the eShop. (eShop cards aren't available here [In Canada. Well, my city.] yet. Not kidding. That means I cannot even use it, except for free crap.)

Anyways, The 20 free games amount to $100 ($5 per game) to compensate for the $100 price drop. I see it as completely fair.

 

[The Milkman]

@yupyupyup
OH! ALLOW ME TO APOLOGIZE FOR HIM. How DARE he use LOGIC AND GRAMMICAL SKILLS to interpret your post. HOW DARE HE say because you said something isnt worth a LOW PRICE that it isnt to your liking. HOW DARE PEOPLE SHOW SOME FORM OF AGREEMENT ON THE INTERNET WE SHOULD ALL JUST TROLL EACH OTHER! RIGHT?
You dont want people misinterpretations maybe you should make yourself clear.
(I think that was a bit too mean

)

 

[iceissocold]

I'm not complaining but I would love for Nintendo to get a Poll going instead of them throwing whatever games at us so we shut up.

I just wish it was Metroid Zero Mission instead of Fusion and that the GBA games would be transferable so if I decided to get a new 3DS in the future I could move the GBA games over and sell the old system.

 

[DiscostewSM]

Whats wrong with you spoiled idiots? You just look at the bad side of things. They give you that special graphical flare you wanted, You call it a gimmick. They show you their trying to make better online, You whine about how theres still FCs. They give you a eShop with massive amounts of games and apps, You whine about there being no 3DSware. They give you a handy browser you can acess in-game, You whine about how theres no youtube or flash. They promise you a massive line up of AAA's, you complain about how theres no good games now. They give you two great video services, you whine about how theres no video player. They give you 20 free games JUST BECAUSE they lowered the price. You whine about how you want vouchers and free points instead. They give you sliver you demand gold and cry like a child when you dont get it. You act like a bunch of spoiled brats and hate nintendo when you dont get what you want. Then they do what you ask and you want more for cheap or free. It sickens me. And ramble like you know everything about them. Saying marios gonna be on a ps3 and nintendos going down. Then you wonder why everyone says DS and Wii are for babies. Who wouldnt when you act like babies. Not all of you. But many of you just bitch and moan about what it should have had. You want all that stuff? Go make your own fucking system so you can see just how simple it is to add all your uneeded litttle fetishes. Nintendo has done an amazing thing. They kept up with the industry without adding every stupid little standard feature to their systems. That part isnt acknowledged. They keep the creative flare that made gaming what it is today in this world of "realistic" games. Now you want them to stoop down to dishing out a shitload of pointless features like sony did? Thats piddiful.
(Let the flame BEGIN!)

Where the hell is the up-vote button?! I need to click it for this post at least 100 times a day.

 

[yuyuyup]

Here are the following points I've made that people arguing with me have failed to address:

1. The most important issue of this absolutely unprecedented price slash, the undermining of Nintendo quality. A system five months old moving so much closer to the bargain bin, SO fast.

2. I bought the 3DS under the impression Augmented Reality would be an important feature. WHY did I believe such a CRAZY off the wall notion ? Oh I don't know. I guess the pack of AR cards coming to life was just too exciting and fun for me. There I go, imagining the potential of the 3DS. What was I thinking ?

3. 3D movies. Sure, I'm positive full-length 3D movies are coming, and I am excited. Yes, I do enjoy the few 3D movies available right now. But I'm still waiting. And it's not good that a MASSIVE HUGE PRICE SLASH came before full length 3D movies.

If I wasn't such a pirating little bastard, I concede 20 free roms would be somewhat good. But I didn't ask for 20 free roms. I asked for 3D movies, Augmented Reality, and Megaman Legends 3.

 

[RupeeClock]

I wouldn't have complained if Nintendo gave me nothing at all, I decided to get the 3DS very early, I don't feel jipped about the drastic price cut that had to be done.

So really, I'm quite happy that I'm going to be getting 20 quality Nintendo titles like this, it's going to give me so much stuff to play whilst I wait for new titles to come.

Here are the following points I've made that people arguing with me have failed to address:

1. The most important issue of this absolutely unprecedented price slash, the undermining of Nintendo quality. A system five months old moving so much closer to the bargain bin, SO fast.

2. I bought the 3DS under the impression Augmented Reality would be an important feature. WHY did I believe such a CRAZY off the wall notion ? Oh I don't know. I guess the pack of AR cards coming to life was just too exciting and fun for me. There I go, imagining the potential of the 3DS. What was I thinking ?

3. 3D movies. Sure, I'm positive full-length 3D movies are coming, and I am excited. Yes, I do enjoy the few 3D movies available right now. But I'm still waiting. And it's not good that a MASSIVE HUGE PRICE SLASH came before full length 3D movies.

If I wasn't such a pirating little bastard, I concede 20 free roms would be somewhat good. But I didn't ask for 20 free roms. I asked for 3D movies, Augmented Reality, and Megaman Legends 3.

My responses?

To the first point, the system probably wasn't worth $250 from the get go. The product is indeed very good quality, but not good value for most people.
I mean considering that the PS Vita was going to be the same price before the price cut.

To the second point, it is something they quite heavily market actually. The augmented reality games built into the system are quite good fun, as are the AR markers for Pokédex 3D and playing Nintendogs, as well as Kid Icarus Uprising. It's a big draw of the system to be able to do that, but Nintendo have often used titillating draws like this before, most famously the R.O.B. for the NES.

And to the third point, yeah, we're still waiting on full length 3D movies. Give them time to sort that out since there's all kinds of licensing deals to sort out there. The system is young so I'm forgiving that. The price cut before the full length features doesn't seem like an issue to me.

As for Megaman Legends 3, we're ALL disappointed about that, we never even got the promised prototype edition. But you can't blame Nintendo for that one.

 

[TheDarkSeed]

Although I'd rather have a 3DS for $170, I think it definitely compensates. Think of it this way, You will have a library of games on your 3DS which will probably amount to a sum beyond the 80 dollar gap.

 

[The Milkman]

I'm not complaining but I would love for Nintendo to get a Poll going instead of them throwing whatever games at us so we shut up.

I just wish it was Metroid Zero Mission instead of Fusion and that the GBA games would be transferable so if I decided to get a new 3DS in the future I could move the GBA games over and sell the old system.

I think they made the system transfer feature so that you could do just that -.- And I agree with the poll thing but I think the club nintendo surveys are going to be as close as they ever get.