Post by: NWR_Josh on February 16, 2011, 09:29:36 PM
A thinner, lighter case will house the new 3DS game cartridges. How do they decrease the weight?
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/25409
A few days ago some images of the new Nintendo 3DS game cases surfaced on a Japanese retailer blog. These cases are more eco-friendly than previous game cases, as they use less plastic. The packaging seems to be reminiscent of Nintendo DS game cases, but with the 3DS logo on the opposite side of the box. They also appear to be thinner than previous game cases.
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One of the game cases is for the new Professor Layton game, which is to be expected with Layton’s huge following and success in recent years.
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Recently, Nintendo started manufacturing Nintendo DS game cases with less plastic and no Game Boy Advance/Rumble Pak slot, as seen in our DS Counterfeit Spotting Guide.
New style US casePost by: King Bowser Koopa on February 17, 2011, 12:39:49 AM
I'm all for the eco-friendly approach and shelf space is something of an issue for me, so this is good news. Hopefully the cases in western countries will follow suit.
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Post by: TJ Spyke on February 17, 2011, 01:19:56 AM
Would anyone support this for home consoles?
Nintendo already started doing this with Wii cases last year (Sin & Punishment: Star Successor was the first to use the more eco-friendly cases).
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Post by: Mop it up on February 17, 2011, 04:11:18 PM
The eco-packaging for the Wii games scares me a bit. There is only the thin cover art paper to protect the back of a large area of the game disc for the eco cases. I guess I'll just have to be extra careful how I move my Wii games around.Yeah, and what's worse is that there are ways they could cut down on materials used without compromising the integrity of the case. First off, if they were so concerned about using too much plastic, they shouldn't have made the cases larger than the disc to begin with. Even now, it isn't too late to shrink them down, though I s'pose some people would complain about the lack of uniformity it'd create. Furthermore, we're reached a point where paper game manuals are unnecessary. Manuals could easily be integrated into games, and, for example, be accessible from the Home Menu on the Wii at all times.
Nintendo already started doing this with Wii cases last year (Sin & Punishment: Star Successor was the first to use the more eco-friendly cases).Do you mean the first Nintendo-published title? Because the first Wii game to use the cases is Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. Even then, I'm pretty sure some copies of Super Mario Galaxy 2 used the cases... though I can't confirm that because mine doesn't.
Post by: TJ Spyke on February 17, 2011, 04:20:37 PM
As for motive, does it matter? The cases are still better for the environment, so I don't care why they did it. As for the size, that has become the default standard for games and movies (except Sony, who decided to make weird sizes for PS3 and PSP cases). I suppose they could do what Sega did for Dreamcast and just use jewel cases.
Post by: Mop it up on February 17, 2011, 04:27:25 PM
There's no pictures, but a couple users state their copy was one of the green cases. I remember this because I was glad I didn't get one.
Jewel cases are less flexible than DVD cases so they break more easily. I don't see why at least Nintendo couldn't use DS-size cases for their disc games, they are big enough to hold a disc from what I recall, or at least could be by just barely increasing the size.
Post by: Ian Sane on February 17, 2011, 04:40:07 PM
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As for motive, does it matter? The cases are still better for the environment, so I don't care why they did it.
Releasing the games in a paper sleeve would be even better for the environment but I would rather they not do that. Motive matters a lot to me. If the passed the plastic savings to the customer then I could consider the motive to be pure. But intead I pay the same price as before but get a crappier case?
Post by: Caseyfam on February 17, 2011, 05:09:28 PM
But I really don't mind getting a crappier case, since it means they will take up less room on my shelf.
Post by: TJ Spyke on February 17, 2011, 05:16:38 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on February 17, 2011, 05:26:55 PM
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Ian, that is how I feel about in-game advertising. Was there any reason any reason for Fight Night Round 3 to be $60 considering it was basically just one big commercial with some game elements? Every 5 seconds you had stuff like "That punch was brought to you by Burger King". There are plenty of other games that have tons of in-game advertising but are still $60. At least these eco cases are providing some good.
Yeah, I'm totally in agreement here. A good cause with some self-serving motivation tainting it is still better than blantant selfishness with no positive side effects.
Post by: that Baby guy on February 17, 2011, 08:34:26 PM
