We've got a lot to say about the 3DS price drop and Ambassadors Program.
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This week on RFN, we change things up by opening with an email about Nintendo's odd 3DS marketing strategy so far. Of course, that is merely the launch pad for an extensive, segment-filling discussion of the big price drop and how it will influence the platform's viability going forward. We also take a close look at the 3DS Ambassador Program that marks a drastic new way for Nintendo to reward (and apologize to) the company's biggest fans. Ultimately, we all agree that this development is a savvy move and can only be a positive thing for gamers.
After the break, we catch up with a number of games for New Business, including some unreleased titles, as Greg just got back from the annual "E3 in England" event. He reports on the newly renamed Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7, but also gushes on the less-hyped DS swan song, Kirby Mass Attack. James spends his time dictating a love letter to the new XBLA release of Half Minute Hero, the unique micro-RPG, which he also got to play online with Jonny. The latter finally got around to playing Ghost Trick and Dark Void Zero, and he has kind things to say about both. So, all in all, this is a very positive episode of RFN. Remember, video games are fun!
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As for the attach rate, that's an average so 3 is extremely unlikely. I doubt many people own more than 3 games and I'm pretty sure most own less. In fact I wouldn't be surprised by an attach rate below 1. The middling quality of the 3DS games out there combined with the crazy high prices (45€ or more, I can get new Wii games for less!) won't make for a good attach rate.
Actually, N64 Launched with two games in the US: Mario 64 and Pilotwings-Wave Race came later (were you thinking of the Japanese Rumble Pak rereleases?). You're also forgetting Rogue Leader, which launched with GC (and a few other games) in the US. There seems to be a tendancy for launch games to get more diverse as time goes on-anyone else notice that?
I'm rambling. Lemme ask you this - what KIND of game are you looking to play on your 3DS.Extant ones
There seems to be a tendancy for launch games to get more diverse as time goes on-anyone else notice that?Indeed, however there does not seem to be much relief on the horizon for bored 3DS owners.
The only 3DS game card I own is Ridge Racer, which I've talked about on the show once or twice. I have also downloaded several GB and DSiWare games.
GameCube had one of the best launch periods I can remember for any platform. Within two months, it had Luigi's Mansion, Rogue Leader, Super Monkey Ball, Tony Hawk 3 (close to simultaneous multiplatform release), Pikmin, and SSB Melee. Wave Race too, if you're into that. 3DS has a larger quantity of games but nowhere near a similar level of quality.
Add me to the group who likes the 7. Which is odd, since I thought it was stupid when Microsoft did it with Windows 7, though my being a Mac guy may have had something to do with that.Yes, with your OS 10.X series because, they don't want to leave the X moniker.
Add me to the group who likes the 7. Which is odd, since I thought it was stupid when Microsoft did it with Windows 7, though my being a Mac guy may have had something to do with that.Yes, with your OS 10.X series because, they don't want to leave the X moniker.
"Like a suped-up DS"...that's my opinion of the 3DS at this point. It's better than the DS across the board, but what it does is too similar overall for me to have any sort of dying need for it. The price drop is tempting (Wal-Mart has a deal coming up on August 9 that will drop it to $169.99, allowing you to buy it at the new price and still get the Ambassador games), but there still isn't anything I want to buy the system to play.
The 3DS' problem all along is that there haven't been any games to really justify that $250 price tag to the vast majority. Now that it's going to be $169.99, it's entered into the "will buy when it has several games I really want to play" territory. It's still not an insta-buy for me, though. The 20 free games is cool, but I honestly wouldn't play them anyways. Maybe a couple, but in all honesty they'd probably just sit there on my 3DS. So that isn't enough at the moment.
Nintendo's getting close, but that software library really needs something completely new, something that people haven't seen before. Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 are not those games; those are welcome additions, but they're givens at this point.
It is not like Sony isn't relying on established franchises to sell the PS Vita. I don't see why it should be different for Nintendo, especially since games like Mario Kart and Super Mario sell like hotcakes, not to mention sell systems, especially handhelds.
It is not like Sony isn't relying on established franchises to sell the PS Vita. I don't see why it should be different for Nintendo, especially since games like Mario Kart and Super Mario sell like hotcakes, not to mention sell systems, especially handhelds.
I think it helps that Sony isn't taking PS1 games, replacing their textures with higher resolution versions, and then selling them for $40 on the Vita and calling them "new must-buy Vita games". The games may be from familiar series and be very similar to previous installments of them, but they are all-new games and they're not even from franchises that are that old. By contrast, Nintendo's so desperate for worthwhile software on the 3DS that they're re-releasing N64 games as $40 3DS titles.
Funny, I don't believe I disputed relying on a remake is a bad idea. Thanks for taking things out of context. Also Sony isn't innocent when it comes to remake/ports, just look at God of War 1 and 2, Sly Cooper and Ico/SOTC. I don't think that is a bad thing, I am looking forward to the Ico/SOTC ports, but to act like Sony doesn't do the same stuff is silly.
We still have no idea what the launch lineup is going to be on the PS Vita, it could be just as uninspired. It is a tradition in the gaming industry for launch lineups and "launch window" games to not inspire much awe, especially lately.
