Author Topic: Wow, Nintendo this is ridiculous.... (Read 15630 times)

kraken613 · « **on:** July 28, 2009, 03:58:38 PM »

So I was sitting in my room and just had opened Wii Sports Resort, then I went to put the box with the my other boxes on the shelf and I went "Holy Crap!".

Look at this!

That's pretty ridiculous if you ask me. Just think how much energy and space is wasted shipping these games. I don't have a single 360 game that came in a huge box.

broodwars · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:02:11 PM »

Quote from: kraken613 on July 28, 2009, 03:58:38 PM

That's pretty ridiculous if you ask me. Just think how much energy and space is wasted shipping these games. I don't have a single 360 game that came in a huge box.

*waits for someone to bring up one of the Guitar Hero/Rock Band games.*

Seriously, those boxes are huge because of the peripherals. Nothing new there.

BwrJim! · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:05:38 PM »

hahahahahaha sucker....

wii : 249.99
WF : 89.99
mk : 49.99
wp:49.99
wsr:49.99
tw:59.99
lct: 19.99
ac:49.99

now take 620 dollars times the number of people who actually buy all the accessory games.. which is.. what 66% at least? of how many millions of consoles..

good hand nintendo.. i fold.

a little more perspective for ya!

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:06:35 PM »

Quote from: kraken613 on July 28, 2009, 03:58:38 PM

So I was sitting in my room and just had opened Wii Sports Resort, then I went to put the box with the my other boxes on the shelf and I went "Holy Crap!".

Look at this!

That's pretty ridiculous if you ask me. Just think how much energy and space is wasted shipping these games. I don't have a single 360 game that came in a huge box.

I hope you realize that the games you mentioned are peripheral based games that include the peripheral. In some cases it is required to include it since the game won't work without it (like Wii Fit). Not to mention that some of these games are sold with just the game, rendering the argument obsolete.

If these huge packages were to just house the game then yeah it would be ridiculous. But like brood said many peripheral games come in big packagaes because they need to SAFELY secure all parts.

kraken613 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:06:38 PM »

I do have single 360 game that's huge, it was Rock Band. One time purchase of a huge box then you just buy the game though.

Just the amount that Nintendo puts out though.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:12:45 PM »

Quote from: kraken613 on July 28, 2009, 04:06:38 PM

I do have single 360 game that's huge, it was Rock Band. One time purchase of a huge box then you just buy the game though.

Just the amount that Nintendo puts out though.

Dude, you are just arguing for the same of arguing now. Like I already explained these games come with peripherals which need to be housed in a big box so both the game and the unit are housed safely, especially when shipping overseas. Also, both Animal Crossing and Tiger Woods are sold in stand alone versions, meaning that it was your choice whether to buy the game with the peripheral or not.

BwrJim! · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:16:04 PM »

actually the point was that these were all peripheral games, so my point is valid. See, that is one of the points of showing just those games.. Unlike others like say The Conduit, Zelda TP and so on, they all carry a peripheral.

So yeah, its valid for what I am saying..

kraken613 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:16:25 PM »

Im not trying to argue, I was just saying its crazy how many peripherals they have.

broodwars · « **Reply #8 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:23:18 PM »

Quote from: kraken613 on July 28, 2009, 04:16:25 PM

Im not trying to argue, I was just saying its crazy how many peripherals they have.

Indeed, it is crazy. But as long as the casuals need a plastic doodad for every new experience they come across we'll keep getting them. Hell, on the rare occasion there's actually a game that I want that uses or needs a peripheral, it is nice to get them both at once for usually a cheaper price. I look forward to mocking the 1 ft.^2 box that'll have the Wii Vitality Sensor packed in with Wii 'X'.

And by the way, I can understand keeping the box for Wii Fit since you can always pack the board away in it, but why are you keeping these boxes anyway? I just use the ol' ziploc bag to hold all my other random accessories, and then I just trash the box. If I kept every game box I ever got in my gaming career, I'd have to clear out a whole closet for all the trash bags containing random game boxes I'd collected over the years (it's bad enough I still have one for all my PC and N64 game boxes). Just pull the peripheral out, store it in something safe, and then trash the box. Most of these boxes just contain the peripheral and a sealed game case anyway. Problem largely solved.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #9 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:24:34 PM »

Need a picture of my pile of old PC game boxes?

BwrJim! · « **Reply #10 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:26:23 PM »

i actually was able to sell my n64 boxes only on ebay for like 10-15 a piece. anyone remember when nintendo said they were done making accessories with the motion plus.. oh wait the vitality sensor! it could really work well, but they need to turn it into a strap that doesnt interfear with gameplay.

kraken613 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2009, 04:30:28 PM »

Quote from: KDR_11k on July 28, 2009, 04:24:34 PM

Need a picture of my pile of old PC game boxes?

Same up until recently, I don't buy games in store any more I buy them on Steam.

I collect the boxes and have them on display along a wall full of shelves,my Nintendo wall.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2009, 05:25:31 PM »

I should prep some pictures. But no time.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2009, 05:33:59 PM »

Realistically you could pull off the same sort of thing with SNES boxes. Put the boxes for the Super Scope, Mario Paint, Lethal Enforcers and Earthbound and you'll have the same thing.

These boxes are pretty much the smallest they could possibly be considering what comes in them. I think the whole thing is perfectly reasonable. Boxes have to exceed the size of what goes in them. Simple physics really.

BwrJim! · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2009, 06:17:30 PM »

lets not forget, the larger the box, the more retail space you get

Plugabugz · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2009, 06:26:57 PM »

Quote from: BwrJim! on July 28, 2009, 06:17:30 PM

lets not forget, the larger the box, the more retail space you get

Not necessarily. I've seen shops just put out the appropriate amount of DVD cases out for the stock they have.

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2009, 07:41:10 PM »

Housing a peripheral doesn't make it necessary. Wii Speak and Motion+ both could have been bundled without the extra cardboard.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2009, 07:47:38 PM »

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Housing a peripheral doesn't make it necessary. Wii Speak and Motion+ both could have been bundled without the extra cardboard.

How to they get bundled since they can't fit in the DVD case? Would you rather they use a plastic blisterpack? Cardboard is biodegradable, recyclable and actually LITERALLY grows on trees. There is pretty much no such a thing as a "waste of cardboard".

Mop it up · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2009, 09:18:12 PM »

Oy, it's times like these I wish I didn't have a collector's mindset. Just hearing about people trashing game boxes is enough to make me want to cry.

broodwars · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2009, 09:23:21 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on July 28, 2009, 09:18:12 PM

Oy, it's times like these I wish I didn't have a collector's mindset. Just hearing about people trashing game boxes is enough to make me want to cry.

Hey, if it makes you feel better I have a special bin set aside to hold LE/SE/CE boxes, since those tend to have pretty artwork on them or are special containers in themselves like the Fallout 3 lunchbox.

Mop it up · « **Reply #20 on:** July 28, 2009, 09:25:52 PM »

Those usually aren't worth much since most people tend to keep them. If you decide to rid yourself of your Nintendo 64 boxes, don't trash them, SELL them!

broodwars · « **Reply #21 on:** July 28, 2009, 09:38:52 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on July 28, 2009, 09:25:52 PM

Those usually aren't worth much since most people tend to keep them. If you decide to rid yourself of your Nintendo 64 boxes, don't trash them, SELL them!

Hmm...never knew there was a market for empty boxes. Fine, whatever. I suppose I understand where you're coming from on that, considering I have a similar attitude about books (I can't bring myself to deface a book, even something as simple as ripping a coupon out of a magazine). I had actually saved those boxes to use to store and ship the games should I ever want to sell or give the games away. I'm more than a bit of pack rat, but I try to draw the line when it just becomes impractical to keep up with it all. After all, my apartment's only so big.

Caliban · « **Reply #22 on:** July 28, 2009, 11:05:05 PM »

Quote from: kraken613 on July 28, 2009, 03:58:38 PM

That's pretty ridiculous if you ask me. Just think how much energy and space is wasted shipping these games. I don't have a single 360 game that came in a huge box.

Fallout 3 Collector's Edition. It's a lunch box.

BwrJim! · « **Reply #23 on:** July 29, 2009, 12:18:51 AM »

my majoras mask never touched instructions fetched something like 15-20 dollars.. just box pamphlets and no game.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #24 on:** July 29, 2009, 02:10:04 AM »

Quote from: kraken613 on July 28, 2009, 04:30:28 PM

Same up until recently, I don't buy games in store any more I buy them on Steam.

Recently? They stopped using the huge cardboard boxes a long time ago. Well, outside of the Pyramid, that one gives games huge boxes that never had any in first place. It's how I got a huge Bioshock box.

Quote from: Ian Sane on July 28, 2009, 07:47:38 PM

Would you rather they use a plastic blisterpack?

I call 'em hellpacks and absolutely despise Sony for using them.

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