Topic: "Green" Game Cases...

[UncleBob]

http://kotaku.com/5415367/changing-video-game-cases-go-for-the-green
http://kotaku.com/5433949/heres-nintendos-enviro+friendly-game-case-%5Bupdate%5D

I'm sure most of you can guess my thoughts on this.  Discuss?

[BlackNMild2k1]

The new disc case started with Final Fantasy CC: TCB.



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I noticed it when I first got the game, but didn't realize everyone would be so mad about it.

But after seeing alot of the complaints, you should know that the new cases are pretty damn flimsy and are easily twisted and depressed, so if you ship a lot games from places like Amazon.com, "Handle with Care" and "Fragile" might be some of the special instructions you would want to put on the packaging.

*NWR has permission to watermark these images and use it for a story if necessary.

[Arbok]

I hate these things. Had a friend grab a DVD case with this and accidentally create a rip in the paper cover due to where his finger was.

[TJ Spyke]

I don't get what the big deal is. Unless you manhandle everything you own, you won't notice the change and this helps the environment.

[BlackNMild2k1]

The cases are really flimsy.

[kraken613]

I have had multiple friends in the last 2 months who order games online have their 360 game damaged when it arrived.

Come on, this isn't going to help anything really other than make the cases cost less in my $50-$60 game. They are not just cutting out the plastic they are making the plastic thinner too. I will just bulk buy a bunch of the non-"green" ones and there, problem solved! Then they will be hurting the environment because their cases suck!

Why not freaking cut out plastic around the disk instead of right behind it!!!

[vudu]

If you really don't like these cases you should order a bunch of replacement cases from Nintendo.com.  Do it soon, before Nintendo starts shipping the eco-friendly cases as replacements.

[Mop it up]

This is pretty stupid, companies will go to great lengths just to save a nickel. If they were so concerned about manufacturing costs of cases then why did they make DVD cases larger than CD cases to begin with?

And it is funny to see Nintendo talk about reducing the cost of packaging when a lot of their games include accessories and come in big boxes which are often wrapped in plastic.

[BlackNMild2k1]

If you really don't like these cases you should order a bunch of replacement cases from Nintendo.com.  Do it soon, before Nintendo starts shipping the eco-friendly cases as replacements.

Too late.

[vudu]

In that case hit up your local GameStop and ask if they have any cases they can spare.  I've never tried this myself, but I've been told countless times that they'll generally just give them to you.

[kraken613]

If you really don't like these cases you should order a bunch of replacement cases from Nintendo.com.  Do it soon, before Nintendo starts shipping the eco-friendly cases as replacements.

Too late.

How do you know its too late? It doesn't say that on the store from what I see.

[BlackNMild2k1]

there were some other people that tried to order some cases and got a mixed batch.

some old and some new. You can try, but don't be surprised if the new eco-friendly cases are sprinkled in or are the only type of cases you receive.

[NWR_insanolord]

I take my games out of their cases as soon as I get them and put them in a big disc wallet with all my other games, so this doesn't bother me. These cases seem just as good for sitting on a shelf as the old ones. They may make me think twice about ordering games online from a place that ships games in an envelope instead of a box, though.

[MegaByte]

I do what insanolord does, so I don't see the big deal.

[ShyGuy]

Why not make the cases out of wood? Biodegradable and renewable. This is an excuse to sell a cheaper product at the same price.

[Morari]

In that case hit up your local GameStop and ask if they have any cases they can spare.  I've never tried this myself, but I've been told countless times that they'll generally just give them to you.

Or sell them to you for a premium price...

[Mop it up]

I do what insanolord does, so I don't see the big deal.

Like you said, you don't use them for display and storage so of course you don't care. These are going to be pretty fragile and get torn up if people aren't extremely careful with them.

Plus, I always think it's stupid whenever a company does something to cheapen its product.

[Guitar Smasher]

I don't remember this kind of outlash when gaming switched from cartridge-based formats to optical.

[Mop it up]

Discs provided better games, these cases do not benefit the consumer in any way.

If I had Internet back when the switch from cartridges to CDs happened then I would have ravaged the Internet with complaints about it.

[D_Average]

Even though I don't sleep with my game cases, this is a bit annoying.  There are smarter ways to save the world.  As for cases, just make them smaller next gen.  The DS and Wii cases are much bigger than they need to be.

[Kairon]

We used to have our games come in CARDBOARD. Whatever happened to that? I mean, at least for DS we could go back to cardboard...

[RABicle]

Why do you guys all hate Earth so much? I reckon you should all move to Venus or Mars with your pro carbon dioxide attitude and see how you like it there.

Plus, I always think it's stupid whenever a company does something to cheapen its product.

We're talking about packaging here. The product is not worth less because of this environmental consideration.

Why not make the cases out of wood? Biodegradable and renewable. This is an excuse to sell a cheaper product at the same price.

Zelda collector's editions should be packaged like that, with the barcode and blurb a cardboard slip that you can throw away recycle.

[Kairon]

You'd think they could find a way to make a radically new DVD case with similar form factor, but strength where it matters. I mean, we can send a man to the moon, but we can't make a lighter, yet structurally sound DVD case? Give it to some crazy engineering majors, have 'em throw extra struts/supports/doohickeys all over the place, as long as it uses less material but still protects the disc. Heck, it might even protect the disc better than before?

... Though on second thought, maybe the made the DVD changes we're seeing here because they didn't need to change the manufacturing equipment they were already made on... hmm...

[Mop it up]

We used to have our games come in CARDBOARD. Whatever happened to that? I mean, at least for DS we could go back to cardboard...

Discs need protective cases.

You'd think they could find a way to make a radically new DVD case with similar form factor, but strength where it matters.

Why didn't they use CD-size cases to begin with?

Plus, I always think it's stupid whenever a company does something to cheapen its product.

We're talking about packaging here. The product is not worth less because of this environmental consideration.

The cases break more easily and don't protect discs very well. And this decision was done to reduce costs, companies couldn't care less about the environment.

[RABicle]

Companies do care about the environment! You sound like someone who hates companies, and therefore hates capitalism and therefore America. Why don't you move to Thailand or somewhere, where all the software and movies are counterfeit and sold in cd cases?