What, you thought NOA was going to spend any more money making special versions of games for the championships when they have something so readily available?
I'm ok with the game selection, and think it's smart use of an existing game (even if I would have preferred to see some newer franchises instead of purely based on classics).
I'm not as happy with the approach of using 8 retail locations across the country, and only 9 hours available
so people better get in line now! In the current digital age, couldn't they have found a way to make this more inclusive? I know Nintendo doesn't like online gaming but this could be an ideal use and putting together a stripped down version of that game that submits a high-score to Nintendo servers shouldn't be that hard. Have 8 of the contestants come from Best Buy retail locations, 4 from digital scoreboards, and 4 hand-picked entries by Nintendo. Just give people who don't live in a major urban center a chance is all I'm asking!
Am I just growing old and disillusioned, or is Nintendo moving more and more towards a "hype over substance" product? Maybe that approach is necessary to stay relevant when they simply don't have enough product coming out to get people excited about gaming - but it's still becoming a real turn-off for me.