Why does Nintendo get away with selling 2d games for full price?

Games like the new Donkey Kong looks like it should be a dlc game like other 2d games on Xbox Live Arcade and PSN.

Does that mean LittleBigPlanet should be a downloadable game?

Because they are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

BTW, this is just an obvious troll thread, hope people don't bite it.

You got a problem with 2D games? Or did you just start gaming this generation?

Does that mean LittleBigPlanet should be a downloadable game?

Michael0134567

With his logic, Yes.

Besides the fact that the retail 2D games they make are way to big for the Wiis internal memory, the quality and overall length of the 2D games pretty much justify the price.

Does that mean LittleBigPlanet should be a downloadable game?

Michael0134567

Besides the fact that the retail 2D games they make are way to big for the Wiis internal memory, the quality and overall length of the 2D games pretty much justify the price.

Shirokishi_

because the number of dimensions in a game aren't indicative of it's quality or content?

[QUOTE="Michael0134567"]

Does that mean LittleBigPlanet should be a downloadable game?

SilverChimera

Besides the fact that the retail 2D games they make are way to big for the Wiis internal memory, the quality and overall length of the 2D games pretty much justify the price.

Shirokishi_

They shouldn't be 50 dollars.

Little Big Planet is a 2D platformer.

[QUOTE="Shirokishi_"]

Besides the fact that the retail 2D games they make are way to big for the Wiis internal memory, the quality and overall length of the 2D games pretty much justify the price.

crusadernm

They shouldn't be 50 dollars.

Says who? If a 2D game can easily have just as much content as a 3D one.

[QUOTE="Shirokishi_"]

Besides the fact that the retail 2D games they make are way to big for the Wiis internal memory, the quality and overall length of the 2D games pretty much justify the price.

crusadernm

They shouldn't be 50 dollars.

And yet, you haven't even mention a single reason.

What's wrong with 2d?

There are lots of 3d games that aren't worth full price and lots of 2d ones that are.

because the number of dimensions in a game aren't indicative of it's quality or content?

Sword-Demon

Then you would be happy and ok with games like Shadow Complex costing 50 bucks?

There is no use for threads like this, even though I agree with it. Nintendo seems to get a free pass from the posters here, its like pissing in the wind to bash nintendo here.

Wii games are $50 not $60.

it is a 3d side scroller not 2d ugh,

it has 3d characters and stuff making it a 3d side scroller like nsmb wii

and ds

Games like the new Donkey Kong looks like it should be a dlc game like other 2d games on Xbox Live Arcade and PSN.

crusadernm

they're not the only ones, and just because a game is in 2D doesn't mean it's bad

There is no use for threads like this, even though I agree with it. Nintendo seems to get a free pass from the posters here, its like pissing in the wind to bash nintendo here.

Advid-Gamer

LBPhas a full set of tools to create games and an online component that not only lets you play online with friends but you can even share the stages you create which is pretty much 20 years beyond the Wii's poor online capabilities, on top of this the game has great HD visuals. And all of this for only $10 more than the reg price of a Wii game.

LBPhas a full set of tools to create games and an online component that not only lets you play online with friends but you can even share the stages you create which is pretty much 20 years beyond the Wii's poor online capabilities, on top of this the game has great HD visuals. And all of this for only $10 more than the reg price of a Wii game.

Gue1

welcome to the 90´s

[QUOTE="Gue1"]

LBPhas a full set of tools to create games and an online component that not only lets you play online with friends but you can even share the stages you create which is pretty much 20 years beyond the Wii's poor online capabilities, on top of this the game has great HD visuals. And all of this for only $10 more than the reg price of a Wii game.

ohthemanatee

welcome to the 90´s

Don't recall being able to do that in the 90s dude.

Then again I was just a kid in the 90s.

Little Big Planet is a 2D platformer.

chocolate1325

▲ Sorry bro, side-scrolling and 2D are different things. ▲

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]

[QUOTE="Gue1"]

LBPhas a full set of tools to create games and an online component that not only lets you play online with friends but you can even share the stages you create which is pretty much 20 years beyond the Wii's poor online capabilities, on top of this the game has great HD visuals. And all of this for only $10 more than the reg price of a Wii game.

welcome to the 90´s

Don't recall being able to do that in the 90s dude.

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]

[QUOTE="Gue1"]

LBPhas a full set of tools to create games and an online component that not only lets you play online with friends but you can even share the stages you create which is pretty much 20 years beyond the Wii's poor online capabilities, on top of this the game has great HD visuals. And all of this for only $10 more than the reg price of a Wii game.

LegatoSkyheart

welcome to the 90´s

Don't recall being able to do that in the 90s dude.

Then again I was just a kid in the 90s.

as far as PC games go you could

2D games are not inherently inferior to 3D ones.

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

because the number of dimensions in a game aren't indicative of it's quality or content?

crusadernm

Then you would be happy and ok with games like Shadow Complex costing 50 bucks?

Because being in the third dimension does not automatically make every game better.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

There is no use for threads like this, even though I agree with it. Nintendo seems to get a free pass from the posters here, its like pissing in the wind to bash nintendo here.

VideoGameGuy

Because those 2D games are better than your generic brown shooters ;)

I don't see what it being 2D has to do with anything whatsoever. They charge full price because it's a full length game. That's all.

[QUOTE="chocolate1325"]

Little Big Planet is a 2D platformer.

Loco_Live

▲ Sorry bro, side-scrolling and 2D are different things. ▲

[QUOTE="crusadernm"]

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

because the number of dimensions in a game aren't indicative of it's quality or content?

nintendo-4life

Then you would be happy and ok with games like Shadow Complex costing 50 bucks?

Nope, but that's because it was made with it being on the Arcade in mind

If it was intended to be a full retail release it'd have much more content

because they're still fun.

it's as easy as that.

[QUOTE="Loco_Live"]

[QUOTE="chocolate1325"]

Little Big Planet is a 2D platformer.

SapSacPrime

▲ Sorry bro, side-scrolling and 2D are different things. ▲

Wait what?! I don't even.....wow. Are you kidding TC?

Because Nintendo is smart and want to make money? The fact is that gaming is much like the movie industry these days. Most games lose money, or break even, and game companies rely on the major blockbusters to make all their money...which they can then use to subsidize the rest of their games.

Despite this new generation of up and coming gamer who ignorantly think everything should be sold at a loss or else downloaded for free, that just isn't realistic and companies NEED to make money to pay for new and/or bigger ideas or just MORE games in general. If they can't make money, they go out of business and that means no more potentially great games PERIOD.

So when Nintendo makes a 2d game and sells it at full price, yes, as a consumer it honestly kind of sucks. But at the same time, that is why Nintendo is able to make lots of money and stay in business without having to take the same massive, expensive risks MS or Sony do.