@ad1x2: So, I'm right. They're driving up demand for the games. Ok good post. I'd say nostalgia was a legit reason but when they cancel it around Thanksgiving it'll become clear what they're after. Lots of press and classic game sales. The fact that some collectors get a neat thing is far from what they're after. Of you can get one for the list price hey, good on ya. But for most people it'll result in disappointment and it'll be Nintendo's fault.
@ad1x2: Nope, it's to drive up demand for the games on the eShop when Nintendo inevitably cancels the console in two months. It's classic nintendo marketing. You can't have the thing that made playing those games again appealing, but you can still pay too much to play them on your switch. If they aren't out of stock due to 'shortages".
This is all about driving up demand for classic games on the eshop. They release these pos consoles, then snatch them away. Consumers are left pissed off but thinking at least they can still get the games for their switch or whatever. I really wish people wouldn't humor nintendo.
They "held back story". In other words they intentionally made the first one boring. You know, this makes me want to full on boycott bungie. If they would just come out and say, "yes we dropped the ball with Destiny and we're very sorry. We've seen how disappointed our customers are and have worked hard to give them what they want this time" I'd call it good and give them another shot. But to take all the fan outrage at being blatantly screwed out of a decent experience and just say they meant to do it? Talk about balls. I hope the second one is fantastic in every way, and no one buys it. I'd love to pick it up in a bargain bin for $5 four months after release.
Don't buy it! It's the exact same machine as the NES classic console they claimed had parts shortages. It's a mini pc emulating games. They will cancel it just like they did with the NES. It's only purpose it to drive up demand for classic games on the eshop. It's an underhanded marketing tactic that shows how little they think of their customers.
While I understand that directly investing in these shows means they need to see a return, a show has to have time find an audience. Not everything is going to be an immediate sensation like Game of Thrones. I really enjoyed Marco Polo and never thought they'd cancel it, given the size and cost of production, but they did. But it isn't just Netflix. NBC cancelled Emerald City after one season which is a bummer. And as most of us will remember, Firefly got the chop way too early. It may be they'll bring some of these back if enough fans ask for them.
Heeeeeeey guess what. The guts of this thing are identical to the guts of the NES classic. Mini pc board which emulates these roms. NES classic cancelled due to "parts shortages"?
I'm sending this letter to Nintendo and would encourage you to copy and paste to them as well. Maybe if they get enough of these in their inbox they'll stop doing crap like this.
Dear Nintendo,
I see you're planning a release of an SNES classic console akin to the NES classic you pulled out from under us. Please don't bother. It has become clear that you have no interest in supplying fans with products they will enjoy. You are intentionally toying with us to drive up demand for your products and generate headlines. Since the release of the NES classic and lightning fast cancellation, your company has had a presence in every news feed in existence. It's that, not producing products for your customers, that you're after. You have seen your last dime out of me. That is, until you start treating me and the rest of your millions of customers with at least a small amount of respect. How you ask? Make your products available and possible to acquire at a decent price.
I'll make a suggestion. The mobile market is there waiting for you. Produce an emulator that will run your legacy games. A NES, SNES, and famicom all in one emulator. That's what the classic version of these machines are anyway, emulators. But don't charge a huge amount for it. $5 at the most. I've seen what Nintendo wants to charge with Mario run and $10 for that mildly amusing screen tapper is just too much. And after all, there are a ton of emulators available that work very well and cost nothing. Link the emulator to the Nintendo eshop and make your games, ALL OF THEM, available for a few dollars each. I guarantee that more people will buy legitimate copies of these games knowing that they can use them on all their mobile platforms hassle free than will download them illegally. If I could drop around $10 and have a solid app and several of my favorite childhood games I'd do it in a heartbeat.
The best part of this is, you don't have to produce ANYTHING. Release some software and watch the money roll in. If you're smart you'll make bluetooth versions of your classic controllers available. People will buy them as fast as you can produce them. But, you have to avoid the temptation to resort to your usual Nintendo stupidity. MAKE THEM AVAILABLE. Don't pull this "limited supply" crap. We all know it's a lie and it will destroy any goodwill you've established.
Please take my advice. I meant what I said. You will not see a single penny from me until you've proven that you're done manipulating your customers.
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