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Thoughts on game piracy and emulation [roundtable]
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Well Nintendo did exactly what you're saying: they let you transfer all your purchases from old hardware to newer compatible hardware. Hop into Wii mode and it's all there.
Unless you're saying you should be able to download the NES games you bought on Wii, on your 3DS. But that's a completely different platform, and not even Apple just gives you your iOS games when they come out on Apple TV. In some cases you get them free, yes. In other cases you double dip. It's up to the developer. It's not that different from Nintendo allowing Wii U and 3DS devs to offer cross purchases. Seems to me like while not ahead of the curve, Nintendo is not behind the curve on this one. They're right in the curve next to Apple.
Plus, when talking Apple development, the business model is usually microtransactions. "Giving" you another version of a game, if you ever paid for it in the first place, is just a strategy to extract money from you at some point. It makes business sense. In the case of paid games without microtransactions? That model doesn't make sense.
Sony has more titles that are cross-purchase across PS4 and Vita (or used to, when they were still trying to make Vita happen), AND gave the Vita pretty good backwards compatibility. But not all the PSOne classics available for PSP are available for Vita, whether you'd mind paying for them again or no. And their business model seemed to be "we'll make money off memory cards". So again, that model makes less sense for Nintendo who uses generic SD cards. And Sony's model failed them.
edit - I guess my main point is: no company is doing cross-purchases out of the goodness of their heart. They've all got an ulterior motive that usually goes beyond just "treating customers right so they buy more games/apps", although I'm sure they hope for that. For Apple, they sell you expensive devices they make money off of, and putting apps on all of them means more revenu through adds and microtransactions. For Sony, it was a move to make Vita huge in the way the PSP was not, and to sell you proprietary memory cards. For Xbox, it's an attempt to bring back lost customers while also padding out their online store.
Nintendo isn't selling us memory cards, isn't advertising through games, isn't doing microtransactions in most cases. Their way to make money off the VC is to have customers pay for games the old-fashioned way. |
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Sony kind of reeled things in and only let you have 2 portables or 2 PS3s (and I assume 2 PS4s) associated to your PSN account. Basically Nintendo lets you share account between one less piece of hardware than Sony does. Not a huge difference, seriously. And the more I think about Apple (or Android), the more I think it's a silly comparison. Beyond the microtransaction model, beyond the advertising money, beyond the fact that your iPhones cost you $500+ upfront or are subsidized… often the reason you get free stuff on your phone is that someone else is paying. If the NX tracks your Web search history, your movements, your shopping habits, etc., and is a device that gets annual upgrades and can be subsidized by phone service providers, maybe we'll get free updates for our VC purchases. Until then, either Nintendo will stick with what they're doing currently or find some other source of revenue. |
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@GuillaumeI got The Legend of Zelda on my 3DS for free. EDIT: I also got all of these on my 3DS for free: Balloon Fight Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Ice Climber Mario Bros. Metroid Punch-Out!! Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels Super Mario Bros. 2 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Yoshi Wrecking Crew
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones F-Zero: Maximum Velocity Kirby and the Amazing Mirror Mario Kart: Super Circuit Mario vs. Donkey Kong Metroid Fusion Wario Land 4 WarioWare Yoshi's Island The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
Metroid II: Return of Samus Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden CoinsI also got Metroid Fusion on my Wii U without paying, as well as Super Punch-Out!!. And of course, I was able to play all my old DS games (and DSiWare) on my 3DS with no hassle. Same with my Wii and WiiWare games on Wii U. Also, I'm pretty sure I was also able to get the 3D Classics versions of Excitebike, Kirby's Adventure, Urban Champion, Kid Icarus and Xevious all for free, too. |
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