Could Nintendo Save Themselves with PC Releases?

[Atmos Duality]

Actually, they released Nintendo ID which can be transferred between 3DS systems.

Wow. I hadn't noticed.
Goes to show how often I've used my 3DS.

Well, good start for them.

 

[Something Amyss]

Oh absolutely.

Price restructuring would be a boon for the e-Shop.

The first big issue with e-Shop/Virtual Console games, is they are very, very overpriced.
The last e-shop title I bought was Fire Emblem: Awakening a little under a year ago, mostly because NOTHING ELSE is worth the cost they're asking. Not when I can just spend that same amount on Humble Bundle or GoG or Steam and get something much better.

THANK YOU!

I mean, for the price of Balloon Fight, I can get a much more robust experience on Steam, GoG, or even PSN. I can probably get several games on Humble Bundle if I don't feel like offering money to charity. Aaaaaaaaand....

The second huge issue is that VC titles aren't all tied to a unified account across all Nintendo platforms.
On the 3DS, games are tied to the device ID. So if 3DS is damaged or lost, tough luck, you just lost everything you (over)paid for. Creating a unified account system would bring Nintendo more into the modern "device-cluster" model similar to what their competition employs (it works for PSN already, never mind the booming smartphone and tablet game market).

This is the biggest reason I have NO Nintendo digital purchases on anything since my Wii. And even then, those are really my ex's. They talked about something like this during the QOL thing, and if they do tie it to an account instead of a console/handheld, I'll probably buy some games. But between pricing and this, no.

Honestly, it just blows my mind how they think RESTRICTING the sale of software would help them in their darkest hour.
Especially in an age where digital distribution is incredibly convenient and easy on every platform BUT Nintendo's.

I honestly don't think Nintendo is very good at business overall. I think they've had some rampant successes and think that this makes them geniuses and they will be able to keep that up. Reality looks at them and laughs. But they've spent three decades setting terms in better times and worse. I think investor dissatisfaction has gotten to a point that maybe they'll actually try to be less...Well, them.

 

[Weaver]

If they would make a Metroid Prime Trilogy HD on PC with mouse support I would buy it at full price.

 

[MetalDooley]

The only other fairly recent American console company other than microsoft was Sega

Sega are a Japanese company not American

 

[Roxas1359]

Sega are a Japanese company not American

They are based now in Japan, but if historically speaking then it was founded in America, more specifically in Hawaii back in 1940 as Service Games. It transitioned fully to being a Japanese company, Sega Enterprises in 1984 it seems. Both of you are technically right in this case.

 

[MetalDooley]

They are based now in Japan, but if historically speaking then it was founded in America, more specifically in Hawaii back in 1940 as Service Games. It transitioned fully to being a Japanese company, Sega Enterprises in 1984 it seems. Both of you are technically right in this case.

Really?I was always under the impression that they were a wholly Japanese company.Huh you learn something new everyday I guess

 

[Roxas1359]

Really?I was always under the impression that they were a wholly Japanese company.Huh you learn something new everyday I guess

Yep. Sega didn't get their first Japanese CEO until I think 1979. They used to make only arcade machines and slot machines, hence Sega's obsession with them. Eventually some Japanese investors bought Sega and moved it's headquarters to Japan, mainly after Sega was renamed to Sega Enterprises.

 

[Qvar]

I agree with the general idea that Nintendo, while has made many many enjoyable games along the years, is stuck in past times when we talk about comercial practices. Maybe it's a japanese thing, but they're scarily conservative about anything to do with copyrights, internet, piracy, cds, virtual purchases... Well, pretty much any tech it hasn't been invented by themselves. Which is funny because they've been the ones inventing things most of the time when it comes to consoles.

I really, really hope that they will change their attitude. I would love to go back to the times when I bought nintendo products, but seeing how things are going it won't be happening soon.