Header: I'm only in for two classes this week while suffering from an injury, so I can't really say I got a takeaway from the class material. So I'll talk about something else that's been on my mind.
I'm a big player of Nintendo games, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I've got a 3DS in one pocket and a case of 3DS games in my computer case. I've got a Wii U at home and am currently carrying a Sonic the Hedgehog amiibo in my jacket. Bottom line, viva Nintendo. #MewtwohundredCC (If you get that, kudos. I came up with the hashtag last week and it's spreading in real life, though not so much online.)
But one thing Nintendo really made me love it for was its DLC. For once, I can finally say that I've purchased from a DLC producer that's actually...get this...absolutely fair. The prices are relatively low, the content is relatively extensive. The discounted prices per unit in package deals are absolutely wonderful, and worth far more than you actually pay for. Even if we lower the cost of the game by, say, $10, this still holds true.
You could easily call this a successful advance by Nintendo to become more like other gaming companies...but the next one might be risky. Nintendo's next move is going to be a bit risky. They're now moving onto the mobile market within two years from now, and it does not look so promising. The lower costs and quality of games, the micro transactions they're forcing on everyone, it could siphon funding and effort that makes their console releases as of late as perfect as they are. It could imbalance, at worst even crash the industry if they keep up.
So why are they doing it? Because it'll sell? Yes, it will. Enough people emulate older Nintendo games illegally on their smartphones to prove that people want these games available to them on the go and not on a specific handheld like the 3DS. (Which, by the way, I prefer using over a smartphone...considering my first smart device is still on its way in shipping right now.) But it won't be enough to balance out what they'd need to sacrifice.
Nintendo's still trying to find more ways to get more money, and it's working so far, but they'll end up losing too much in the process if they go the mobile route.
