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re: NES Classic Discontinued
Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:10 pm to sicboy
Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:10 pm to sicboy
Their handhelds don't sell for $40 and they make new games for them. The nes has a shelf life that isn't the game boy and variants and 2ds/3ds or that of a home console and I think one of the down the line possibilities is the switch merging the handheld and console development but that's another topic
This was a production schedule filler if I've ever seen one. We do it to with stock materials when circumstances push dates. its a fricking great filler I'll give them that. i guarantee you if they could've launched the switch for holidays the nes classic would not exist
This was a production schedule filler if I've ever seen one. We do it to with stock materials when circumstances push dates. its a fricking great filler I'll give them that. i guarantee you if they could've launched the switch for holidays the nes classic would not exist
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Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:11 pm to sicboy
I swear Nintendo is the From of console developers. Won't explain shite so it's up to their fanboys to theorize with as much BS as possible.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:21 pm to sicboy
There's not a lot of theorizing. The nes classic exists so that Nintendo had something to sell for a period of time in which they wouldn't have had anything to sell
First and foremost...why they stopped production, who knows but i have a reasonable suspicion it's because they sell switches for a lot more money and perhaps production of one lowers the production capacity of the other in terms of man power, money. They outsource it though, so maybe it's a finite amount of space in the queue.
Or they want to spend x no matter what and rather spend it on a bigger money maker. Who knows but I'm almost certain the classic was a release schedule filler
First and foremost...why they stopped production, who knows but i have a reasonable suspicion it's because they sell switches for a lot more money and perhaps production of one lowers the production capacity of the other in terms of man power, money. They outsource it though, so maybe it's a finite amount of space in the queue.
Or they want to spend x no matter what and rather spend it on a bigger money maker. Who knows but I'm almost certain the classic was a release schedule filler
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:44 pm to sicboy
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I swear Nintendo is the From of console developers. Won't explain shite so it's up to their fanboys to theorize with as much BS as possible.
Spot on.
And I do hate that about Nintendo.
The direct yesterday had a ton of 3DS titles that could easily also appear on the Switch.
Geeze Nintendo, I know the 3DS is successful, but just do it already. That's how you know Nintendo is completely averse the cannibalizing sales. They won't communicate about the future, and appear to still be supporting the 3DS longterm. And that bad communication is problematic for the future of both consoles.
There's no reason that Kirby dungeon crawler couldn't be on the Switch.
This post was edited on 4/13/17 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 4/14/17 at 9:43 am to Freauxzen
Just found one at target. Dunno what to do with it
Posted on 4/14/17 at 9:45 am to geauxtigers87
Profit.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 9:49 am to Freauxzen
What are they going for right now
Posted on 4/14/17 at 9:58 am to geauxtigers87
Posted on 4/14/17 at 4:32 pm to ThuperThumpin
Just get a Raspberry Pi instead.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 8:50 pm to geauxtigers87
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Just found one at target. Dunno what to do with it
Just got one as well. Surely there will be anothee slight price hike once they stop showing up on store shelves?...or should I vacuum pack it and store it for 10 years?
Posted on 4/16/17 at 3:03 pm to sicboy
I have to believe it's the ease of hacking the device is the reason for killing it. My 10 year old could have easily hacked it with Hackshi. I added another 40+ games to my NESC and my wife, kids, and I couldn't be happier but the ease of hacking it could cause a field day for lawsuits from gaming companies and studios. For the casual sports/FPS gamer like me who doesn't like fantasy or RPG, Nintendo will always be known as a gaming company that only caters to Kids and Dorks. Tell me what Nintendo has done better than Microsoft and Sony to attract every kind of gamer to its systems since Super NES? I don't know much about the Switch but if it doesn't play DVDs or even music CDs then Nintendo is still 22 years behind the curve and will still be a distant 3rd in overall sales for this generation.
This post was edited on 4/16/17 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 4/18/17 at 11:48 pm to jerseyfla
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have to believe it's the ease of hacking the device is the reason for killing it. My 10 year old could have easily hacked it with Hackshi. I added another 40+ games to my NESC and my wife, kids, and I couldn't be happier but the ease of hacking it could cause a field day for lawsuits from gaming companies and studios
I don't think they ever really cared about the Classic as it was just a filler and a gauge for a 'classics market'.
I was shocked @ how easy it was to do the hack. My computer acumen is moderate @ best and this took me 20 mins max, and works flawlessly, SNES and N64 games too.
Nintendo has more important things to focus on b/t their new 'expensive' console, and the fact that they're developing multiple theme parks right now.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 6:52 am to BlueWaffleHouse
Posted on 4/19/17 at 7:06 am to BlueWaffleHouse
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was shocked @ how easy it was to do the hack. My computer acumen is moderate @ best and this took me 20 mins max, and works flawlessly, SNES and N64 games too.
Well you didn't hack it. Just used the tools developed by someone else.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:02 am to sicboy
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guess they figured out the hacking issue
This thread is hilarious as always. Typical fanboys justifying even this.
Multiple excuses for them when it turns out they are just going to release a snes one at I am sure a higher price.
You guys do know you don't have to defend everything Nintendo does?
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:11 am to sicboy
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guess they figured out the hacking issue
Clearly not about cannibalizing sales then as the SNES is way more interesting to most people and has a better chance to do that. Heck, depending on the games, I'd want one and not purchase any of those titles on the Switch.
So it's not about money - Because that would mean they should have never discontinued the NES Classic. It's not about cannibalization, it's not about hacking, it's not about just the timing/holidays and Financial Reports.
Is this just about the hype of a "premium product" on the shelves that is limited and gets some marketing attention?
Typical weirdo Nintendo decision. It's not like the two couldn't be on shelves together then.
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 9:17 am
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:28 am to Mystery
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This thread is hilarious as always. Typical fanboys justifying even this.
Multiple excuses for them when it turns out they are just going to release a snes one at I am sure a higher price.
Was anyone justifying it? I just said I didn't get it. Does anyone still have that Namco museum system? Or is it in the attic somewhere?
People were trying to come up with reasons. And it clearly isn't about just releasing something with a higher price, because the two products could live side by side.
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You guys do know you don't have to defend everything Nintendo does?
Trying to explain what Nintendo does, see sic's comment above, isn't necessarily defending.
No one has enough info and Nintendo routinely makes odd/weird/mindboggling decisions that have no basis in logic or reason.
At this point, it looks like a hype generating play on both fronts. Not money, not hacking, etc. Which is the same driver of decisions like limited Switch production to start (although I think had more to do with conservative thoughts about the Switch). Nintendo often, incorrectly, believes in creating artificial hype. Isn't that the only reason left?
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:35 am to Freauxzen
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Typical weirdo Nintendo decision. It's not like the two couldn't be on shelves together then.
Agreed. Again, I can't fathom these are that taxing production wise.
It almost seems as if they fancy themselves as Disney. Disney likes, or at least liked, to make their movies unavailable for a while to drive up the demand for them for when they re-released a remastered version. I honestly can't see the harm in having both available at the same time.
Was listening to the bombcast yesterday and one guy said his friend finally found a classic and let him have it, saying "I'll just find another one", and that was like days before Nintendo announced their decision to discontinue. People really want this. I don't get it.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:06 am to LSU Coyote
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Well you didn't hack it. Just used the tools developed by someone else.
no shite sherlock
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:59 am to sicboy
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Agreed. Again, I can't fathom these are that taxing production wise.
That was a good thought too....until this news
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It almost seems as if they fancy themselves as Disney. Disney likes, or at least liked, to make their movies unavailable for a while to drive up the demand for them for when they re-released a remastered version. I honestly can't see the harm in having both available at the same time.
This. Artificially created marketing hype. Disney's "vault" is equally as dumb honestly. I mean it's their product, so they can do what they want.
We're also conditioned, as modern consumers, to believe that we can have whatever we want, whenever we want it. Mass Production, Digital items (Games can't really sell out anymore, or shouldn't), Amazon, etc. Convenience is an assumption now, not even an expectation.
But you know this works too. Discontinue the NES Classic, announce SNES classic, release it....sell out instantly whenever it comes and at whatever scale they produce.
They make 8-10 million of these things, they will sell out. From a buyer theory perspective, it's probably a smart move.
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 11:03 am
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