They don't even have that many Virtual Console games up on the Wii U's eShop to begin with.
Oh well. This is a strange thing to announce at their investor meeting.
Not really. Investors have been interested in Amiibo performance considering that it adds substantially to profits, and value-adds like this which make it more enticing to certain people would definitely perk up some ears in the audience.
Amiibos should unlock the entire game.
And you should win things by watching.
Nothing. Nintendo is full of great ideas that they never properly execute. Do you really think a three minute demo of Super fucking Mario Bros. is going to entice consumers to buy more Virtual Console games? I don't want to speak for other people, but man, I'm sick of NES.
Luckily, Super Mario Bros. isn't the only game that could be available, cuz y'know, not every Amiibo is Mario. This gets a lot better mileage from Amiibo like Ike, Ness, Mega Man, Little Mac, Captain Falcon... because despite popularity in Smash Bros, their games/franchises are much more obscure to newer gamers. And what's the harm in giving someone an opportunity to play something they haven't played before?
The Masterpieces selection in Smash is not only incomplete, it's also very lacking in flexibility of what it can offer.
All these little value-add things Nintendo's doing with amiibo makes it seem like it's completely missing the point of why people are buying them. No one gives a shit about the in-game functionality: the people buying these are hardcore Nintendo whales who want the little statue. Adding piecemeal functionality isn't going to get more people in the amiibo grinder. There needs to be a game that requires amiibo to function, DI/Skylanders-style. That widens the reach, not VC demos, AI buddies, or pixel Toads.
They seem to be selling quite alright without the presence of a game and in enough quantities that it can't just be "Nintendo whales" buying them, since everyone keeps telling me their numbers shrink by the second.
how is anyone taking issue with this? it's cool and a good thing that they're giving amiibo's more value through further unlockable options
Oh hey look, an idea that some here won't ever use, but yet they're throwing a hissy fit as if they'll be forced to play these time trials everyday.
People will always a reason to bitch in a Nintendo thread, just ride the wave, guys.
They announced ONE reprint of ONE figure. That's all, no more, no less. What's funny is people thinking this is of course going to extend to all of the other shortages, so hey, problem solved!
What's funnier is that you think they'd act like they all recently got lobotomized and would stop at a single character. Because Nintendo, apparently.
They're making Nintendo money. OF COURSE, they'll reprint the others. The only question is if the reprint quantities will sate demand properly.
1. Buy Link amiibo because you're a Zelda fan.
2. Get demo for a Zelda game you've played through 5 times already.
I don't understand the logic.
It's not like this is a negative thing in any way, it's just so redundant.
The logic is that hardcore Nintendo fans who have played every game in every franchise might not be the only ones who are buying them and this gives those people a value add.
... oops, I keep forgetting, if it doesn't appeal to the hardcore, it doesn't matter. Forget I said anything.
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