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TalkBack / Re: Placing Bets on the Wii U Launch Lineup

« on: August 18, 2012, 02:18:33 AM »

Canada:

$269 - WiiU System, 1 Gamepad, 1 Wiimote, Nintendoland

slightly less than the cost of the Wii at launch

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TalkBack / Re: The 3DS Download Card Mark-Up Absurdity

« on: July 28, 2012, 06:44:32 PM »

That's probably the answer right there.  Digital means the end of going to the store to buy a game, and the card is Nintendo throwing the store a bone.  The stores know that's only a temporary situation, and that once most people become accustomed to downloading, they'll just do it from home.  If they can make the cartridges cheaper, they'll continue to encourage their customers to buy from them. 

CORRECT

Consider the retail store that sells-out of packaged versions and only have digital cards available? ... or what if the store gets the digital cards first? ... or consider a game-release which is digital-only but still available in-store? ... it's the best-of-both-worlds for nintendo and gives them the most flexibility while making transition to digital-only in my opinion.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo of America Comments on Lack of 3DS Virtual Console

« on: May 14, 2012, 12:56:29 PM »

They want the ratio of old/new games to make the eshop look like it's "fresh" with lots of "new" games.

They also don't want to compete too much with 3rd party *new* releases developed specifically for the 3DS and it's hardware.

They are also willing to upset die-hard nintendo fans for these very things ... it's a shame. They should do a big-silent release of old GB and GBA games ... they can advertise and market the 3rd party and *new* titles more, but i want to purchase old Nintendo software!

Basically, they're using a very old business model ... the music industry seems to be ahead of nintendo's thinking - if you can believe that.

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TalkBack / Re: Pink 3DS Headed to North America

« on: December 04, 2011, 05:24:23 PM »

Huge fan of the site, first time poster ...

When i read this article, i waited until today December 4th to get a Pink 3DS for my daughter ... the title of this article says "North America" ... which might not be true.

i see the Pink 3DS on a few american websites but not the canadian version of the website. likewise, the retailers i spoke to acted like they never heard of it.

i'm not sure how it would be possible to get clarification regarding this, it would be nice to know if Canada is getting it or not.