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"Nintendo doesn't like you..."

but are you suprised?

Over the last few years, a lot of questions have been asked about Nintendo’s commitment to Europe. Why are we charged such high prices? Why are we last to receive hardware/software?

To be honest with you, I know why Nintendo are hesitant in delivering the ‘full experience’ to us, and there are quite a few reasons. Not least being we moan so much. It seems that everyday someone on the forum is posting a topic whinging about something Nintendo related. So stop. Though it’s true that the squeaking wheel gets the oil, too much squeaking and… erm… you’ll get thrown away (… or something).

And too be honest with you, I doubt Nintendo has loads of respect for you. After all, someone keeps t*rd like Spiderman and Harry Potter at the top of the charts for weeks and weeks. So it’s no huge surprise they feel releasing fresh, innovative titles such as Doshin and Animal Leader is not commercially viable. 90% of ‘gamers’ (used VERY loosely) in the UK will buy a game if they’ve seen the film, or if the pictures on the back look good. That leaves only 10%, the Hardcore, who will appreciate the game. And even the Hardcore can’t keep you in the profits forever (take a look at the N64s history).

Lastly, Europe represents a tiny percent of the video game market. What many forget is that Nintendo is a business. Though not as cut-throat as Microsoft (who make their employees queue up outside high-street stores to buy an Xbox, and to cheer for it at launch parties), they do want your money. And theirs no point treating a tramp like a king in the hope for a large tip. The tramp is still a tramp. (In that metaphor, we’re the tramp, see?)

So to sum up: Don’t whine, don’t buy movie tie-ins/titles devoid of ANY innovation/cash cows, and finally, move to America/Japan or buy 50 GameCubes to show that Europe is a force to be reckoned with. Or something.

Locky 1133, I think the topic "Nintendo does'nt like you" should not be referring to the General public (or whoever you are referring to) but instead it should be referring to you for posting such cr*p in the first place, in the forums we dont ask much just that you get your facts straight before you post and not to create topics that suggest that Nintendo has some sort of grudge against it's main consumer! that is all.

slik ~_~

locky1133 wrote:
> By YOU I mean the collective population, not just SR Posters. I didn't
> write the collective population because I thought most people would
> know what I meant. There's always one...

Thats what you meant, but it ain't what you said. :D

*Smirks*

Apparently I am the one... groovy. ;)

locky1133 wrote:
> but are you suprised?
>
> Over the last few years, a lot of questions have been asked about
> Nintendo’s commitment to Europe. Why are we charged such high prices?
> Why are we last to receive hardware/software?
>

If I remember correctly, we had the price of the GameCube reduced before it was even released!


> To be honest with you, I know why Nintendo are hesitant in
> delivering the ‘full experience’ to us, and there are quite a few
> reasons. Not least being we moan so much. It seems that everyday
> someone on the forum is posting a topic whinging about something
> Nintendo related.

More people moan about Microsoft's X-box and it's scratching of discs than they do Nintendo products (on Special Reserve anyway).


So stop. Though it’s true that the squeaking wheel
> gets the oil, too much squeaking and… erm… you’ll get thrown away (…
> or something).
>
> And too be honest with you, I doubt Nintendo has loads of respect
> for you. After all, someone keeps t*rd like Spiderman

Spider-man is a good game! I've played much, much worse!

and Harry Potter
> at the top of the charts for weeks and weeks. So it’s no huge surprise
> they feel releasing fresh, innovative titles such as Doshin and Animal
> Leader is not commercially viable.

Is that why Miyamoto insists on releasing a cel-shaded Zelda game?


90% of ‘gamers’ (used VERY loosely)
> in the UK will buy a game if they’ve seen the film, or if the pictures
> on the back look good.

Not me however. The only film-based games I've got are...Spider-man on GameCube and Goldeneye 007 on N64!


That leaves only 10%, the Hardcore, who will
> appreciate the game. And even the Hardcore can’t keep you in the
> profits forever (take a look at the N64s history).
>
> Lastly, Europe represents a tiny percent of the video game market.

Wrong! If you take an individual country, then yeah, it's just a small percentage, but Europeans buy nearly as many, if not roughly the same amount of games as the rest of the world!

> What many forget is that Nintendo is a business. Though not as
> cut-throat as Microsoft (who make their employees queue up outside
> high-street stores to buy an Xbox, and to cheer for it at launch
> parties), they do want your money. And theirs no point treating a
> tramp like a king in the hope for a large tip. The tramp is still a
> tramp. (In that metaphor, we’re the tramp, see?)
>
> So to sum up: Don’t whine, don’t buy movie tie-ins/titles

So was it a stupid idea of me to buy Goldeneye?

devoid of
> ANY innovation/cash cows, and finally, move to America/Japan or buy 50
> GameCubes to show that Europe is a force to be reckoned with. Or
> something.

um...yeah

A bit rash there, to put it mildly. The reason games aren't released so soon here isn't because Nintendo don't like us, it's because it takes time to adapt them for our consoles. This is a time consuming process, and therefore the price must go up.

You're being a bit stereotypical saying not to buy movie/game tie-ins. Spiderman, Goldeneye, etc are all examples of good movie/game tie-ins.

You smell of wee and dig your bum out in public, can you blame me for not liking you?

Pointless Babble wrote:
> locky1133 wrote:
> To be honest with you, I know why Nintendo are hesitant in
> delivering the ‘full experience’ to us, and there are quite a few
> reasons. Not least being we moan so much. It seems that everyday
> someone on the forum is posting a topic whinging about something
> Nintendo related. So stop. Though it’s true that the squeaking wheel
> gets the oil, too much squeaking and… erm… you’ll get thrown away (…
> or something).
>
> Yes! Damn you SR posters, its all YOUR fault the Gamecube was not
> released here at the same time as it was the U.S., all this negative
> feedback and you never realised Nintendo read through UKchatforums
> every day and take it to heart. :P
>
> Sorry... had to. Toooooo big a target, restraint was impossible. ;)


By YOU I mean the collective population, not just SR Posters. I didn't write the collective population because I thought most people would know what I meant. There's always one...

Thankyou. So I could I.

Thegerrid wrote:
> nasty neighbour, a question: Do you know how to use full stops?
> Please make your posts into manageable sentences.
> That way it is easier to understand what you are trying to say.

I could understand it fine.

nasty neighbour, a question: Do you know how to use full stops? Please make your posts into manageable sentences.
That way it is easier to understand what you are trying to say.

locky1133 wrote:
> To be honest with you, I know why Nintendo are hesitant in
> delivering the ‘full experience’ to us, and there are quite a few
> reasons. Not least being we moan so much. It seems that everyday
> someone on the forum is posting a topic whinging about something
> Nintendo related. So stop. Though it’s true that the squeaking wheel
> gets the oil, too much squeaking and… erm… you’ll get thrown away (…
> or something).

Yes! Damn you SR posters, its all YOUR fault the Gamecube was not released here at the same time as it was the U.S., all this negative feedback and you never realised Nintendo read through UKchatforums every day and take it to heart. :P

Sorry... had to. Toooooo big a target, restraint was impossible. ;)