Nintendo: Good Or Bad?

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    Hello PokéCommunites! Today we are asking a question about a debate that has been around since, maaaaaybe 2011. Is Nintendo Good Or Bad? Here is what we do know:
    Nintendo's Pro's and Con's
    Pros:
    -Active Fan base
    -Still makes Game Consoles
    -Makes Very Nice Games
    -Has the best game franchise in the world (ranked, may be outdated.)
    (Add Pros suggestions here)
    Cons:
    -They shut down games pretty early (Whereas PS3, made in 2003-2006, (like the Wii) still has online services up and working!)
    (Add Cons Suggestions here)
    Well, the rest of the Pros and Cons are up to you, my friends!
     
    I like that they release fully finished games. (Most of the time). I can usually trust my purchase on a preorder. That's rare these days.

    They can be very anti consumer. Limited releases to cause panic purchases are annoying. (Such as not restocking the NES classic. Or the Mario All Stars. Not to mention them purging online content such as music uploads on YouTube).

    Overall of course I would rather have them around than not.
     
    Overall, I'd say that they combine the best game design in the industry with the worst business and legal practices in the industry. Most other publishers would kill for the back catalogue that Nintendo ignores and refuses to sell, the modding communities Nintendo tries to shut down, or the Switch exclusives that would make significantly more money with ports to PCs and other consoles. To put it simply, they're the only company I've ever criticized for not seeking profits enough.
     
    They might be good considering the money they make and/or the people who enjoy playing their game. They do make family-friendly games, nicer designs, etc. But my point of view is that of neutral observer, who is not influenced by their products.







    The main reason why they are making money is the fact that, over many years of experience, they had found out somewhat repetitive method for marketing their famous/important characters by their games with little bit modifications in plots, concepts here and there. And since famous characters are coming back with new twist, hence naturally the people who like them go to buy the new games. I think BDSP is accurate example of it. It has not much difference from original D/P/Pt, with the only new being better graphics and items usage. Still people went ahead bought the game.

    The same thing can be explained by Fire Emblem: Engage. They brought all the famous icons from their old games in terms of Emblem forme, because the names like Marth, Ike, Hector, etc. were famous characters in their old games, and added the change in plot by including new region and Alear. And this is the reason why people spend money in their gambling-sort of game known as Fire Emblem Heroes, because that game brings the same old famous characters in new outfits, weapons, etc. and people go crazy for them.

    Their other famous games can also be explained by this. They are just making remake of their iconic games with some modifications, and people are buying their games because they liked those characters in old games.






    Nintendo provides support to few countries, hence in case like ours, using their services is not possible as we need to import the items from different region(s). Naturally, why would I spend money to buy Nintendo Switch, if I can get Samsung Handset in that much price, or Playstation if I add few more amount ? If I use that much amount on an average laptop, then I can turn it into powerful workstation. Ideally speaking, according to me, buying their products is like "one-trick pony" for me, where I can only use their consoles for playing few games, despite the fact that the amount costs as much as an above-average handset. Spending $300-350 just for playing the game is not a good deal for an average person.




    Another strategy which they utilize is attacking people's FOMO via releasing Special editions and/or Amiibo figurines, etc. So that they can grab easy money by them. And people often fell for these lures easily.



    Hardware quality is below par for the price we are paying.



    And since they are big corporation, hence we cannot expect to get genuine and acceptable support from them, apart from their known issues and common fixes. If they would have been indie creators, then the things would have been different.









    Although they have few positives as well, that's why they are famous, but I am not amused by it, and hence my views are to criticize them, as I am hindered to avail their services due to various reasons.
     
    They're a corporation, so I can't ever view them in a completely positive light. All capitalist entities exist for the sole purpose of consolidating all wealth and power into as few hands as possible and will gladly do it without a second thought at the expense of the life and happiness of billions of people, and there's never been any reason to believe that any company is truly an exception to this.

    Not that you can't enjoy the products they and other corporations make, I know I have for decades, and so have many other people. It's just that, for me, capitalism being one of the greatest evils in the world isn't exactly something you can ever have anything balance it out to be a net positive.
     
    They have some of the best franchises in the gaming world, and they're one of the very few companies where I can trust that the vast majority of stuff they put out will be at least a solid experience without a ton of unnecessary bugs or microtransactions. But I 100% agree with Explorer of Time that they have extremely bizarre business practices that both hurt consumers and make them less money. They have so many games people are dying to play and they just... sit on them. Even if they just shoved them on Switch or Steam and sold them for $10 a pop, they'd make SO much money; but they just leave them to rot and try to take down anyone who emulates or mods their consoles to play games they've abandoned for years or even decades. And don't even get me started on their treatment of fan projects...
     
    Overall, I'd say that they combine the best game design in the industry with the worst business and legal practices in the industry. Most other publishers would kill for the back catalogue that Nintendo ignores and refuses to sell, the modding communities Nintendo tries to shut down, or the Switch exclusives that would make significantly more money with ports to PCs and other consoles. To put it simply, they're the only company I've ever criticized for not seeking profits enough.

    This just about sums it up.
     
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