Can't believe the price of their Virtual Console and DSiware titles. Now everyone has android/apple phones these should be down to a couple of quid max.
What annoys me far, far more is that many mainstream developers still haven't fully got behind the iPhone/iPad and made the most of it. I wonder if some money is changing hands to incentivise sticking with Sony/Nintendo.
What pisses me off no end is the lack, still, of a Free-Play mode in Settlers for iOS.
Another one is Cooking Mama, a game which could be absolutely brilliant on iOS, but has been absolutely crippled by ridiculous micro-payments, actually making the DS version cheaper!
The 3Ds isn't an altogether bad handheld, but it's getting packed with rehashes and carries a lot of games which would translate pretty well to iOS and would most likely fare better there. It's the last thing standing in the way of decent games finally avalanching onto iOS devices the world over, and thus it irks me somewhat.
Mario Kart would translate beautifully to the iPad.
If we could have the best of both worlds, I'd be happy. Although I stil don't own a 3DS, I've reviewed one and grew to like it. I've said it once before, and I'll say it again; if they took the 3D out and added a battery, it would be a better console.
Now, I know you can turn the 3D off... but that doesn't stop developers developing with it in mind. I want them to work on fresh new games, not "add 3D to the title" sequels of exhausted crappy franchises.
Although Ocarina of Time 3D can stay
And, yes, the prices of 3DS games are despicable. Show me a DS racer better than Real Racing 2 HD, for a fiver, and I'll eat my hat.
Directionless random rant over!
