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Nihilistic Mystic
I have been playing Samus Returns (I got the Samus/squishy metroid set, too) and Bravely Second on my Samus New 3DS. Also gathering badges on the claw game with free plays.
A couple gripes: I kinda understand charging for plays on the claw game, and to get themes. I think they should tell you what theme you will get before you pay, though. Although you can play the game without it, there shouldn't be a part of a game, as in Bravely Second, that requires a purchase. I hope there are no Nintendo games that require connecting to a server and paying to complete the game. My main reason for preferring Nintendo cartridge/card games is so that I can play them much later, long after official support has ended, on the original hardware. It is bad enough that things like Mario Kart online play will be shut down. Probably true of SSB as well. You may remember that this is why I didn't allow myself to get involved in Mario Maker, as I might want to try levels made by other people in 15 years. (The 3DS version, which is rather handicapped compared to the WiiU version, being on a game card is only better than the optical disc option if I will be close enough to meet up in person to trade levels. I don't think we will have Star Trek transporters in my lifetime, so not likely to be a solution for me.) Hopefully fans and Nintendo together, or fans alone since Nintendo only cares how much money they can get from fans, will find a way around recent limitations in these games. I won't be happy if the solution is "buy the newest game". It seems they are intentionally trying to kill off retro gaming unless they have a stranglehold on it. Pretty sad since they are one of the companies most associated with that, and they have several franchises that are a part of it...maybe this is why I am not a businessperson.
A couple gripes: I kinda understand charging for plays on the claw game, and to get themes. I think they should tell you what theme you will get before you pay, though. Although you can play the game without it, there shouldn't be a part of a game, as in Bravely Second, that requires a purchase. I hope there are no Nintendo games that require connecting to a server and paying to complete the game. My main reason for preferring Nintendo cartridge/card games is so that I can play them much later, long after official support has ended, on the original hardware. It is bad enough that things like Mario Kart online play will be shut down. Probably true of SSB as well. You may remember that this is why I didn't allow myself to get involved in Mario Maker, as I might want to try levels made by other people in 15 years. (The 3DS version, which is rather handicapped compared to the WiiU version, being on a game card is only better than the optical disc option if I will be close enough to meet up in person to trade levels. I don't think we will have Star Trek transporters in my lifetime, so not likely to be a solution for me.) Hopefully fans and Nintendo together, or fans alone since Nintendo only cares how much money they can get from fans, will find a way around recent limitations in these games. I won't be happy if the solution is "buy the newest game". It seems they are intentionally trying to kill off retro gaming unless they have a stranglehold on it. Pretty sad since they are one of the companies most associated with that, and they have several franchises that are a part of it...maybe this is why I am not a businessperson.
