The Third Game Could Be Even Newer Super Mario Bros.
May 2, 2012
Today's comic is definitely one of those cases when the news post is more substancial than the comic. Today's is a simple pun and a slight observation, and it's that observation I want to expand upon in the news post.
NINTENDO! It's time to get your shit together. You may have the biggest market share due to the casual game explosion in the most resent generation, but as far as the hardcore game is concerned, the audience you used to dominate, you're a distant third. So here's some things you need to incorporate into the Wii U
One: A hard drive. Let's face it, the storage space on the Wii is pathetic when a 1GB flash card has five times the storage space. If you're going to continue to offer virtual console games you should probably build a system that can store more the five of them at one time.
Two: You need to implament a system like Xbox Live, Steam, or the Playstation Network where all online transactions are associated with an online account, not the system they were purchased on. I bought over $200 worth of virtual console and wiiware games on my first Wii, now I can't play them on my new one, and that is bullshit.
Three: This is the most important one. You need an online infrastucture in general. The point I made in this comic is there is no way to patch a Nintendo game, which in today's age of gaming is just dumb. Now I admit that patching is a double edged sword. While it allows you to fix broken games, it could also encourage publishers to ship an unfinished product, because they know they can patch it later. For the most part Nintendo is reaaly good about shipping games that don't need patching, but sometimes they let one slip by.