Nintendo's as cagey as tech companies come, but the WSJ is reporting on a recent and unusual high level, high impact strategy presentation where in top 'Tendo execs revealed what's described as a change in its current business model: using its foothold in the video game market to sell casual gamers and non-gamers products focused more on utilitarian functions. You know, boring stuff -- like, stuff that's not games. What they want to sell Nintendo wouldn't specifically say, but they're focusing first on the flagship portable, the DS, rolling out what the WSJ describes as "features [that] will be useful in places like train stations, amusement parks or museums and [that] could be accessed wirelessly," as well as a new "television-programming feature for the Japanese market... to check television listings, run searches by keyword and genre, and highlight each family member's favorite programs." Maybe this pseudo-DVR like functionality will somehow play into their forthcoming 1seg tuner, but precisely how the rest of this completely underwhelming and disappointing news will manifest itself is currently up to one's imagination -- something Nintendo's apparently lost. We have heard, though, they might be getting back into the playing card business, and possibly in keeping with that vertical integration, opening up a string of Nintendo themed casinos. Not a bad business to be in. [Warning: subscription required]
With the ninth mainline installment looming, it feels like the right moment to rank every mainline Resident Evil game from worst to best.
At first I was like, No Code Veronica on the list!? But then I seen Mainline. The list checks out, but I would personally put 2 over 4.
I'll take 2 over 4 also. And even without a number, I don't see how Code Veronica, my other favorite in the franchise, isn't mainline when it's the actual sequel to RE2.
The original RE was the best. Its not on the list which makes no sense.
The remake of it was alright but should be higher on this list.
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen appear on the Nintendo Switch eShop with a February 27, 2026, release date and $19.99 price tag each.
There are people defending paying 20 bucks individually for 20+ year old games running through emulation. Peak ridiculousness.
don't want them? Don't get them. Emulate them elsewhere. Were you expecting them to be free?
PS1 classics on PS3 were 5 bucks bro. You've got to be completely brain dead to honestly believe that a 22 year old game being released through emulation is worth 20 bucks. There's absolutely no effort being put into this. Mega-Man Battle Network collection exists, that has online trading, and pvp and includes EVERY BN game with alternative versions.
They could've easily included both Red/Green in a bundle, have online play, online trading, HOME integration which they removed from the description because it won't have HOME integration. Could've added in Emerald and charged 30 bucks, hell they could've charged 40 and thrown in Crystal and the original Yellow in there. So people can play through the OG's and bring the OG Mons into the newer gen. But nah Ninty handed y'all a bag of shite for 20 bucks and y'all happily took it.
I'd rather buy it once and own it than have to pay a monthly subscription to play it on NSO
You don’t own them, though. You’re simply buying access to the game. It’s not really that different from NSO.
And absolutely nothing guarantees that this access will be transferable later in life to another, more modern system. Just look at Nintendo’s own Virtual Console.
@vits yes long term I agree but I don't have to pay to play the game monthly being the main point I was making it's only going to be an issue in 20.years but name a platform that won't have that problem
I really wish they'd make physical copies for these. I just saw a really cool physical bundle releasing in Japan and I'm jealous.
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Mega Mixtape has some good grooves coming in, and Gamerhub UK talks more with them.
nintendo WUU
Because the DS is sure as hell not going anywhere. The Wii, on the other hand, doesn't have game buyers. It has fad buyers. If they don't act quickly, it might be too late.
Hopefully the Xbox 360 and PS3 will end up crushing the Wii, otherwise gaming as we know it is in trouble with all this 'casual' nonsense going on
@Zhuk
i hope Wii keeps crushing them both just to see you cry XD
I like to eat pie
See that's all I get out of most of your guys posts. You see a Wii article jump in it and just say mindless stuff. Why not stay in the news threads you want to hear about instead of meandering into those you care nothing for and bash away. I know you are upset that a pure gaming machine is beating a multimedia machine that also plays games but come on. Don't be hatin'.