peener weener Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 please do not compare your threads to valuable collectibles. a more proper analogy would be cheap chinese knockoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 what the fuck's an amiibo anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esme Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 what the fuck's an amiibo anyway are you serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specta Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I like to display my collectibles out of the box I'm a real fuckin rebel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 are you serious People talk about them a lot but I don't actually know what they are lol I thought they were an online thing but this seems to imply they're physical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midori Mage Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Who even wants the amiibo given to them in the box. I don't wanna take the time to open it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esme Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) People talk about them a lot but I don't actually know what they are lol I thought they were an online thing but this seems to imply they're physical? Yeah, they're, like, collectible figurines of Nintendo characters distributed by Nintendo themselves. They have these things you can scan that unlock extra content in their games. Edited January 18, 2016 by Esme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 please do not compare your threads to valuable collectibles. a more proper analogy would be cheap chinese knockoffs fuck you too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 oh ok they're miniatures, that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Yeah, they're, like, collectible figurines of Nintendo characters (usually) distributed by Nintendo themselves. They have these things you can scan that unlock extra content in their games. oh that's actually pretty cool, I was wondering what set them apart would explain why I'd picked up a digital connotation from them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryhard Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 it's nintendo's cashgrab/cashcow i don't have a high opinion of them as you can probably tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esme Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 oh that's actually pretty cool, I was wondering what set them apart would explain why I'd picked up a digital connotation from them too Yeah, I think they're going to be releasing little cards that have that scan function along with the figurines themselves just so people can access content without, y'know, having to purchase a figurine. I don't remember if they're going through with that, though. it's nintendo's cashgrab/cashcow i don't have a high opinion of them as you can probably tell (this guy ain't wrong, either) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 oh ok they're miniatures, that makes sense Thats an adorable way to put it. And no, Im not "putting you down". If anything, I was like "hey youre pretty awright among this rabble of nonsensical whinin". it's nintendo's cashgrab/cashcow i don't have a high opinion of them as you can probably tell I see them as collectibles more than Nintendos way of stealing you money. Like, I got the Shovel Knight & Yoshi Amiibos the other. Theyre adorable, I really like those. Its all there is to it. I dont even have a WiiU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esme Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I see them as collectibles more than Nintendos way of stealing you money. I see them that way, too, except they have an added bonus of unlocking content in games! Woah! Cool! Radical! It's pretty clever on their part, I think. To be honest, I don't think I've liked any of the figurines enough to want to buy them. Except for maybe Game and Watch, but I've never actually played his games so I'd feel wrong. Besides, I'm pretty sure his figure is part of a bundle so, eh. Not gonna bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I will never understand people who think that way (that the creators of a product are making more stuff "to steal more money"). They make content, fans love it. Wheres the wrong in that (assuming it isnt compromising the integrity of it like Fates & Awakening)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Making things for money is wrong soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Nice lower case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ein Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Making things for money is wrong soul. Not according to a former head of General Motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryhard Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I will never understand people who think that way (that the creators of a product are making more stuff "to steal more money"). They make content, fans love it. Wheres the wrong in that (assuming it isnt compromising the integrity of it like Fates & Awakening)? I won't even get into the whole thing about publishers cutting parts of the game out to make DLC, as in not "making more stuff". I don't have a problem with collectibles at all, but the way that they actually shove them in your face as if they're more interested in them then making games (because it makes them the moolah, no it is fine for a company to want to make money but it's the way they do it - trying to convince you it's not DLC practices when it pretty much blatantly is. It's clever business, I admit.) actually does compromise the integrity of Nintendo. Not in other people's eyes though, apparently. People will rave about DLC but most give Nintendo a free pass when it comes to this. Casual link (obviously not everything is relevant, 4:20ish to start) Edited January 18, 2016 by Tryhard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Not according to a former head of General Motors.why should I care what he thinks. He isn't even the current head of GM. Do you think the current head thinks the way I do btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ein Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 why should I care what he thinks. He isn't even the current head of GM. Do you think the current head thinks the way I do btw? Capitalism has only one goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Capitalism has only one goalYes and that goal isCommunism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solrocknroll Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I won't even get into the whole thing about publishers cutting parts of the game out to make DLC, as in not "making more stuff". I don't have a problem with collectibles at all, but the way that they actually shove them in your face as if they're more interested in them then making games (because it makes them the moolah, no it is fine for a company to want to make money but it's the way they do it - trying to convince you it's not DLC practices when it pretty much blatantly is. It's clever business, I admit.) actually does compromise the integrity of Nintendo. Not in other people's eyes though, apparently. People will rave about DLC but most give Nintendo a free pass when it comes to this. Casual link (obviously not everything is relevant, 4:20ish to start) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_406c3CRxus Which Nintendo games would you say do DLC badly? I've found that almost all of them except fire emblem lol do DLC gracefully You have: Mario Kart 8 with that snazzy 16 courses, 6 characters, 8 karts, 2 wheels, and two gliders for less than a third of the price of the base game Hyrule Warriors with characters and the Adventure Maps Xenoblade X which gave the DLC for free in the West Smash Bros with a ton of content although it is kinda overpriced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryhard Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'm referring specifically to Amiibos. Nintendo doesn't really do the whole cutting out parts of the game for DLC but I don't really think not fucking people over makes up for what I consider bad DLC, amiibos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ein Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Yes and that goal is Communism More like totalitarianism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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