Tim Miller

Kendrick Kerwin Chua <kendrick@nospam.io-nyc> wrote:

> <snip>

> In the states, Nintendo is asserting that the ambassador games won't be
> available for download or purchase by regular customers by any other
> means. Is that also true in the UK? I can't decide if that's a reasonable
> thing, and I'm trying to think of other examples where a publisher
> deliberately withheld whole games like that.
>
Its the same in Europe. Nintendo states that they have "no plans" to
release the GBA games separately. They will, of course, eventually.

Aren't there some XBLA or PSN games which are gold or plus exclusive?

Tim (tm)

Kendrick Kerwin Chua

In article <2018314672345559764.970879news-economic-truth.co.uk@news.eternal-september.org>,
Tim Miller <news@economic-truth.co.uk> wrote:
>Kendrick Kerwin Chua <kendrick@nospam.io-nyc> wrote:
>
>> <snip>
>
>> In the states, Nintendo is asserting that the ambassador games won't be
>> available for download or purchase by regular customers by any other
>> means. Is that also true in the UK? I can't decide if that's a reasonable
>> thing, and I'm trying to think of other examples where a publisher
>> deliberately withheld whole games like that.
>>
>Its the same in Europe. Nintendo states that they have "no plans" to
>release the GBA games separately. They will, of course, eventually.

I'm sure this is true, but it feels like a dick move. I'm souring on
Nintendo because of their recent shabby treatment of US-region releases
and the fact that the next two big exclusives are being sold only at
Gamestop.

>Aren't there some XBLA or PSN games which are gold or plus exclusive?

The Live Gold exclusives are timed, in that the rest of the world gets
access two or three weeks after Gold users get a chance to complain. PSN
handles exclusives strangely, in that Plus users get free but limited
access to certain content, and that access goes away after an expiration
date (or after your sub expires). It's like a gaming grab bag, where you
pay your money and have no idea what you might be getting.

-KKC, tracking Amazon orders. Those guys need better PR.
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