Caution: Contextless Lies Abound

Keep your heads up.  In an article at gamesradar the following is stated:

Harrison then confirmed that past-gen, Nintendo-created titles will indeed be downloadable for free.

At least one game news site has misrepresented this quote to suggest that all games will be free.  That is most definitely not the case.

In the actual GameSpot interview  (which gamesradar doesn't bother linking to) what is actually said is:

GS: Do you plan on having like a per-download pricing model along the lines of the microtransactions that will be used in the next-gen Xbox marketplace?

GH: Well, we can use it in a variety of ways. We've used some of the older games already as little bonuses, either as bonus gifts or hidden in levels of games. Certainly for the first-party titles we'll be making some of those available. We haven't really talked about whether we would sell them. The third parties can make their own decision whether they want to sell them, or maybe they will add it on as sort of a free benefit when you buy a current version of the game.

Let me emphasize something:  "Certainly for the first-party titles we'll be making some of those available. We haven't really talked about whether we would sell them."

Nintendo hasn't announced in any official way whether or not there will be a charge associated with this service.  If you listen to what every Nintendo representative, from Iwata to Reggie to Miyamoto to Beth Llewelyn, says, they are saying:

• Games from Nintendo's home console back catalog will be downloadable and playable on the Revolution
• Not all titles will be available at launch
• The specific titles that will be available at launch have not been chosen. 
• When titles will be available has not been determined

And most importantly

• How much the different titles will cost has not been determined

Until you see an official press release or quotes around the words Iwata or any of the others is saying, consider any information (including this post!) about the downloadable Nintendo catalog as extremely suspicious and largely bullshit.

 

Cau

Comments

[Mr eel]

The idea of access to downloadable versions of Nintendo's back-catalogue is enticing. For alot of people I can see that as a strong enducement to buy the Revolution.

And people would pay for it. People download roms off the net to use in an emulator, but to a large extend I think has to do with convenience. Its easier to download a rom than it is to try and find that copy of say... Stunt Race FX -- I know that pain, it took me ages to find the original cartridge.

I think Nintendo will charge for this. I think for their own sake they should. They would have to expend effort to package the games and then maintain the infrastructure to deliver them. More to the point, people WILL pay for the games and Nintendo can turn a tidy profit from games they've already recovered development costs for.

I just hope they don't price-gouge. I think that the prices Nintendo were asking for repackaged GBA versions of NES games were too expensive. I realise packaging and cartridge manufacture would have alot to do with this, so I'm hoping electronic delivery will mean lower prices.

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