Nintendo is pulling a Sony.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 8:05 am
I was given one of these http://i.imgur.com/HXesv.jpg
The how I got it isn't important (it was a bribe). Already having the Wii that I had purchased back in '07 I really didn't have the need for another. The more I got to thinking about it the more I wanted to hook it up. My original Wii is heavily modified, and some games won't launch without a homebrew launcher. It would be nice to have an unmodified back up, incase my original blew up. (Don't ask about modifications.)
The trouble started when I opened the box. This being a used Wii I was expecting it to be missing pieces. I noticed that it didn't have a stand. My first thought was that it was left out along with the games (grumble grumble). Then, noticing the design, it is supposed to be horizontal. Not a big problem just a minor gripe. I go to take off the top pieces to reveal the Gamecube ports when it happened. There was no door... No Gamecube Ports! Was this a mistake? Did I happen to get a knock off?
A little frustrated that my new Wii lacked backwards compatibility, I decided to do some research. It was true! Nintendo did, in fact, strip away the Gamecube feature in order to release a cheap holiday bundle. The price difference was only $10 from the Mario Kar version that has the Gamecube features (black or white). The drives have even changed on the new models. The older ones (with soft modification) are able to play DVDs. These new holiday bundle Wiis can't play DVDs.
Now I was a little angry at Nintendo. They didn't seem to mention it. The new system shows a Gamecube disc in the Disc Channel. A lot of people are going to feel ripped off. Did they think we wouldn't notice? I looked on the box for any notification. I found it...
http://i.imgur.com/DibJ3.jpg
Not quite as sneaky as Sony, but still pretty underhanded. At my local stores, all the consoles are behind a case. There is no way to tell with out looking thoroughly at the box. Who would even notice that little strip or even expect it?
So forum, what are your thoughts on this? Do you think this could have been better handled by Nintendo?
The how I got it isn't important (it was a bribe). Already having the Wii that I had purchased back in '07 I really didn't have the need for another. The more I got to thinking about it the more I wanted to hook it up. My original Wii is heavily modified, and some games won't launch without a homebrew launcher. It would be nice to have an unmodified back up, incase my original blew up. (Don't ask about modifications.)
The trouble started when I opened the box. This being a used Wii I was expecting it to be missing pieces. I noticed that it didn't have a stand. My first thought was that it was left out along with the games (grumble grumble). Then, noticing the design, it is supposed to be horizontal. Not a big problem just a minor gripe. I go to take off the top pieces to reveal the Gamecube ports when it happened. There was no door... No Gamecube Ports! Was this a mistake? Did I happen to get a knock off?
A little frustrated that my new Wii lacked backwards compatibility, I decided to do some research. It was true! Nintendo did, in fact, strip away the Gamecube feature in order to release a cheap holiday bundle. The price difference was only $10 from the Mario Kar version that has the Gamecube features (black or white). The drives have even changed on the new models. The older ones (with soft modification) are able to play DVDs. These new holiday bundle Wiis can't play DVDs.
Now I was a little angry at Nintendo. They didn't seem to mention it. The new system shows a Gamecube disc in the Disc Channel. A lot of people are going to feel ripped off. Did they think we wouldn't notice? I looked on the box for any notification. I found it...
http://i.imgur.com/DibJ3.jpg
Not quite as sneaky as Sony, but still pretty underhanded. At my local stores, all the consoles are behind a case. There is no way to tell with out looking thoroughly at the box. Who would even notice that little strip or even expect it?
So forum, what are your thoughts on this? Do you think this could have been better handled by Nintendo?