Originally posted by: KGB
I guess I'm the only one in the world who despises Nintendo's lack of creativity? Every game they release is a sequel, a spin-off, or a flat-out rerun. Anything that doesn't fit into those 3 categories is automatically a licensed game from a movie or television show, and may only be related to that movie or show in name (ColecoVision syndrome?)!
The reason is when I was growing up I wasn't really fed with a silver spoon. I was new to this country and well didn't have much luxuries. The only way I had the chance to play was at a friends house (he was in HS though) and I would do whatever I can to go over and play all his games. That is why I don't have much of a cynical feeling towards Nintendo and their licensed products. But every one grows up differently and has different experiences and so forth. To me this is a god sent. But you sure do have a nice enough gf to get you a GBA.
Nothing to do with money. I certainly didn't grow up in a rich (or even middle class) family, and while I did have both an NES and SNES over the years, I never ever got more than 3-4 games for either of them--my parents couldn't afford to waste $40-$50 on a new game that I'd likely get bored with and never finish anyway, especially when you could rent them from the local video store for $1 or borrow them from a friend--I never finished Zelda III b/c my friend wouldn't let me hang on to it long enough.
But the fact remains that SNES can be found used very cheap, and so can Zelda III and many of the games in the SNES library. But, instead of innovating and releasing new games and new ideas, Nintendo just repeats the same crap. Who can blame them? Why spend the time and money actually creating and developing a new game when you can just re-release something you've already got and be assured two markets--kids who are too young to remember the original and adults who are nostalgic for games past? I suppose if I could just repackage my old work and sell them anew and still profit, I would do it as well.
Nonetheless, as I go thumbing through the horrendously overpriced GBA games I can't help but shake my head. The re-releases really amaze me. As far as I know, outside of compilations that were sold expressly as a novelty, no other manufacturer has used a new platform as a way to renew sales of titles past.
Most disturbing. Nothing to do with money, upbringing, or experience. Except that I was brought up to enjoy new things and to try to innovate instead of coasting on your past works....
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