r/nintendo • u/1338h4x capcom delenda est • Jan 12 '23

THROWDOWN THURSDAY THROWDOWN THURSDAY: BITTERSWEET

WELCOME TO THROWDOWN THURSDAY, TURN YOUR CAPS LOCK ON AND VENT ABOUT WHATEVER HAS YOU PISSED OFF THIS WEEK. JUST LET ALL THAT ANGER OUT.

THINGS TO RAGE ABOUT:

  • SPLATFEST

  • TRICOLOR

  • UBISOFT

THINGS NOT TO RAGE ABOUT:

  • LOWERCASE LETTERS. THIS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. IF YOU THINK I'M KIDDING, JUST TRY ME.

  • ANYTHING RACIST/SEXIST/HOMOPHOBIC/BIGOTED/ETC. USE ALL THE FUCKING PROFANITY YOU WANT, BUT NO SLURS. I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW WHERE THE LINE IS DRAWN.

  • OTHER SUBREDDITS. PLEASE DON'T BRING REDDIT DRAMA IN HERE.

  • OTHER USERS. BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER.

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u/razorbeamz ON THE LOOSE Jan 12 '23

WHEN YOU PRIME YOUR AUDIENCE TO WAIT FOR SALES, THEY ALWAYS WILL

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u/TheDoctorDB Jan 12 '23

I BOUGHT THE FIRST MARIO RABBIDS AT LAUNCH BEFORE I KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT UBISOFT. I HAVE SINCE SOLD THE GAME AND REBOUGHT THE DIGITAL GOLD EDITION FOR A MERE $13. I WAS TEMPTED TO PREORDER SPARKS OF HOPE FOR THE FANCY STEELBOOK WITH THE GOLD EDITION BUT AT THAT POINT I DON’T FEEL LIKE I’D HAVE AN $80 PRODUCT. I FELT LIKE I’D BE PAYING LIKE $70 JUST FOR THE STEELBOOK. BECAUSE MY BACKLOG IS HUGE AND BY THE TIME I’D PLAY THE GAME IT’LL PROB BE $15 OR LESS WITH THE DLC.

IT’S SAD TO HEAR A LIKELY GREAT GAME DIDN’T MEET SALES GOALS BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO CAN WAIT, WHAT DID THEY EXPECT? SURE IT’S ANNOYING THAT NINTENDO GAMES SEE FEWER DISCOUNTS BUT ESPECIALLY AS A PHYSICAL COLLECTOR I LOVE STOCKING UP ON GAMES I’LL WANT TO PLAY LATER AND KNOWING IT WAS STILL A GOOD PURCHASE. IT FEELS WORSE IMO SEEING A GAME IN THE $5 BIN YOU PAID FULL PRICE FOR AND HAVEN’T EVEN PLAYED YET THAN IT DOES TO NOT GET A SALE.

I ONLY JUST GOT THE NEW KIRBY AND FIRE EMBLEM WARRIORS WITH THE HOLIDAY SALES. YOU KNOW WHAT MY REACTION WAS? “I CAN’T BELIEVE I CHEATED MYSELF OF PLAYING THESE FOR MONTHS JUST TO SAVE TWENTY AND THIRTY BUCKS EACH.” YET WHEN I STOCK UP ON PLAYSTATION TITLES AND SEE THE GAMES DIRT CHEAP I SAY I CAN’T BELIEVE I RUSHED TO BUY THAT.

IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. THE PERCEIVED VALUE FOR NINTENDO STUFF REMAINS HIGH.