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[Bomber Bob]

for a 90's site

http://store.nintendo.com/

 

[Macho Madness]

old

 

[mysteriousmage09]

HAHA wtf.

 

[DonMigs85]

We've known this for years, since it was the only place you could order GameCube component cables.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Has a nostalgic feel to it.

 

[enzo_gt]

I thought this was just some legacy URL until I saw the 3DS in that graphic.

Oh Nintendo.

 

[dc89]

Is it a case of don't fix what ain't broken?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

It's a shame it doesn't work on the Wayback Machine.

According to that, though, the website had a GameCube in the right hand corner as recently as 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090416...alogId=10001&ddkey=http:SetCurrencyPreference

 

[dreamfall]

It looks outdated as all hell- ordered a Circle Pad Pro for the 3DS XL, and it certainly got the job done. It does feel a bit uninspired!

 

[Mailenstein]

Feels like browsing the Wayback Machine lol.

 

[stryke]

Is it a case of don't fix what ain't broken?

Just because the pussy works doesn't mean you always want the face that comes with it.

 

[Uncle Rupee]

It's great because it still works with Windows 95

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Next someone will bring up Retro's site.

 

[Desiato]

Japanese site looks ok at least.

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

Nintendo's website stuck in the past just like its games.

Spoiler

I thought I'd getit in before someone else does

 

[Axspell]

I love Nintendo. It's just a shame that it doesn't seem to love itself, sometimes.

 

[GeneralManager]

I've heard it brought up before, but I thought it was just some old unused site with Gamecube accessories. Apparently has WiiU and 3DS stuff. LOL.

 

[Oersted]

Talking about a night and day difference:

http://store.nintendo.com/ vs. http://nos.nintendo-europe.com/

Japanese site looks ok at least.

NoA really has fallen behind.

SD Memory Card 16 GB
€44.99

holly molly

3DS rerelease as Vita confirmed.

Spoiler

Just kidding around guys.

 

[gngf123]

This is the equivalent to this for Europe, right?

http://nos.nintendo-europe.com/

That US site is pretty bad...

 

[Oni Link 666]

Reggie can't get funding to localize games, never mind a website redesign.

 

[jwk94]

It reminds me of Toys R Us for some reason.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

This is the equivalent to this for Europe, right?

http://nos.nintendo-europe.com/

That US site is pretty bad...

An exhaustive array of accessories for Europe.

 

[SlowRevolution]

Wow. Embarrassing.

 

[Bomber Bob]

This is the equivalent to this for Europe, right?

http://nos.nintendo-europe.com/

That US site is pretty bad...

SD Memory Card 16 GB
€44.99

holly molly

 

[DonMigs85]

An exhaustive array of accessories for Europe.

Didn't know Nintendo sold their own brand of SD cards though (and only class 4, no less). My 3DS came with a Toshiba card.

 

[Koodo]

Well.

I suppose it loads fast, at least.

 

[gngf123]

SD Memory Card 16 GB
€44.99

holly molly

To be fair, I'm from Europe and I barely even knew this website existed. Nevermind that Nintendo sold their own brand of SD cards on it.

It is still utterly insane though.

 

[qq more]

The hell? They've actually bothered changing the layout somewhat but refused to make it look modern or anything. Yeeesh

 

[mAcOdIn]

Luckily it's not the mid to late 90s and full of frames and a looping Mario real audio track.

 

[Coolwhip]

It's running on a Wii.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

To be fair, I'm from Europe and I barely even knew this website existed. Nevermind that Nintendo sold their own brand of SD cards on it.

It is still utterly insane though.

Same here. I don't know why the hell would anyone buy a Nintendo SD card at that price when you can use any cheap SD card you want on it?

 

[Pikma]

Reminds me of THIS

 

[Drkirby]

Yeah, they haven't updated the look of their site for years. Has been that way for well over a decade.

 

[Orbis]

Well.

I suppose it loads fast, at least.

Actually the Europe one loads faster for me. But then I am in Europe so that's probably why.

But yeah this site is some seriously ugly early 2000's design. Always laugh when it comes up again.

 

[ramparter]

old

The news or the site?

 

[gngf123]

The news or the site?

I think that was the joke...

At least, that's how I took it.

 

[CambriaRising]

I ordered a gamecube power cord from that site in 2006. I see not much has changed in the layout.

Edit: Just checked, you can still buy AV cables for a SNES. Nice.

 

[stilgar]

Could you stop being ironic for a second ?

I mean, you've got to cut them some slack. They're still

 

[Clefargle]

They have the excellent thumb strap that effectively turns the DS touch screen into another analog stick.

 

[Anteater]

I thought this was just some legacy URL until I saw the 3DS in that graphic.

Oh Nintendo.

weird, all i see is a gameboy and a nes

 

[BishopLamont]

They want people to use Nintendo.com instead.

They probably just forgot to take down store.nintendo.com.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Nintendo is so embarrassing at times

I use that store a lot

 

[PogiJones]

Hey, it could be worse, guys. Here's the website for the Historical Museum in my hometown:

http://www.bountifulutah.gov/HistoricalCommission/A_index01.html

You'll noticed it was updated as recently as 2012. Yes, they're preserving history all right, complete with multiple "Click Here" flashing gif buttons. All that's missing is repeating flaming skull gifs, and a hit counter.

So by some metrics, Nintendo's site is the future! It's all about perspective.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Talking about a night and day difference:

http://store.nintendo.com/ vs. http://nos.nintendo-europe.com/

That's not the same website, that's not the same content

 

[BishopLamont]

Hey, it could be worse, guys. Here's the website for the Historical Museum in my hometown:

http://www.bountifulutah.gov/HistoricalCommission/A_index01.html

You'll noticed it was updated as recently as 2012. Yes, they're preserving history all right, complete with multiple "Click Here" flashing gif buttons. All that's missing is repeating flaming skull gifs, and a hit counter.

So by some metrics, Nintendo's site is the future! It's all about perspective.

The rainbow lines says it all lol.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Here's another good one:

http://www.homeboxoffice.com

It hasn't changed since 1998 and it actually looked better in 1997.

 

[truestatic]

I bought my Xenoblade from that store.

 

[Keyser Soze]

This is just clever marketing or Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon - obviously.

 

[Tenki]

Hey, it could be worse, guys. Here's the website for the Historical Museum in my hometown:

http://www.bountifulutah.gov/HistoricalCommission/A_index01.html

You'll noticed it was updated as recently as 2012. Yes, they're preserving history all right, complete with multiple "Click Here" flashing gif buttons. All that's missing is repeating flaming skull gifs, and a hit counter.

So by some metrics, Nintendo's site is the future! It's all about perspective.

LOL at the rainbow lines.

 

[mocoworm]

It's amazing. Just like the sites I used to code... when 15" monitors were the largest to accommodate for.