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Worst Gaming Industry Mistakes
- Thread starter Berksy
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lol that's one of the better decisions by Microsoft, supporting it would've caused the 360's price to be as astronomically high as the PS3's was.
The "hardcore market" didn't even want the Gamecube and they aren't taking up the Wii U. What makes you think a more traditional HD 7th Gen console would've done well? They've been slowly cast aside by the "hardcore" market.
Anywho, the biggest blunders seem to be:
N64 Cartridges
$599
Wii U Marketing
Xbox PR (RROD, Xbone DRM comments)
ZehDon
Gold Member
I actually disagree with this. For me personally, the 3D on the 3DS is a major feature of the system, and one of the key reasons I actually purchased my 3DS. Being able to play these types of titles in 3D is still mindblowing to me, and I'd buy the system just to experience OoT in 3D because its really that good. I think the naming convention was definately not a good idea - DS 2 would've been clearer - and Nintendo admitted they set the price so high after the extremely positive PR the system got after the reveal. But in terms of 3DS mistakes, the inclusion of the 3D isn't really one of them, in my opinion. If the next DS doesn't have a 3D display, there's a good chance I'd probably not get one. Personal opinions, of course.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Indies rose from the ashes of the studios and publishers that got burned by the shift to AAA or bust. It was a terrible mistake that worked out.
Crazy_Sunshine
Banned
I would say that the move to the AAA market is the worst mistake ever. I welcome my indie overlords, because at least the games they make have character (Hyper Light Drifter and so many more)
To me AAA games are the most boring thing out there that doesn't hold the sliest of interest anymore (games like CoD, BF4) . But because the mass appeal of triple A games, I don't see them going anywhere anytime soon
It's certainly led to more lazily designed MP maps and Singleplayer combat encounters.
AntiFacebook
Member
Wii U - the thread
They killed the rhythm genre before The Beatles: Rock Band could get their whole discography as DLC. I'm still salty. At least they gave us my three favorite albums (Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper's, and Rubber Soul) before the end.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Blizzard's decision to destroy Diablo franchise with RMAH
then...
Blizzard's decision to destroy Diablo franchise by removing trading
then...
Blizzard's decision to destroy Diablo franchise by removing trading
And leading to genre shift thanks to RE4. Yes, RE4 is truly a masterpiece, but after that the franchise lost its identity.
This is a very good answer. Regen health is behind a lot of the poor level design in TPS and FPS games.
Leon S. Kennedy
Member
Red ring cost microsoft over a billion dollars. There was no benefit to Microsoft. Microsoft would have been fine coming out in 2006 because Sony screwed up the PS3 price.
LumpOfCole
Member
Maxis allowing that EA acquisition
MisterGrey3000
Member
You'd consider their successful Wii/DS strategy to be a mistake? Not all of the ones from 1995 that led to the disastrous NGC?
:/
I'm only asking because I don't think the strategy behind Wii/DS led to the WiiU or 3DS.
The former are almost the antithesis of the latter.
Phire Phox
Banned
Yeah, the N64 using the cartridges is arguably the biggest industry mistake from the big 3. The gaming landscape would be very different today if Nintendo had used CD-ROM.
Mushroomer25
Member
The recent news of Nintendo passing on Skylanders as an exclusive strikes me as potentially game-shifting. Given their financial situation, if that game could've been a solid hit on Nintendo's hardware (the Wii certainly had the install base to handle it) - they might have been able to sell the WiiU to the mainstream. The fact they're now aping the concept in their future first party titles seems evident that they have regrets.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Wait... this was a smart move!
Sega CD was a relatively unsuccessful add-on that just divided Sega's customer base. Meanwhile Nintendo stayed the course with cartridges, and eventually won the 16-bit war.
So many people read the story as "Nintendo rejecting Sony created their competitor PlayStaiton" but that's not really true. PlayStation already existed within Sony and they were already destined to be competitors. Nintendo not letting Sony use the Nintendo CD as a trojan horse to get their PlayStation ambitions off the ground was probably a wise move on their part.
GoofsterStud
Member
32X Why bother
Sega Saturn (not listening to Sega of America, could of been the n64 with cd drive)
Ngage
PSP GO (ruined the psp brand)
Sega Saturn (not listening to Sega of America, could of been the n64 with cd drive)
Ngage
PSP GO (ruined the psp brand)
petran79
Banned
if you seek failure, look no further than the arcade games industry.
Mismanagement to the extreme in all aspects.
Also in some countries arcades were equated with gambling machines, therefore deemed illegal for a while.
That was quite a blow from which smaller malls werent able to recover.
Mismanagement to the extreme in all aspects.
Also in some countries arcades were equated with gambling machines, therefore deemed illegal for a while.
That was quite a blow from which smaller malls werent able to recover.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
There's still a rule that says you can't have videogames in Vancouver bars because they are "gambling machines" and that can't be mixed with liquor :/
ScepticMatt
Member
They missed their big chance with one of the biggest gaming markets.
NingenJanai
Member
Xbox One anticonsumer reveal and first official responses to backlash, it's not just toggling a switch, etc.
I would argue Nintendo holds a lot of them at the moment. I think the Wii U is actually a good idea -- Just bought one yesterday and I dig it -- but the problem is simply that, when the Wii was shown with its weird TV-remote-looking motion controller I instantly got the idea but everyone grew skeptical to whether it would really work in most kinds of games, and likewise with the Wii U.
Unfortunately this time, Nintendo doesn't really know it either. The system started out in a software draught unlike the Wii which, after all, did have Zelda TP, Wii Sports included, a good price tag alongside overpriced Xbox 360s and PS3s, and IIRC Ubisoft had a lot of cool stuff as well. That department was just weaker on the Wii U and while we have gotten a couple of really good games by now, it seems to me like Nintendo is still having trouble filling up the catalogue in the same time-span, and as a result nobody really knows about the Wii U because its games are too insignificant at the moment and they don't sell the Gamepad.
Unfortunately this time, Nintendo doesn't really know it either. The system started out in a software draught unlike the Wii which, after all, did have Zelda TP, Wii Sports included, a good price tag alongside overpriced Xbox 360s and PS3s, and IIRC Ubisoft had a lot of cool stuff as well. That department was just weaker on the Wii U and while we have gotten a couple of really good games by now, it seems to me like Nintendo is still having trouble filling up the catalogue in the same time-span, and as a result nobody really knows about the Wii U because its games are too insignificant at the moment and they don't sell the Gamepad.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Came to say this. I absolutely adore REmake and RE4 but that was such a huge mistake, it's mind boggling. The series would be something different these days if this descision wouldn't have happend.
That Pacman, as bad as it was, sold millions.
The great video arcade oversaturation/collapse.
Pops Maellard
Member
$599
Wii U
Showing titles years before release, creating unrealistic expectations that only hurt the game after the inevitable changes to accommodate lacking hardware are made.
Wii U
Showing titles years before release, creating unrealistic expectations that only hurt the game after the inevitable changes to accommodate lacking hardware are made.
But most of those were returned for a full refund. Atari also produced too many units so even if it was a good port they could of never sold them all. It also soured people on the idea of home video games.
SporeCrawler
Member
uDraw Tablet on PS3 and 360. on wii it did sell quite well.pricetags in general
i think specifically for wiiu and 3ds the price tag was too high and the initial launch lineup was too bad
3ds somehow got out of it but never recovered to DS numbers and the wiiu is struggling still.
599 for ps3 and the xbone 499 price tag also did hinder the respective platform at its sales after the initial launch hype was gone.
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
The fact that you or anyone else thinks this just shows how myopic and uninformed about the industries history most gamers are.
cZarKastic
Member
Another one for Nintendo, The fact Nintendo has never released a full fledged Pokemon RPG for any of their home console. It's like not only do they hate their consumers they also hate money.
I'm going to dismiss stuff like the Xbox One reveal because they didn't go through with it but that would have been the worst by far if they did, PS3's price and things like PSN hack and Xbox 360's failure rate are things that could be rectified with enough goodwill albeit neutered their potential to be better than what they actually achieved and didn't completely bury them so I'm striking them off to.
Nintendo's treatment of 3rd parties and Sega's fuck up with the Saturn/CD/32x is something else however, both seem to be irreversible that would/will have had to take more than one generation of console's to rectify.
Nintendo's treatment of 3rd parties and Sega's fuck up with the Saturn/CD/32x is something else however, both seem to be irreversible that would/will have had to take more than one generation of console's to rectify.
fredrancour
Member
Nintendo failing to prepare any serious attempt at a shooter during the gamecube generation was a big one. Goldeneye was one of their biggest games but they failed to make any solid attempt at following it up. I guess the perfect dark successor they expected from rare may have been intended to do that job?
If they can't turn things around then all the design decisions behind the wiiu will become even bigger ones, of course. The console is basically "Gamecube 2: Cube Harder"
If they can't turn things around then all the design decisions behind the wiiu will become even bigger ones, of course. The console is basically "Gamecube 2: Cube Harder"