16th June 2015, 6:25 AM
Oh, and Nintendo has made an application to allow you to link your 3DS to Wii U smash as a controller. Technically this feature is already built into Smash Bros 3DS, but if you don't have that version, this'll cover you.
http://www.siliconera.com/2015/06/14/you...-the-game/
Oh, and they're charging money for this thing. Great... You know Nintendo, normally "quality of life" applications like this on consoles are given away for free, the idea being to enhance the value of an existing product. Capcom didn't charge extra for their "console linking" application for Monster Hunter 3. I'm not saying you've got no right to charge money for it, I'm just saying it's a bad idea. Mind, it won't affect me too much, since I do own Smash Bros 3DS, but still, for those that this would actually benefit, it's a bit onerous.
It's a similar problem with their Pokemon Bank applications. That yearly fee... I think the thing that gets me the most about it is that I think the bank should allow "local" storage on the system's SD card. Program that in and I can get all the storage I want even should Nintendo's online "bank" servers shut down. Without it, the ability to transfer pokemon from the older DS generations is entirely dependent on an online service still being up. Nintendo needs to think about things like that more often.
http://www.siliconera.com/2015/06/14/you...-the-game/
Oh, and they're charging money for this thing. Great... You know Nintendo, normally "quality of life" applications like this on consoles are given away for free, the idea being to enhance the value of an existing product. Capcom didn't charge extra for their "console linking" application for Monster Hunter 3. I'm not saying you've got no right to charge money for it, I'm just saying it's a bad idea. Mind, it won't affect me too much, since I do own Smash Bros 3DS, but still, for those that this would actually benefit, it's a bit onerous.
It's a similar problem with their Pokemon Bank applications. That yearly fee... I think the thing that gets me the most about it is that I think the bank should allow "local" storage on the system's SD card. Program that in and I can get all the storage I want even should Nintendo's online "bank" servers shut down. Without it, the ability to transfer pokemon from the older DS generations is entirely dependent on an online service still being up. Nintendo needs to think about things like that more often.
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